Travel Reference
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Diving
Yachting. Both offer PADI four-day Open Water courses for around US$375, as well as
casual dives for experienced divers.
Kayaking
If you prefer to stay on top of the water, several of the lodges rent out kayaks. For a longer
you can arrange to kayak to one of its beautiful camps on Domwe and Mumbo Islands, or
even between them. The cost includes accommodation, good meals, hot showers, snorkel
gear and park fees.
Boat Trips
0999-960770, 0999 -960077;
www.danforthyachting.com
)
. A sunset cruise around Cape
Maclear aboard the
Mufasa
costs US$50 per person (minimum six people required); a
full-day island-hopping cruise costs US$900 per boat, including lunch; and an overnight
cruise including all meals, as well as snorkelling and fishing equipment, also costs
US$900 per boat. The owners also have exquisite accommodation.
Guides registered with the Cape Maclear Tour Guides Association can arrange a num-
ber of boat trips to Thumbi Islands and Otter Point from US$45 per person. Sunset Booze
cruises are also popular and cost around US$20 per person (not including drinks).
Hiking
There's a range of hikes and walks in the hills. Entry into the national park is US$5, and
the park's rate for a guide is US$15 per person for a full-day trip. There are also hippo
trips (US$45 per person, minimum three people). It's better to hire a guide.
The main path starts by the missionary graves and leads up through woodland to a col
below
Nkhunguni Peak
, the highest on the Nankumba peninsula, with great views over
Cape Maclear, the lake and surrounding islands. It's six hours' return to the summit;
plenty of water and a good sun hat are essential.
Tribal Face Scars), which is just off the main dirt road into Cape Maclear, about 5km from
the park headquarters. This huge boulder is covered in lines and patterns that seem to have
been gouged out by long-forgotten artists, but are simply a natural geological formation.
