Places to stay around Salima

Salima is a basic market town -useful for its supermarket, pharmacy and bank. It's not really a place to linger but within fifteen kilometres there are a variety of beach resorts at a variety of prices.

Le Meridien Livingstonia Beach, is one of the best hotels on Lake Malawi, providing a dignified setting for the usual lakeside activity of enjoying oneself. It offers fine dining and simply but elegantly furnished rooms. The management arranges day trips to interesting places on request.

The Steps Campsite is right next door under the same management, and is known as one of the better places to camp in Malawi.

There are several low budget resthouses in the area and, south towards Kambiri point, a variety of places on the shore.

From The Wheelhouse you can enjoy wonderful sunsets from the raised-deck bar. There is also a choice of La Casa Blance, Crystal Waters, Kambiri Lakeshore Hotel and Carolina's. Recently opened is eco-resort Safari Beach Lodge (in Senga bay Forest Reserve close by the Livingstonia Beach hotel), offers rooms and luxury tents right on Lake Malawi. It is on a secluded beach with an a la carte restaurant (German/international cuisine) with superb hiking and bird-watching in the reserve. The Red Zebra restaurant near the entrance to Le Meridien Livingstonia Beach, is named after one of the more colourful cichlids and offers an excellent choice of lake fish.