Malawi Things to Do

  Antelope in the wilderness area
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  • Antelope in the wilderness area
      Antelope in the wilderness area
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  • Rescued monkeys in quarantine
      Rescued monkeys in quarantine
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  • Looking south from the Zomba Plateau
      Looking south from the Zomba Plateau
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  • Lilongwe market in the old town
      Lilongwe market in the old town
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      Cape Maclear beach, Malawi
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Kayaking

by Lady-Charisma

When we lived in Malawi, my family made a trip to Lake Malawi. We had so much fun in the water, kayaking and swimming. By the way, if you don't already know, kayaking gives you a bit of a work out, so if you want some exercise, I highly recommend it! The experience was really special to me because although I was only between the ages of 5-8 (can't remember which yeaer it was exactly), it was a family trip and we all had a great time! Also, I remember that there were tons of baboons (monkeys, for those who are not familiar with the term) milling around the place. People aren't allowed to feed them, otherwise, they might become too comfortable around people and who knows what might happen then!

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Snorkeling or diving in Lake Malawi

by Christel21

Much of the country is covered with freshwater, inhabbited with more than 600 different aquarium fish. It looks like the ocean. Looks can be deceiving. When we were there there were big waves too! I havn't had the opportunity myself to go diving or snorkeling in this magnificent lake yet but when I go on my Africa tour (about in the year 2007) I will not miss out on it.

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Local Markets

by Dodo22

When in Malawi, or in fact anywhere in Africa, go to the local markets. You have an opportunity to see both the people and a great range of fresh food - it might not be what you are used to at home but its a very real view of how these people live from day to day.

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Tea estate

by sachara

Near the town Mulanje, amid of many tea estates, we visited an estate.Everywhere around, we saw fields with tea bushes for many KMs. Between the fields we saw wide red-coloured tracks. There was nobody around at the fields.

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Tea factory in the area of Mulanje

by sachara

At the southern base of the Mulanje Massif are a lot of tea estates.Not far from the town Mulanje we visited a tea estate. We went to its factory. It was not possible to vist the place that day. It was off-season and saturday, so except on the office nobody was around.

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Mulanje, flora and fauna

by sachara

We walked for two hours near the Likhubula Forestry Station. We had some nice views at the Mulanje Massif. The valley, where we walked, was very green.In the forestry some non-indigenous pine has been planted on the higher slopes, but in the most parts of the Mulanje Massif you can walk in the natural surroundings. The lower slopes, where we walked, were covered with original woodland. The flora was diverse. We saw some beautifully flowering trees.The fauna in this area is less diverse. There are some antelopes, rock hyraxs, rock hares, vervets, monkeys and birds. We did hear and see only some birds.

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Mulanje, rockpools and waterfalls

by sachara

The Likhubula Forestry Station, easy reachable 1 KM from the town Mulanje, has a beautifull setting.Here we saw some cheap nice resthouses to spend the night.From the station Austin guided us to two interesting waterpools and waterfalls nearby.it was a steep walk up of about 45 minutes. We enjoyed the green scenery, the rocks and the water.

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Visit to Mulanje

by sachara

We visited the Mulanje area only for one day. The Mulanje Massif has an easy acces from Blantyre, well-organised and inexpensive facilities and some of the most dramatic scenery of the country, so Mulanje is the most popular hiking and trekking area of Malawi. At the upper plateau are clear paths and well-maintained huts.During our one day visit we could only visit the base of the plateau. After a short visit to the attractive town Mulanje and a sandwich at the Mulanje Motel we went to the Likhubula forestry where Austin our guide waited for us to accompany us.

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Mulanje Massif

by sachara

From Blantyre we visited Mulanje, a very beautiful highland area.Mount Mulanje is a vast isolated granite massif rising steeply from the plain south east of Blantyre.The massif covers a area of 650 KM2, the plateau is 2.000 M, incised by several wooded ravines. The 20 peaks are more than 2.500 M. The Saptiwa Peak with 3.002 M is the highest point in Central Africa.It is often misty in this area the Mulanje's high peaks sometimes rise above the clouds. So the local people call the Mulanje Massif also "Island in the Sky"

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Lengwe National Park, going around

by sachara

In the Lengwe National Park we saw not much game due to the dense vegetation or maybe the reduced numbers by poaching.We saw some species of antilopes, warthogs and a lot of birds. To enlarge the chance of seeing game we spend some time at nice viewing hides and walked some parts instead of driving with the car. It din't work, we saw disappointing less animals.Animals you can see in this park are :species of antelopes like nyala, impala and bushbuck, warthogs, samango monkeys, baboons.And if you have a lot of luck: buffalo, greater kudu, hyena and leopard.

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