Sources thermales de Massawa (Abugere)

The Massawa Hot Springs, also known as Abugere springs, are natural thermal springs in the Nkhotakota District of central Malawi on the western shore of Lake Malawi, where chloride-mineral waters emerge in the Rift Valley landscape adjacent to the Nkhotakota Wildlife Reserve — one of Malawi's oldest and largest protected areas, supporting lion, elephant, and hippopotamus populations in an expanse of miombo woodland. The springs provide warm mineral bathing in a setting that combines geothermal activity with access to one of southern Africa's most significant wildlife sanctuaries, creating a rare conjunction of thermal wellness and conservation landscape. The Nkhotakota shoreline, historically significant as a major dhow trade and slave-trade port on Lake Malawi, carries deep layers of Swahili and Arab commercial history that enrich the natural landscape.