Malawi

Known as the "Warm Heart of Africa," a landlocked country with Lake Malawi, offering lakeshores, highlands and wildlife.

Malawi is a landlocked country in southeastern Africa, much of its eastern side taken up by the long, narrow Lake Malawi, which is home to a huge variety of cichlid fish; Lake Malawi National Park, where Cape Maclear is located, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. You can also enjoy safaris in Liwonde National Park, hiking on Mount Mulanje and the Zomba Plateau, the grassland scenery of Nyika Plateau in the north, and the people, who are famed for their friendliness. The dry season from May to October is the best time to travel. The main gateways are the international airports at the capital, Lilongwe, and at Blantyre in the south.

Destinations

• Cape Maclear & Lake Malawi
• Lilongwe
• Nkhata Bay
• Blantyre
• Nyika National Park
• Livingstonia

Itineraries

• Lake Malawi & Southern Highlands – A south-bound journey from Lilongwe to Blantyre, combining lakeshore snorkeling, Shire River safaris, and highland trek…
• Northern Malawi Lakeshore & Highlands – Head north to Nkhata Bay, ascend the Livingstonia escarpment, and return south along the lakeshore to Senga Bay
• Victoria Falls, South Luangwa & Likoma Island – See Victoria Falls in Zambia, go walking safaris in South Luangwa, and end on an island in Lake Malawi