Senga Bay, Malawi Travel Blogs

TeamCooper's Official Lake of Stars 2008 Review
Oct 12, 2008 (12 photos)

... had come down to visit the festival site and in the afternoon he delivered a speech on the main stage. He seemed overwhelmed that Malawi was the host for such a large and well organised music festival, and took the opportunity of an open mic to make a ...

A good game of Footy
Sep 15, 2009 (1 photos)

Our last night on Lake Malawi we spent at Senga Bay.  We did some shopping for some traditional woodcarvings (if anyone wants something carved, Malawi is the place to get it).  We picked up a hand-carved table and will be shipping it back to ...

Chipata to Senga Bay
Aug 5, 2008 (2 photos)

Yay!!  Crossed the boarder into Malawi today.  Slow process, but as they say T.I.A ("This is Africa" for those of you who haven't seen Blood Diamond movie). Stopped off in the capital of Lilongwe, described by the Lonely Planet as "hardly ...

Senga Bay, Malawi
Aug 11, 2008 (16 photos)

... outside on my veranda (maybe veranda makes it sound too posh!), but the view will never be too posh - I can see over Lake Malawi and hear the waves crashing on the rocks and beach below. I can see the local fishermen bringing their catches home and just ...

Lake Malawi
Jun 1, 2006 (5 photos)

... of time walking around villages, hanging out in local drinking establishments (I wouldn't call a room with a bench / radio a bar) and playing in lake Malawi. Canoeing, cliff jumping, surfing and volleyball. Great country, friendly people... fun times!

On the Lake
Aug 10, 2008 (23 photos)

... was amazing considering it was thrown together with whatever we had left! We sat on the Davies balcony with a view of Lake Malawi for several hours! After our long lunch we went down to the beach which belongs to the lodge. Its only small but it ...

Into Malawi
Aug 9, 2008 (10 photos)

... after a while they did improve and we were able to drive quite fast!! Even so it still took us 13 hours of travelling to get to Senga Bay - a long, long day! We are staying at the Safari Beach lodge and it seems very nice. I am in a 'posh tent' but at ...

The land of Mangoes and smiles
Dec 8, 2006 (8 photos)

... it was on you could charge your phone, drink cold beer and see the people your sitting with. Apart from that though, Malawi was simply awesome and the people were super friendly. Nadja also celebrated her birthday in Nkhata Bay, she got to& ...

Relaxation in Malawi
Jun 12, 2006 (4 photos)

... the lake. After two straight weeks of sleeping in our 4X6 ft tent, we decided to check into the nicest hotel in Senga Bay, Le Meridien Livingstonia Beach Hotel along with our new South African friends, Andrew, Alistair, Pauline and Roger. Although we knew ...

Senga Bay
Jan 30, 2007

Woo hoo back to the Lake!

Senga sizzles
Jul 19, 2004

... the road. Having come well supplied we decided to settle down somewhere not too far away and chose the thriving resort town of Senga Bay. We managed to rent a very smart government owned house complete with 2 security guards. By the time we left the next ...

The Gule Wamkulu, Baboons, and Homestay
Jan 17, 2007 (7 photos)

... weeks here in Malawi... We spent the first few days in Malawi enjoying Cool Runnings, a lakeside "resort" at Senga Bay on Lake Malawi. Instead of beautiful beach weather, we experienced unseasonal torrential downpours. The sound of the rain on the tin ...

Driving towards Zambia
Jun 11, 2009

Today we spent four hours driving to this campsite.  We are making our way into Zambia so this is really a stop-over for us.  Outside of the campsite there is a Malawian market with some of the traditional wood carvings that Rocko and I bought.  What was ...