Nkhata Bay is a picture perfect paradise. I stayed at Njaya, which has seen better days, but you could easily walk down a trail to the perfect white sand beach. It was so relaxing and I have personally never seen more inviting fresh water anywhere in the world. I have spent a lot of time in tropical beaches all over the world, and my mind was constantly tricked, the soft sand, the gorgeous and prolific tropical freshwater fishes, and the water clarity, I thought I was somewhere in the pacific, but no, Lake Malawi has it all in the true heart of africa.

I headed south from nkhata by sea kayak, leisurely rounding point after point, visiting and seeing remote villages while camping along the way. Alas the weather turned pretty sour with a seasonal wind that whips up waves and we had to cut the trip short, but still it was great to be out in the remote area. Journal Entry Nkhata Bay Posted On: 5/7/2005