Sea Kayak The Rift Valley

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I must stress that sea kayaking is suitable for any active person in good health that has some previous kayaking experience. The kayaking trips on offer are boat-supported trips along the eastern shores of Lake Malawi, the southernmost of the great lakes of the African Rift Valley to ensure no mishaps occur. Kayaking is a wild sport in a wild setting, a place where the passage of time is measured only by the cycle of the season, where there are still footpaths, not highway, where fishermen still use magnificent dugout canoes and nothing is motorize and where tiny villages are indomitable against the force of time. This is the Africa of two hundred years ago, a wonderfully maintained natural paradise available for all to experience.

A waterborne safari is truly the only means of venturing into this lost paradise. Paddle a kayak and beach-hop some 160 miles up the coast from Cape Maclear, headquarters of Lake Malawi National Park, to Likoma Island, camping on deserted beaches and idyllic tropical islands and end the trip with a stay at the Kaya Mawa Lodge on Likoma Island. Half of the trip is in Mozambique territory, where the forested rim of the African Rift Valley rises out of the sparkling blue waters of the lake. Lake Malawi National Park has been designated a World Heritage Site and protects several hundred species of fish, most of which are endemic. It is also the first freshwater marine reserve on earth.

All in all, freedom together with a good dose of healthy outdoor fun is what this Kayaking experience is all about. The experience is a holistic and non-exploitative one, in harmony with the wonders of nature. So do not waste one more moment, find out a bit more about exploring the Great Rift Valley on a sea kayak and come experience nature as it should be experienced.