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Several rooms have private plunge pools or infinity pools; Makungulu sits on its own small rocky isle reached by a wooden bridge.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe lake is the activity. Kaya Mawa is partnered with Likoma Island Divers, a PADI resort with two in-house instructors covering everything from a three-hour discovery dive to full certification courses. Above water, the lodge offers kayaking, stand-up paddleboarding, sailing on Lasers, waterskiing, wakeboarding, and kitesurfing. E-bikes are available for a circuit of the island, taking in the cathedral built in 1905 and the valley of the baobabs. The spa is set into the rocks beside the lake.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKaya Mawa was built by local hands and runs entirely on renewable energy — the first resort in Malawi to do so. 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Some evenings, dinner moves outside to a boma under open sky.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe camp holds fourteen units: seven twin-bedded stone-and-canvas chalets — beds can be pushed together to make a double — and five family units, each with two rooms sharing a bathroom. There is also a campsite nearby for those travelling independently. A pool, bar, and restaurant are on site.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eActivities run from the camp itself. Guided cruises along the Shire River are the most direct way to see the wildlife that uses the water. Game drives and walking trails cover the park on land, and birding runs throughout — Liwonde holds a substantial number of species. Off-site, the camp organises visits to community projects and Nanthomba School in nearby villages.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA conference and education centre can accommodate up to forty delegates, making the camp practical for small corporate groups as well as families and wildlife travellers. 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The family cottage adds a second bedroom and a communal lounge.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eElectricity and hot water run on solar power throughout. A shaded pool deck, a fire core, and elevated seating areas overlook the river. The bar stocks local and premium spirits; cocktails are made to order. The four-course dinner menu rotates seasonally and includes vegetarian options with advance notice. Breakfast is continental or cooked; lunch is served at the lodge between activities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGuided walks and drives depart with trained scouts through the reserve, which is managed in partnership with African Parks. Canoeing and fly-fishing run on the Bua. Cultural visits and bird safaris are arranged through the lodge. The airstrip sits three kilometres away; flying time from Lilongwe is thirty minutes. Road transfers from Lilongwe take three and a half hours. 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Each has a verandah or deck, air conditioning, a fridge, a minibar, and mosquito nets.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe lake is the centre of most activity here. You can kayak, paddle-board, sail, snorkel, or water-ski from the shore. Snorkelling puts you directly over the cichlid population — freshwater fish researchers place Lake Malawi among the most species-rich lakes on the planet. Scuba diving is available both on site and at locations off the property. On land, mountain bikes go out around the property and into nearby villages, and guides lead walks through the surrounding area.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe lodge has a bar, restaurant, communal dining, a pool, and a library. Stargazing is organised on site. 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Dinner is a three-course set menu, eaten together by candlelight.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbout three and a half kilometres of trails wind through the property. Birds are present throughout, including the white-winged apalis, the crimson wing, and the double-coloured forest sunbird, which feeds from flowers close enough to the veranda to watch without moving. During the rainy season, orchids appear along the trails. Hikers who want to reach the plateau itself can do so on foot from the lodge — allow an hour and a half for the climb — or drive up in twenty-five minutes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe lodge is run by Tom and Petal, who also operate TREEZ, a registered conservation project working on the slopes of the plateau through tree planting, fire prevention, and sponsorship of local community sports teams. Guests can visit the project during their stay.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eZomba town is about twenty-five minutes by road. Liwonde National Park is roughly an hour away. 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Six en-suite twin-bedded rooms share a main lodge with dining, bar, lounge, and fireplace. Four self-catering chalets hold two bedrooms apiece, each with a bathroom, lounge, dining area, small kitchen, and fireplace; these accommodate private groups with their own guide.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDay and night game drives cross the open grassland and ancient forest, tracking zebra, eland, roan antelope, serval, and leopard. Hiking trails range from one to five days; the Livingstonia Trail descends from Chelinda to the Livingstonia Mission on the Khondowe plateau, passing through montane forest and smallholder coffee villages. Mountain-bike routes thread the gravel road network; maps are provided at camp. Fly-fishing runs from the dam's deck and banks — the water is stocked with rainbow trout, introduced during a 1960s pine-plantation project. 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The property sits in Area 44, five minutes from Lilongwe's city centre and twenty kilometres from Kamuzu International Airport. One-bedroom, two-bedroom, and three-bedroom apartments add full kitchens, dining rooms, and open-plan living areas. Each apartment has a balcony or terrace, an oven, ironing facilities, and satellite television on a 43-inch screen. Housekeeping attends to all apartments daily. Breakfast runs from 6am to 10am. Spacious gardens offer outdoor seating. Four 10-seat boardrooms, a 40-seat meeting room, and a 60-seat executive conference room hold flip-charts, projectors, and mobile pinboards. The lodge hosts private weddings and functions. 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The lodge stands above the Mataka stream forty kilometres south-east of Lilongwe on a dirt road through Kachere village. Three thatched en-suite chalets sit raised in the treeline; each has a veranda, safe, mosquito nets, and views over the stream and forest. Two chalets hold twin beds; one family chalet has a double and a single. The main house holds four rooms — two en-suite, two sharing a bathroom — sleeping up to fourteen across the property. Solar panels power lighting and low-voltage sockets; a wood-fired stove, bread oven, and braai equip the veranda for self-catering stays. Fully catered stays are available. The campsite sits at the edge of the Mataka stream beside a small waterfall; it has three pitches, eco-toilets, hot showers, braai areas, and firepits. Two remote camping shelters with pit latrines stand in the forest at stream edges. 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Guests choose between four standard chalets, two superior chalets set among indigenous trees and rock outcrops, a family cottage sleeping up to six, a self-catering cottage, and a lakeside campsite. Every chalet is mosquito-screened, with four-poster nets and a fan. The two superior chalets, Coconut and Otter's Point, sleep two and add en-suite bathrooms, a minibar and a private veranda over the lake. Behind the lodge, gardens have grown into Rift Lake Spice Co., Malawi's first spice garden, where cacao, vanilla, cinnamon, pepper and cardamom grow among indigenous trees. Guests can walk the grounds with a tree guide and bird list from their room, or book a guided tour. The kitchen draws on the same gardens for its menus. A cooking experience called A Journey Through Spices runs from an early garden harvest through to a private dinner on a balcony above the water. 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Mornings open with breakfast at the bar and restaurant, where the lake stretches out in front of the terrace. Inland, two game reserves sit within a short drive: Kuti, 30 km off, holds grazers but no predators and can be toured on foot or horseback, while Mkuyu, 18 km away, mixes forest, open ground and swamp and adds ostriches to the mix. A guided walk through a nearby crocodile farm brings visitors close to animals at every stage of growth. Hikers can tackle the seven summits above Senga Bay, a six-hour route that is steep going. The fishing village of Lifuwu sits close by, giving the lodge a working, lived-in edge rather than a resort feel. 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Accommodation runs from two-storey self-catering cottages sleeping five or six, to family chalets set among the gardens, down to a hostel, budget rooms, and a campsite in the surrounding woodland. Guides lead walking trails of varying difficulty, including a gorge route, and a multi-day trek that crosses Kawandama Mountain and descends the Rift Valley escarpment towards Lake Malawi. Birders can look for over 280 recorded species, from Bertram's weaver to Scharlow's turaco, across the forest, gardens and dam edge. Fishing, canoeing and kayaking run on the dam itself, well stocked with bream. The lodge also hosts an annual mountain bike marathon rated by the sport's world governing body. You can hear the Luwawa Falls from some of the walking trails nearby. 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Four self-contained chalets sleep two to four each, with showers, mosquito nets, fans and a shaded verandah apiece. Two newer air-conditioned rooms face the river directly, and a campsite with its own braai area takes overflow groups. Meals are served in an open-sided thatched restaurant raised above the pool and river, with a bar for residents and day visitors alike. Crocodiles bask on the sandbanks below the rapids in front of the lodge, the same stretch where the explorer David Livingstone once had to strip down his boat to pass. Majete itself holds elephant, reintroduced giraffe and more than 300 recorded bird species. Guests can arrange a guided drive into the reserve or take up pottery with Ruari Maclean, a retired art teacher who runs a small studio on site. 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