Malawi

What captures visitors most about Malawi is its geographical diversity: the vast shimmering lakes, dramatic mountain peaks, and the roaming lions of Majete Wildlife Reserve.

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Lilongwe Wildlife Centre
Lilongwe
This 1.1-sq-km wilderness area is Malawi's only sanctuary for orphaned, injured and rescued wild animals, and plays an active role in conservation. Local…
Liwonde National Park
Malawi
With its lodges and safari activities, Liwonde is the closest thing Malawi has to a traditional wildlife park. Dominating the west, the Shire River…
Cultural & Museum Centre Karonga
Malawi
This museum, off the M1, celebrates the numerous fossil discoveries made in these parts, and the skeleton of the Malawisaurus (or a copy of it, anyway)…
Majete Wildlife Reserve
Malawi
Since African Parks took over management of this rugged wilderness on the western bank of the Shire River in 2003, things have really been looking up…
Parliament Building
Lilongwe
To get up close to Malawi’s movers and shakers, head to the home of the national parliament. It moved in 1994 from Zomba to the ostentatious palace of…
Kamuzu Mausoleum
Lilongwe
This marble and granite mausoleum is the final resting place of Malawi's 'president for life', Dr Hastings Kamuzu Banda. Between four pillars bearing the…
Nyika National Park
Malawi
Malawi's oldest reserve is easily one of the most magical experiences in any trip to the country. Towering over 2000m above sea level, the Nyika Plateau…
Nkhotakota Wildlife Reserve
Malawi
Comprising 1800 sq km of rough, inhospitable terrain – dense miombo (moist woodland), bush and evergreens – and a couple of navigable roads, this reserve…