Rift Lake Spice Co.

03/10/2026

Vanilla is flowering at Rift Lake Spice Co.
A little glimpse of what’s growing in our spice garden at Makuzi Beach Lodge, Chintheche, Lake Malawi.

📍 Makuzi Beach Lodge, Chintheche, Malawi
📧 [email protected]
📱 WhatsApp: +265 999 283 980

Follow and watch our vanilla journey unfold.

08/09/2026

🌱 From seed to chocolate… 🍫

Our cacao is used as raw cacao for our cacao ceremonies, while our handmade chocolates are only available at Makuzi Beach Lodge — a little taste of what we grow here. ❤️

🌿 Rift Lake Spice Co.
Based at Makuzi Beach Lodge, Chintheche, Malawi.

Ask us about our Spice Garden Tours, cooking classes and cacao retreats.

📧 [email protected]
🌐 makuzibeachlodge.com
📱 WhatsApp: +265 999 283 980

12/08/2026

From garden to table 🌿🖤

The pepper harvest is in at Rift Lake Spice Co.! 🌶️ Freshly harvested, grown right here at Makuzi Beach Lodge and destined for our kitchen.

Come and explore our spice garden, discover how we grow and harvest our spices, and enjoy a true garden-to-plate experience at Makuzi.

📍 Rift Lake Spice Co. — based at Makuzi Beach Lodge, Lake Malawi
📧 [email protected]
📱 +265 999 283 980 (WhatsApp & bookings)

30/07/2026

30/07/2026

From barren to green.

One day, one amazing team, and one transformed growing bed. Built using cardboard, leaves, compost, and plenty of teamwork, this is sustainable growing in action.

A huge thank you to the incredible Makuzi team for your hard work, enthusiasm, and fantastic teamwork. Together, we’ve created a productive, sustainable vegetable and herb garden.

📍 Rift Lake Spice Co. at Makuzi Beach Lodge
Chintheche, Malawi

🌐 makuzibeachlodge.com
📧 [email protected]
📞 +265 999 283 980

Come and see it for yourself—visit Makuzi Beach Lodge, explore Rift Lake Spice Co., and experience sustainable living on the shores of Lake Malawi. Whether you’re staying with us, learning about self-sustainable gardening, or simply passing through, we’d love to welcome you and share what we’re growing.

14/06/2026

Vanilla harvest season at Rift Lake Spice Co.

Grown sustainably on the shores of Lake Malawi, our vanilla pods have now been harvested and the curing process has begun. Months of patience, careful tending, and hand processing go into creating this extraordinary spice.

From vine to vanilla, the journey continues.

📍 Rift Lake Spice Co & Makuzi Beach Lodge, Chintheche, Malawi

🌐 www.makuzibeachlodge.com
📞 +265 999283980 Makuzi Beach
📞 +265999852434 Rift Lake Spice
📧 [email protected]