Kaya Mawa Lodge

a fabulous range of interesting activities

Kaya Mawa Lodge is located on Likoma Island in the Lake Malawi area of Malawi.

The name Kaya Mawa means ‘maybe tomorrow’ in the local Nyanja language.

The lodge is centred on a simple open-sided mess, set at the back of a broad sandy beach.

Rooms

Guest accommodation at Kaya Mawa Lodge is in a total of eleven rooms and houses of various descriptions and in four different price bands …

Standard Chalets : x3 :

Khuyu is the first chalet on the beach, closest to the main areas, but with a nice little private terrace right at the end of the sand.

Mbungu is the second chalet from the beach, slightly higher up the rocks, with a lovely seating area outside and with a nice little private jetty over the water with views across the lake and steps directly into the water.

Msekwa is nestled right on the edge of the lake and is accessed via a wooden walkway, which is particularly photogenic.

Premium Rooms : x4

Nhkwazi is towards the top of a rocky outcrop and has a very broad view over the lake and across to Mozambique. A multi level deck with outdoor lounge area includes a small plunge pool.

Mbamba is a the top of the hill and has all round views of the lake. It also has a private plunge pool, this time under the canopy of the ficus tree.

Makungulu is set on its own private island and is accessed via a wooden bridge.

Ngani is set into the rocks above the lodge’s second beach. It has a broad private deck and larger private swimming pool, with views out to a small offshore island and on to Mozambique.

Houses : x2

Madimba lies at the far end of the property, has a huge bedroom with a mezzanine sundowners spot, twin showers and a bath with a view over the deck to a private swimming pool.

Mainja is a larger house with two bedrooms with a small lounge in between and a private plunge pool outside.

Family Houses : 2

Yofu has two bedrooms and is suitable for a family of four, sharing one bathroom. It is nestled into the back of the beach partially hidden by a large mango tree.

Ulissa is also set at the back of the beach and has two bedrooms, suitable for a family of five sharing one bathroom, with a lovely outside lounge leading directly out onto the sand..

Villa : x1

Ndomo House, on its own private beach, with views over the neighbouring island of Chizimulu towards mainland Malawi, Ndomo House is a luxury four bedroom villa.

Activities

Kaya Mawa 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
• Kite-surfing
• Sailing
• Guided walking
• Mountain-biking
• Quad-biking
• Village football
• Village visits
• Star-gazing

At 18 square kilometres, Likoma Island is the largest landmass in Lake Malawi. It lies around half way down the lake, way over on the eastern side. Although the two islands here lie just 2km from the Mozambique coast and are completely surrounded by their neighbour’s territorial waters, they remain very much a part of Malawi.

At the request of missionary explorer David Livingstone, a major mission station was started here in 1880 and the enormous oversized Anglican cathedral that they built is still in use today.

The island has around 14500 inhabitants, making it one of the most densely populated parts of the country. The main commercial activities are fishing and, increasingly, tourism.

However the landscapes remain pleasantly undisturbed, with large areas of open grassland and lots of impressive baobab and mango trees, as well as some relatively impressive beaches.
Getting there

The property area is accessed by shared charter flight from Lilongwe International Airport (often connecting in from the South Luangwa area of eastern Zambia) to the local airport on Likoma Island, from where it is a road transfer of around 10 minutes.

a fantastic alternative to the Indian Ocean