The scenery along Lake Malawi is stunning. Diving or snorkeling are popular but so is just lounging on the beach.
Unfortunately, the lake is infested with bilharzia (or schistosomiasis), a disease transmitted by minute worms carried by infected humans and water snails, and so travelers should be aware of the risks of swimming here. It can be contracted if you swim or paddle in lakes, ponds or any shallow water, especially near villages or where reeds grow. The symptoms can make themselves known immediately or can take weeks or even months to show themselves.
Arts and crafts – particularly oil paintings and wood carvings – are available with many artisans joining together to form a handicraft market wherever tourists gather. The paintings depicting local tribes on a cotton canvas are particularly colorful and evoke the culture and traditions from this part of the world.