Matema Beach View Lutheran Centre

Accommodation:
The Hotel provides accommodation for 100 people.
6 cottages with double beds for couples
3 cottages with twin beds
3 double cottages with twin beds
1 cottage with triple beds
1 cottage with Quadra beds
All are self-contained.
3 rectangle cottages, called Behewa (wagon) for 42 people
1. Behewa has 4 rooms with twin beds, 2 toilets and showers together.
2. Behewa has 8 rooms with 4 toilets and 4 showers in the middle of the cottage.
4 rooms have twin beds and 4 rooms have 2 beds and 1 double-decker.
3. Behewa has 3 rooms with double-decker and 2 toilets and 1 shower.
2 rooms are for 4 people and 1 room for 2 people.

Our VIP Holiday House is the cream of all with 2 double-bed rooms, 1 toilet and 1 shower, 1 sitting-room with a kitchenette (gas cooker). Therefore the Holiday House is also very nice for a family.

The Main House (old Missionary House) has 3 self-contained double-bed rooms.

Food and Drinks
We prepare traditional and international food by order. Also if you need a special diet.
The Dining Hall has the capacity to serve B/F, Lunch and Dinner for 100 people and
the Bistro Sunset up to 70 people.

The Bistro also offers snacks, soft and warm drinks. Due to Lutheran Church Regulations, the Hotel doesn`t sell and serve alcoholic drinks.

Barbecue at the Beach by order.
The Kiosk at the Beach serves soft drinks and you can buy some beach clothes.
The Conference Hall, the Dinning Hall and the open Beach Hall can be hired for seminars, meetings and parties.

Sightseeing

The Lake Nyassa lies in the East African Rift Valley at the height of 500m over sea level.
The lake is the third largest lake of Africa with a length of 580 km and wideness at the widest point of 80 km and a deepness of 700m.

Snorkeling
In the lake you find the world - known unique species of small colorful fish called Chiclids. These fish you will find on the edge of the lake along the Livingstone Mountains where the lakeshore is rocky and stony. Therefore you can hire a canoe and snorkeling equipment at the Hotel Reception and enjoy snorkeling. Chiclids are mouth brooders, meaning that they keep live young fish in their mouths. If you are lucky you can spot mothers with a cloud of tiny silver fish around them and if you scare them you will see all the baby fish swim into the mothers mouth.

Waterfall
You can make a walk to the beautiful waterfall. Because there is also the Intake of the water supply of the village you have to pay a fee and to take a guide (see Reception). The way is very rocky and slippery and sometimes you have to climb a little bit.
You will need 1 1/2 hour for one way.

Ikombe - Pottery Village
In Ikombe, a small peninsula circa 10 km to the south at the eastern shore lives the Wakisi Tribe. They are specialized in pottery. The women are doing the pottery just only by hand and they will show you how they are forming the pots.
On Saturday morning is market day and they bring the pots to the market in Matema. It is a very lively market. You can reach Ikombe by boot or on foot. The road goes only up to the market place.
To enjoy the surrounding you can hire a bicycle and canoe. See Reception.

Climate
September to November is the dry season with mainly warm and beautiful weather.
December up to May is the rain season with humid warm and rainy weather. Special in May it rains a lot. But nowadays the roads are passable throughout the year. Then June/July/August are the cooler and at the times very windy months.