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Tourism in Matema
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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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