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Nkhata Bay Slideshow
Nkhata Bay
Travel Blogs from Nkhata Bay, Malawi
A Great Lake
This is a top pick! ... had an hour and a half total), but doing the work where they live is up to them. Besides these experiences in the villages, Nkhata Bay is very cool. Reggae music bumps constantly out of all the bars, barber shops, and mini-marts. Ganja is plentiful and ...
Surviving Nkhata Bay
This is a top pick! ... was telling her stories of how things were before maize and how they used to process, store and preserve food. My last night in Nkhata Bay, there was a birthday party for an ex-pat who now runs two lodges in Malawi. It was great fun and the first live ...
Beach bums and ear drums
This is a top pick! ... anonymous bank account for the corrupt president) but Susy nearly choked on her Toblerone when she was told that the letter from the Malawi High Commission back home wasn't good enough so she had to pay $60 and visit another immigration office in the main ...
Awesome Fiesta Mates...
This is a top pick! Just arrived at Kande Beach on Lake Malawi, one of the largest lakes in the world and did a major splurge (12 USD) and upgraded to a lake front cabin with my roomie Fotoula for the two nights that we are here! As our tour leader would say "Awesome ...
Lakeside
This is a top pick! I will write more about Malawi in a week or two. It's a bit more difficult to write about Malawi because of how relaxing and beautiful the country was. Strangely I find it easier to write about discomfort, oddities, and the more difficult and bizarre ...
Likoma Island and Blantyre
This is a top pick! ... in Africa. About an hour into the journey we reach a road block, one of several that are strategically stationed around Malawi. 3 people in civilian clothes get on the bus and officially looking stare at the passengers. On spotting white people, we ...
Nkhata Bay
This is a top pick! Hi Guys, You can read our update from Malawi in our entry from Cape Town, South Africa entitled 'Cape Town at Last!!!'. Cheers, K & ...
Africa Unplugged
This is a top pick! ... , failed and disappeared leaving a void in the community. We contacted a small charitable organization in Nkhata bay, a small town in the North of Malawi, along the lake shore, and asked them if they need any volunteers.We picked 'Africa Unplugged' ...
Nkhata Bay
This is a top pick! ... each dive. The water temp was a refreshing 24 degrees which was a little chilly for the warm water Princess Caroline! After 5 nights in Nkhata Bay we headed south again by mini-bus to Kande Beach which is on the CHINTESE strip about an hour or so ...
Kande Beach - Chintheche Strip
This is a top pick! ... on the edge of the lake for the majority of the day! Now we are in Kande Beach, still on the lake but further south near Nkhata Bay, there is so much tide here that its hard to believe that you are on a lake! We decided to upgrade here from the tent, ...
Honey, I ate the kids
This is a top pick! ... I wasn't totally clear, but the cool thing is that they live upside down), a crab or two, and dramatic rock floor, and Lake Malawi is the shizzle. And it's pretty much the only place on the planet for you to see mouth brooders. These ...
Same Same, Zanzibar, and the Cat
This is a top pick! ... our very own cabin getaway on Lake Malawi. I did not (except once in passing) mention this to Travis, so our beginnings at Nkhata Bay were shaky for a moment. But, even though I said I would stay in a dorm (with a terribly dissatisfied sigh), ...
On the dock of the bay
... realised we were half way to Zambia... five minibuses, two boda boda's, one bus and a taxi later we arrived lakeside. Instantly Malawi seems to offer a little more of a laid back vibe, however when life is so much focused around lounging about by the ...
lifetime aspiration...TICK
... , my bed was two big single beds pushed together, very hard to get out in the morning because it was so comfy! anyway, the journey to nkhata bay where i am now was fine but a bit cramped, 20 people of a minibus plus a few kids. mental. but i got here fine ...
MAMAMAMAMALAWI!!!
... . But travelling does take its toll so I'm quite confident we'll be spending a few relaxing days here. We might even use Nkhata Bay as a headquarter and set out to check out the nearby villages and towns from here. The possibilities are endless but for ...
This is a REALLY BIG lake
Wednesday 19th August. A lazy sleep in till 8am and the heat on the tent drove us out to have brekky. After booking a canoe for us we had to wait till after lunch till we could go to paddle to the nearby island as there was not enough snorkelling gear ...
Linvingstonia/Lake Malawi
... three days.....go figure. Finally leaving Tanzania and heading South into Malawi we are now camped next to Lake Malawi in Nkhata Bay. Much more accessible than Lake Tanganyika, Lake Malawi gets many more tourists and is dotted with lakeside resorts. ...
Repos au malawi
... dur ces derniers jours. J'ai une chambre à côté de la mer (2 m pour allez dans l'eau) ou plutôt je devrai dire le lac Malawi. Je pense faire de la plongée dans de l'eau douce voir les poissons endémiques qui sont bien connus des aquariophiles. ...
Nhkata Bay
Lake Malawi, Nhkata Bay A very restfull week on the lake's shore, swimming in the day and enjoying wonderfull dinner's specials and friendly company at night...Backpacker's paradise. We cross the bay every day (1 km swim), do scuba diving (dolfins ...
THE FLIES THE FLIES
Tuesday 18th August. We packed and left at a reasonable hour of 8am today and headed south to another section of the lake. Doing so way drove up over the escarpment and this gave us wonderful views of the lake. We had seen swarming lake flies in the ...
Happy pants and unhappy flying mammals...
Hello from Nkhata Bay (Karta Bay)! I haven't really been up to much lately, the bus journey here from Kande was fairly average, 20 people plus three small children on laps in a minibus. ridiclous. but i got here okay and the place im staying is in a ...
An Ozzie Wedding in Malawi
... did fancy dress. We have a Kiwi couple who are on their honeymoon & we decided to recreate the event here in Malawi. Roles were assigned, trash bags handed out for fashion & the sparks flew. A good night - congrats Andrew and ...