Eyesithathu enkulu kunazo zonke zama-Great Lakes ase-Afrika, uLwandle lwaseMalawi ludlulisela cishe ingxenye yesithathu yezwe laseMalawi elingenalutho. Ichibi lingamamitha angaba ngu-360 ubude futhi amakhilomitha angu-52 ububanzi, futhi ngenxa yalokho uyaziwa ngezinye izikhathi njengeCalendar Lake. I-Malawi akuyona izwe elilodwa kuphela elingena emngceleni kuleli chibi. I-Mozambique neTanzania nayo iyathinta ogwini layo, futhi kulawo mazwe ayaziwa ngokuthi uLago Niassa neLake Nyasa ngokulandelana.
Nomaphi lapho uvakashela khona, amanzi ahlanzekile, ahlanzekile kanye namabhishi egolide aphakamisa isipelingi sabo esiyingqayizivele.
Amaqiniso Okuthakazelisayo
Nakuba engaqiniseki ukuthi leli libi lidala kangakanani, ezinye izazi ze-geologists zikholelwa ukuthi ibhasi lesitshalo laqala ukudala iminyaka eyizigidi ezingu-8.6 ezedlule. Kuyobe kunikeze umthombo obaluleke kakhulu wamanzi ahlanzekile nokudla kulabo abahlala ngasogwini lwawo kusukela ngesikhathi sokuqala kwabantu e-Afrika. Owesifazane waseYurophu wokuqala ukuthola amagquma ayo wayengumthengisi wasePutukezi ngo-1846; futhi ngemva kweminyaka engu-13, kufika umhloli wamazwe odumile uDavid Livingstone. Wanika leli gama igama lakhe laseTanzania, iLake Nyasa, futhi lanikezela ngamakholi amabili angakahleleki - uLwandle Lwezinkanyezi kanye neLwandle LamaSiphepho.
Ngo-1914, uLwandle LwaseMalawi lwaba yindawo yokuqala yokulwa kweMpi Yezwe Lokuqala, lapho isikebhe saseBrithani esasiphezu kwechibi sasivulela isikebhe saseJalimane endaweni efanayo. Isibhamu saseJalimane sakhubazekile, sabangela abaseBrithani ukuba babusise lo mcimbi njengokunqoba kokuqala kwempi yempi.
Namuhla, leli chibi mhlawumbe lidume kakhulu ngenxa yezinto eziphilayo ezingavamile. I-Park National Park yaseMalawi yasungulwa ukuze kulondolozwe inhlanzi ye-cichlid enombala enemibala, ekhona izinhlobo eziningi zezinhlobo ezihlukahlukene, cishe zonke zazo zikhona. Lezi zinhlanzi eziguquguqukayo ziyisihluthulelo esibalulekile ekuqondeni kwethu kwanamuhla kokuziphendukela kwemvelo.
I-Southern Shore
Ugu oluseningizimu yizindawo ezivakashelwa kakhulu eLwandle LwaseMalawi, ngoba liyatholakala kalula eLilongwe naseBlantyre. Ibhishi elihle eSenga Bay, isibonelo, lihamba ngemoto yamahora angu-1.5 kuphela kusukela enhlokodolobha, kanti indawo kaMangochi ehamba phambili iyatholakala kakhulu ngeBlantyre. Lezi zindawo zihlala kwezinye izindawo zokulala ezikhudlwana zechibi, futhi ziyaziwa ngamabhishi ayo ahlanzekile namanzi aphansi. Indawo evelele kunazo zonke ngasogwini oluseningizimu yeLake Malawi, kodwa yiCape Maclear. Njengoba kutholakale eduze nensika yeNenkumba Peninsula, iCape Maclear iyathandekayo ngenxa yolwandle lwaso olumhlophe olwandle, amanzi amakhemikhali neziqhingi ezithakazelisayo zasolwandle.
I-Central neNyakatho Shores
Izindawo ezisemaphandleni nasenyakatho yeLake Malawi azinconywa kakhulu, ngakho-ke zenza ababaleki abazimisele ukuhamba amabanga amade. Izenzo eziningi kule ndawo zizungeze idolobha lokudoba laseNkhata Bay, i-Chikale Beach eyaziwayo ngamanzi ayo acacile kanye nokuphila okunezinhlanzi eziningi. Kunezindawo zokulala eziningana ongakhetha kuzo. Ngasenyakatho yeNkhata Bay kukhona izinkomba ezitholakala emfanekisweni we-Kande Beach ne-Chintheche; kuyilapho iNkhotakota ikhethe kakhulu abathandi bemvelo. Hlanganisa ukuhlala kwakho ngokuvakashela eNkhotakota Wildlife Reserve, ikhaya lezintambo ezithintekayo kanye nezinhlobo ezingaphezu kuka-130 zezinyoni.
Isiqhingi sase-Likoma
Ezindaweni ezisempumalanga yechibi, iLikoma Isiqhingi singelaseMalawi kodwa liwela ngaphansi kwamanzi aseMozambique. Liya ekhaya ekamelweni elikhulu elingamakhemikhali elakhiwe ekuqaleni kwawo-1900, futhi ngezimoto ezimbalwa nje, liyaziwayo njengenye yezindawo ezinokuthula kakhulu echibini. Kunezintaba eziningana ezijabulisayo okuzocwilisa ukushisa kwelanga, ngenkathi i-kayaking ihamba futhi ihamba phakathi kwezwe yengeze kakhulu kunoma iyiphi i-Likoma adventure. Indawo yokuhlala ihlukahluka kusuka kuma-backpackers abuyele emuva kuya ezindaweni zokulala zezinkanyezi eziyisihlanu. Ukufika esiqhingini saseLikoma kungumzuzu omnandi. Bhala indiza ehleliwe esuka eLilongwe noma wenze uhambo lwe-MV Ilala elidumile.
Ichibi laseMalawi Imisebenzi
ILwandle iMalawi liyisipharadesi kulabo abajabulela imisebenzi esekelwe ngamanzi kuhlanganise ukuhamba ngomkhumbi, ukubhukuda, ukuhamba kwemimoya kanye nokuphuza amanzi. Izindawo zokulala eziningi namahhotela anikeza ukudoba, kuyilapho labo abakhetha ukuba ngaphansi kwamanzi kunokuba bangene kuwo bangakwazi ukungena kwi-snorkeling ehlukile ngempela ne-scuba diving.
Amanzi asuke ephansi futhi ecacile, okwenza lokhu kube indawo ekahle yokuthola i-scuba eqinisekisiwe. I-kayaking ivuzayo ngokukhethekile eMzansi Island (ngaseCape Maclear), futhi njalo ngonyaka, leli gama linomculo womculo wezinsuku ezintathu owaziwa ngokuthi yiLake of Stars Festival. Ngesikhathi sokuphela kosuku olumatasa, silinganisa ukudla kwasekhaya ngenkathi uthanda ukushona kwelanga okumangalisayo, ubhiya waseMalawi esandleni.
I-Lake Malawi Indawo yokuhlala
ULwandle lwaseMalawi luye indawo eyithandwa ngabantu abathintekayo emuva kweminyaka eminingi, iqiniso eliboniswa ukhetho oluhle lokuhlala kwebhajethi. Esikhathini sase-Likoma, i-Mango Drift Lodge inikeza ububanzi bezinhlanzi ezingashibhile ezisebeni lolwandle, amadokodo namakhamera futhi linalo ibhishi nebhishi. I-Kande Beach iyisinqumo esihle kakhulu ogwini olusentshonalanga, nezinketho zekamu kanye ne-self-catering. Labo abaya e-Cape Maclear kufanele bahlole i-Gecko Lounge, umsizi we-backpacker odumile abuyele egcwele ibha, indawo yokudlela kanye nemisebenzi eminingi esekelwe emanzini.
Ngakolunye uhlangothi lomkhakha, i-Likoma Island yeKhaya Mawa indawo yokulala iyindawo yokunethezeka, enezindlu ezinama-eco-friendly ezihlotshiswe ngesitayela esibucayi se-rustic. Abanye banamachibi angasese, futhi zonke izivakashi zizuzwa esiteshini samasayithi, ibha nokudlela. I-Pumulani iyisinqumo esifanayo esifundazweni saseCape Maclear esineziqhingi ezingenamkhawulo kanye nezindlu ezingu-10 ezakhiwe ngabanye; kanti iMakuzi Beach Lodge e-Chintheche iyindawo enhle kakhulu enyakatho esentshonalanga eyaziwa ngokuba yi-cuisine gourmet kanye nemibono ephelele yangaphambili.
Ukufika Lapho
Uma uhambela ogwini oluseningizimu, ungathatha ibhasi lendawo ukuya eMangochi noma e-Monkey Bay, futhi lapho uhlela ukuthatha indawo yakho yokuhlala noma ihhotela. Ungase futhi ukwazi ukuhamba phambili ngetekisi lendawo. Isiqhingi sase-Likoma sitholakale ngezindiza noma nge-MV Illala, isikhungo saseLake Malawi esihambele eMonkey Bay esinikezela ngamasevisi kwezinye izindawo eziseduze nolwandle. Uma uhlose ukuhamba ngomgwaqo uye enyakatho, uthathe ibhasi lendawo ukuya eMzuzu, eKaronga noma eNkhata Bay. Ukuqasha imoto kungenye indlela, njengoba imigwaqo ivame ukugcinwa kahle.
Le ngqungquthela ibuyekeziwe futhi iphinde ibhalwe ngokuyingxenye yiJessica Macdonald ngoNovemba 7, 2017.