Blue Zebra Lodge

a delightful owner-hosted place

Blue Zebra Island Lodge is located on Nankoma Island, just off the southwestern shore of Lake Malawi in Malawi.

This independently-owned and operated lodge has a swimming pool and bar above the beach, with the main building in the forest beyond.

Rooms

Guest accommodation at Blue Zebra Island Lodge is in a total of nine rooms …

Lake Safari Tents : x5 : Named Hornbill, Heron, Darter, Bulbul and Nightjar, these five rooms are centrally located in the lodge grounds and can accommodate up to 2 adults and 2 children under 12, depending on the room. sharing one bathroom.

Family Executive Chalets : x2 : Named Fish-Eagle and Malachite, these suites have two bedrooms separated by a large lounge and with a lake front balcony. They can accommodate up to 2 adults and 3 children (with one sofa bed for younger children (0-11 years) in the lounge), or up to 4 adults, again sharing one bathroom.

Executive Chalets : x2 : Named Kingfisher and Cormorant, these spacious suites are in quiet settings on the periphery of the lodge and have private terraces elevated above the lake. They can accommodate up to 2 adults only and are largely intended for honeymooners.

Activities

Blue Zebra Island Lodge provides access to a range of guided activities, not all of which are usually included in the room rate …

• Diving : not included
• Snorkelling
• Kayaking
• Sailing
• Guided walking
• Bird-watching

At the southern end lies Lake Malawi National Park, which covers an area of 95 square kilometres. The primary purpose of the reserve is to protect the incredible marine diversity and two thirds of the area is lake surface.

The other third of the national park is made up of the Nankumba Peninsula around the settlement of Cape Maclear and nine offshore islands including Domwe Island, Mumbo Island and Nankoma Island.

Getting there

The property is usually accessed by road transfer from Lilongwe (often connecting in from the South Luangwa area of eastern Zambia), which takes around 2 hours to the jetty at Cape Maclear, from where it is a motorboat transfer of around 20 minutes.

Connections to other properties around Malawi are also mainly made by road.

a fantastic alternative to the Indian Ocean