Manda is an administrative ward in Ludewa District in the Njombe Region of Tanzania.

The lake is 706 m (2,316 ft) at its deepest point, located in a major depression in the north-central part.

The majority of the species are in the family cichlinae, popular with aquarists, but there are also lungfish, elephant-noses, mastacemblid eels and catfish.

All of this in a lake that offers warm, clear water, with white sands and clean hot rocks to sunbathe on.

Manda has experience a ton of historical legacies, ranging from being the host of naval battle between the British and the German.