Matema Beach, a beachside town in Mbeya
Region, Located on the beautiful shores of Lake Nyasa, Matema Beach is
among the most scenic tourist attractive site in Tanzania.
The lakeshore beach lies on the foothills and the end point of
Livingstone Mountains at the place where these scenic ranges ends
majestically into Lake Nyasa.
Travelling to Matema Beach is made up of beautiful views of real
African life of the local communities. A winding road passes through
high, Livingstone Mountains and tea estates before it descends to the
tropical shores of Lake Nyasa.
From Matema Beach, you can make canoe trips with fishermen over the
lake to the nearby village where women specialize in pottery. There is a
superb snookering rocky shoreline, also a waterfall from Livingstone
Mountains.
Matema lakeshore village is a fishing settlement where local
fishermen are easily seen selling their catches. The village was the
regional headquarters of German Governor during German rule in Tanzania
before the mosquitoes forced him and his team out of place.
The beach is an expanse lakeside giving a beautiful view of its
horizon and clear, shining water of Lake Nyasa; giving a chance for
waters ports, ornamental fish viewing, water surfing, diving and
beachside recreations on the soft sands.
From the beachside, a visitor can take a breathtaking of Livingstone
Mountains as they drop majestically into Lake Nyasa. Apart from the
beach, Matema is a historical site where Germans built a Lutheran
Mission House found there today and with Bavarian architectural style.
Mount Livingstone hiking and visits to potteries are the other
tourist activities in Matema. A number of tourist class accommodation
facilities have been established there; among them are the Lutheran
Center, Matema Beach View, Matema Shore Lake Resort and a number of
Guest Houses.
To reach Matema Beach, it is 130 kilometre drive from Mbeya City,
passing through the tarmac road to Malawian border. The drive is an
exciting as the car roll through green scenery, made up of tea, banana
and tree farms on hillside areas.
A tour of rice and cocoa farms in Kyela, a waterfall on Mount
Livingstone and special cultural performances add more tourist
attractiveness to the area.
Kyela is a small African and agrarian township where agricultural
produce are sold and transported to other parts of Tanzania, mostly the
commercial city of Dar es Salaam.
There are several guest houses, lodges and hotels in Kyela, ideal for
local and foreign tourists. Among them are Sativa Midland Hotel,
Mwambipile Guest House, Sunway Lodge, Gold Plaza Lodge, Hamili Park,
Unamwa Inn and Matema Beach Hotel.
From Kyela and Matema, a visitor can cross the Tanzanian border to
Malawi through Kasumulu border post or taking a boat at Itungi port to
other side of Lake Nyasa in Malawi.
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