Chia Lagoon

Chia Lagoon: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this lake: Full / gates open · Low water level · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Chia Lagoon

Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Chia Lagoon — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -13.13144, 34.31718. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Chia Lagoon

• Chipata Hill · viewpoint · Nkhotakota · ~53 km · Must-see
• Chisaka Falls · waterfall · Nkhotakota · ~48 km
• Muta Falls · waterfall · Nkhotakota · ~48 km
• Kasukusuku · viewpoint · Nkhotakota · ~51 km
• Ntchisi Mountain · viewpoint · Ntchisi · ~52 km
• Open space viewpoint E. 1678 m. · viewpoint · Ntchisi · ~52 km
• Flat rock viewpoint E. 1365 m. · viewpoint · Ntchisi · ~53 km
• Nkhotakota Game Reserve · sanctuary · Nkhotakota · ~55 km
• Lake Chamikombe · lake · Nkhotakota · ~5 km
• Lake Mdila · lake · Nkhotakota · ~13 km
• Lake Tabitabi · lake · Nkhotakota · ~15 km
• Kirambu Point · attraction · Nkhotakota · ~22 km
• Lake Nadzenje · lake · Nkhotakota · ~23 km
• Hot spring · attraction · Nkhotakota · ~26 km
• Lake Kamphambe · lake · Nkhotakota · ~26 km
• Mkungu Tree, under this tree Jumbe Salim Bin Abudala, the slave trader reside here for the sake of slave trade. see also Livingstone tree, approx. 200 meters from here. · attraction · Nkhotakota · ~28 km
• Livingstone Tree · attraction · Nkhotakota · ~28 km
• Lake Chikukutu · lake · Nkhotakota · ~28 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Chia Lagoon

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Chia Lagoon

• Lichingua · lake · Niassa Province · ~136 km
• Lake Chamikombe · lake · Nkhotakota · ~5 km
• Lake Mdila · lake · Nkhotakota · ~13 km
• Lake Tabitabi · lake · Nkhotakota · ~15 km
• Lake Nadzenje · lake · Nkhotakota · ~23 km
• Lake Kamphambe · lake · Nkhotakota · ~26 km
• Lake Chikukutu · lake · Nkhotakota · ~28 km
• Lake Chilingali · lake · Nkhotakota · ~32 km
• dam · lake · Nkhotakota · ~76 km
• Lago Niassa, Chuanga · lake · Niassa Province · ~91 km

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