Rukwa, Tanzania · Africa
Matai sits on the route: 45 minutes from Sumbawanga, 45km from Kalambo Falls.
Matai is in Rukwa, Tanzania, with about 24,000 people. The nearest town is Sumbawanga, about 39 km away.
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Within an hour or so of Matai: Kalambo Falls (45 km).
Matai is in Rukwa, Tanzania, about 39 km from Sumbawanga.
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1 notable place within an hour's drive.
waterfall
A single 235 m plunge over the Rift escarpment into a gorge running down to Lake Tanganyika, on the Zambia–Tanzania border. The surrounding site has yielded one of the longest archaeological sequences in Africa.
45 km · about 50 min drive
Year-round
Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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