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Useful Information about Dedza Pottery & Lodge, Lodges at dedza and Nkhotakota Our rooms have mains electricity are fully furnished each with its own en suite bathroom, hot shower, mini bar, secure safe, electric mosquito killer and mosquito nets. Superior & Deluxe Rooms have kitchenettes with complimentary tea and coffee and some have air conditioners and TVs. All the lodges have licensed restaurants open until late serving a wide range of meals & drinks including beers, spirits & fine wines. We aim to provide high class accommodation perfect for guests on business but at rates affordable to groups and families. All the lodges offer tours to nearby places of interest and guests have the option to use their own vehicles or use a lodge vehicle and driver. Pottery at Dedza, Nkhotakota & Mzuzu Dedza has a very wide variety of designs in tableware, figurines, beads and bathroom fittings. Dedza also produces Quarry Tiles, Glazed Wall Tiles, Firebricks and Electrical Insulators. Nkhotakota has its own unique designs and has a Training Workshop where visitors can make and decorate pots. The clay body and the glazes are the same at both potteries. Mzuzu Pottery Shop sells mainly Nkhotakota Pottery but can take orders for pots from either pottery. At all 3 locations customers can purchase from stock or place orders for standard or special pots. Pottery can be exported, fully insured, to any address world-wide. NKHOTAKOTA POTTERY LODGE has 10 en suite chalets, all with a lake view, and right on our fine sandy beach. 3 other rooms are available, at lower rates, with shared facilities. There is a secure campsite with its own beach, car park, tiled hot showers, WCs and kitchen shelter. The conference room can seat 20 ? 35 people.. NKHOTAKOTA SAFARI LODGE Just a few minutes walk away from Nkhotakota Pottery, is set among mature indigenous trees on the lake shore. There are 4 standard thatched rondavels and 7 spacious Deluxe Chalets some with balconies and outside baths, others with air conditioners & TVs. There is a new bar and restaurant, with full satellite Dstv. With the recent upgrading Nkhotakota Safari Lodge is one of the most luxurious lake shore lodges North of Mangochi. MAKE YOUR OWN POTS or DECORATE POTS IN YOUR OWN DESIGNS at Nkhotakota Pottery For beginners or experienced potters, adults and children. Our staff will help you make your own pots or paint your own designs on pots already made. Our fully equipped workshop has electric & foot driven potters wheels. You can either pay by the hour or take a 2 or 3 day all inclusive course. Pots made can be delivered later either within Malawi or overseas. Those spending time at the training workshop are given a discount on their accommodation at either Nkhotakota Pottery Lodge or Nkhotakota Safari Lodge. WALKING SAFARI TRIPS INTO NKHOTAKOTA WILDLIFE RESERVE Visit one of the last unspoilt wildernesses in Africa with an experienced (and armed) Game Scout. NWR has many animals including elephants, crocodiles, buffalo and lion; due to the dense vegetation they are harder to spot but elephants are regularly seen & on several occasions our guests have seen lions. Safaris start & end at Bua River Lodge where guests have the option of having drinks & meals on the deck overlooking the river. Half Day and Full Day Safaris, all with refreshments are available, as well as the possibility to stay overnight at Bua River Lodge. SLAVE TRADE & HISTORICAL & CULTURAL TOUR See the historical sites in Nkhotakota Township where Arab Traders organised the slave trade to Zanzibar. You will see the remains of the first mosque built in this part of Africa and the original door from Zanzibar now in a newer mosque. The tour includes the trees where Livingstone negotiated with the slave traders, the Church built by the first missionaries and the pool in the hills where enemies of the Arabs magically escaped. After this guests will visit a village near the Wildlife Reserve to see a waterfall where the water has etched extraordinary forms into the rocks and then tour a village to see food being prepared and lastly watch some very special traditional dances. Refreshments are also provided during the trip. Safaris, Tours and Boat Rides can be arranged at Nkhotakota Pottery & Lodge or Nkhotakota Safari Lodge. How to Reach Nkhotakota Pottery & Lodge and Nkhotakota Safari Lodge: Take the M5 road from Salima to Nkhotakota and proceed for 90 kms. The Pottery turnoff is 9 kms North of Chia River (15kms South of Nkhotakota Town); the turnoff for the Safari Lodge is 2kms North of the Pottery signpost. The road is good and driving time from Lilongwe is 100 - 125 minutes and about 3 hours from Mzuzu. DEDZA POTTERY LODGE Has 2 standard and 4 superior rooms overlooking the mountainous Dedza countryside. For cold winter days electric heaters are provided in all rooms & there are TVs in the Superior rooms. The spacious bar & restaurant has full Dstv & a log fire for cold days. The conference room can seat up to 50 delegates. The campsite has its own hot showers & WCs. PREHISTORIC ROCK ART, recently declared a Unesco World Heritage Site Dedza District has a very large number of caves with paintings going back over 10,000 years to the late Stone Age and more recent Chewa paintings some as recent as 1945. The area has recently been declared a Unesco World Heritage Site. The Dept. of Culture is gradually opening up the caves for viewing and Dedza Pottery Tour Guides have been given training in the history of the Rock Art. Half Day, Full Day and Weekend Tours are available. Visits to the Rock Art, Mountain Walks, Pottery and Town Tours Can be arranged at the lodge. How to Reach Dedza Pottery: Dedza is on the main M1 road connecting Blantyre and Lilongwe. The turn off to the pottery is clearly signposted; 1 hours drive (90 kms) from Lilongwe and 2½ hours from Blantyre. How to Reach Mzuzu Pottery Shop The shop is situated in the Mzuzu Hotel, within the city of Mzuzu, in the Northern Region of Malawi. If approaching Mzuzu from Nkhata Bay then turn left at the first roundabout. If approaching from Lilongwe and Kasungu then turn right at the second roundabout. The hotel is 400m from the roundabout. INFORMATION, PRICES & BOOKINGS : For more details
on Dedza Pottery Lodge & Nkhotakota Safari Lodge see www.nyasalodges.com Nkhotakota Pottery opens every day of the year from 6am to 7.00pm. The Lodge and Restaurant is open from 6am until late. Nkhotakota Safari Lodge opens every day of the year. The restaurant & bar is open from 6am until late. Mzuzu Pottery Shop opens daily from 7.30am until 5pm. It is closed 25th & 26th December and 1st January. |
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