Sunga Moyo Campsite and Chalets | Established Campground

February 19th, 2024 by roundinscription88

Great big campsite on grass. Right next to the lake! Good ablutions. No wifi. We were the only campers, very private. Good location. Would recommend

October 23rd, 2023 by Travelwespe

Update: kitchen hast been closed,
bar only but ice is available

October 23rd, 2023 by Travelwespe

nice place with rocks at a white sandy beach. Grassy place with mango trees. 15000 MK/pppn. Ablutions are simple, old but clean.

August 8th, 2023 by sebtomlinson

Wonderful Campsite run by Fred and great team of smiling helpful reception staff and groundsman.
Spotless washrooms and kitchen for campers to use amongst the most beautiful secluded beach setting.

May 14th, 2023 by JohnnLana

Nice campsite on lake. Under big trees for shade. Staff were helpful and paid $10 pppn.

February 12th, 2023 by tonyoakey

This was my second visit here, We absolutely loved this place and camped right on the beach, the staff are amazing, we got fresh fish from the fishermen and bbq it on the beach, canoeing to the small island was great too, loads of fish and very clear water for snorkelling too, would love to have stayed longer! Highly recommended, it was only us here so the kitchen wasn’t running so check in advance if you need to bring food.

January 8th, 2023 by narsch safaris

Very nice and peaceful place.
Excellent campsite with braai places under shady trees. Just pick your favourite spot.
Everything is well maintained and tidy.
A lot of love has obviously been put into this place.

Restaurant is closed for the time being. Softdrinks and beer available at the bar which has a beautiful deck facing the lake,

Access road is also big rig friendly.

January 4th, 2023 by lilli

I came back to this place out of remembrance for the old owner Jim/Nkwazi Lodge.
In my opinion it is still the campsite with the most beautiful landscape, sheltered coves with big granite boulders and white sand. The campsites are under big shady trees and there are power points scattered at certain places.
The water from the tap comes out a borehole and is drinkable. Access track is small and a bit bumpy towards the end, bug no problem even when it’s wet.
I was greeted and showed around very friendly. Price is still 10$ pp, now equivalent to 15000 Kwatcha, the first night has to be paid straight on arrival. Please ask for a receipt !!!

December 10th, 2022 by peterjacqueline

as said the campsite is very nice and the beach there was beautiful. we got the place recommended because of getting the confirmation letter for malawi visa there so we wrote the owner. we had to pay 50 usd in advance to get that letter. afterwards we realised that nearly every accomodation place is writing it easily to you and we would never pay that in advance. so we went there and the weather was bad and not for swimming/relaxing at the lake. we thought that we can spent the 50 usd on everything on the campsite and stay just one night. at the end the lady owner said we have to pay the drinks and that it is our problem that we have 20 usd left for not staying longer. she even got really rude with us when we asked for the possibility to use our paid money that way. also she told no good word about her local staff. in our opinion she is a nice person as long as everything is straightly like she wants it to be. paid 20 usd for 2 per night. restaurant was closed. no wifi.

October 20th, 2022 by simona.arnold

Beautiful campsite under mango trees. There are nice BBQ-places and a great beach with white sand. Price is still USD 10 (MWK 10‘000) ppn.

June 22nd, 2021 by walshtyron

There are a lot of positives about this campsite, there is a lot of space to camp on the grass with lots of shade right on the beach, the ablutions are some of the best we have had with a dokey for hot water.
Having said that, we were very disappointed in the fact that it felt like this was the community bathing area for the village and had to look at naked people all afternoon. There were also people in and around the campsite all night even with a night watchman around. What really saddened us about this place was watching one of the staff members throw his empty can in the bushes and drop plastic merely centimeters from a dustbin which I proceeded to confront the man and throw the litter in the bin for him.

November 7th, 2020 by tracksaroundtheworld.de

We really would have liked to go there, but for our big rig (height 3.85 m) it was not possible because of 10 cm. After the first turn to the right, after the main road, there is a big mango tree with really big branches. Maybe the owner will cut it in the future.

November 17th, 2019 by timandsaartje

Really nice camping spot!!!
Great ablutions, power points, friendly staff!!

Swimming pool had no water but you have the beach and lake all for your selves!

The best!

October 31st, 2019 by ronelle.duck

Nice enough under trees and the beach ok. They have 2 resident fish eagles which is lovely to see and hear. Didn't feel 100% swimming in the water, not so clean. We were thinking of staying a while and asked (via whatsapp) if there is a long term rate available. We were basically told by the lady owner they do well enough without our business so we moved on. Restaurant and bar only open over high season. Owners does not live on the property. The manager is a very nice friendly guy but unfortunately does not have the mandate to make any decisions. In hindsight we are glad we moved on because we tried Mkhuzi next door and were pleasantly surprised. Best private beach and we ended up staying 2 weeks.

October 14th, 2019 by hippysquared.com

Lovely campsite big trees right on lake beautiful painted ablutions

July 23rd, 2019 by https://www.facebook.com/wfouriej

We stayed for two nights, fasilities is very good, restuarant and bar. Lovely white sand beach with waves. No interference from locals.

May 15th, 2019 by Instagram: @savannatales

Amazing campsite! (They also have chalets). Very well equipped with power plugs, drinkable tap water, a kitchen area, really clean toilets and hot showers (with so many places to hang towels and your clothes, finally!). The camping area is under native trees facing lake Malawi. Only little issue is ablution block is a bit far away, but still 5 stars are deserved! Price is reasonable although a bit more expensive than other campsite in Malawi: 10 USD pppn.

May 15th, 2019 by alexpeaudeau

just perfect. well organized. beautiful setting direct on the beach under dense trees. 2 other cars were camping there and it didn't feel crowded at all. one of the best ot he 14 campsites tested in malawi.

January 4th, 2018 by sunga-moyo

Thanks for the many positive comments. We are trying our best!
As to the problem with the neighbor’s unruly dogs: The local Chief has ruled that these dogs must stay inside the fenced property at all times..... and so far there was no more incident reported.

The restaurant and bar are open during the entire Festive Season up until the beginning of January, during the Easter weekend and most public holidays, as well as for bigger groups after prior booking.

Enjoy your stay @ Sunga Moyo!
Stella (owner)

October 25th, 2017 by trip.dvdv.co

Place looks great but we did not enjoyed staying here that much.

Guards are noisy during the night, there were some really drunk friends of them visiting in the early morning, manager came with guys who try to sell things.

Also stayed at Makuzi which, in my opinion, is better value for the same amount of money.

June 23rd, 2017 by giraffe13.de

Beautiful and pieceful place. Very friendly staff. Camping right at the beach underneath mango trees. Very relaxing and quite. So we agree: one of the best spots on Lake Malawi.

Unfortunately the next door neighbour has 3 big, untrained dogs that she lets run around Sunga Moyo. They bark and jump on the staff and the guests and she does not call them back. Unfortunately the owner was not here to see this.

November 6th, 2016 by Maggie in Africa

Nice campsite right on the beach. Secluded and stunning. Grassy and shaded. Good ablutions with potable water. Nice bar. No WiFi but 3G mobile signal.

October 22nd, 2016 by 2ThroughAfrica.com

For us the best campsite at Lake Malawi. Beautiful setting, right at the beach with heaps of shade. The restaurant is unfortunately not operating anymore, so bring all your food with you.

August 29th, 2016 by laurabarclay7

We thought this was the nicest place on lake Malawi! Staff were wonderful, 24 hr guard watching the campsite. Stunning white beach. Not too many people around. It was so good we came back twice in one holiday. Clean ablutions. $10 but price is negotiable depending on length of stay. Really loved it!!

August 15th, 2016 by laurabarclay7

You camp next to a beach under great shade trees with good facilities. Nice and private not too busy. 10 USD pp

January 3rd, 2016 by facebook

Renovated campsite at the beach, nice place clean ablution, lots of mango for free. We paid 6000 mkw pp. Not negotiable. Quit campsite not private but not many people around.