On the Northern shores of Lake Malawi lies Chitimba Camp. Chitimba is a village situated 122 km south of the Malawi/Tanzania border at Karonga, and 143 km from the capital of the north, Mzuzu.

The lodge/campsite is set on a beautiful golden sandy beach, amongst banana palms and papaya trees, surrounded by the famous Livingstonia and Nyika mountains. It lies off a tarmac road that runs straight through the country, from the border of Tanzania all the way to the capital city of Lilongwe.

As you enter the property through a large wooden gate the main focus is the large thatched bar/restaurant/lounge. On the right side of the 1.8 hectares are 5 beach huts, 4 rooms with toilet and shower and a dorm with 6 beds. There is space for 80 tents and there is a separate toilet en shower block for males and females.

The lodge/campsite is mostly visited by overland trucks and backpackers. It is the first (heading south) or last (heading North) stop in Malawi for overlanders.