Malawi Safaris

Malawi is a land-locked country dominated by Lake Malawi, Africa’s third largest lake.

The lake is a huge attraction, being both culturally interesting as well as a fantastic beach destination. The crystal clear waters are home to a vast number of cichlid fish, and the lake offers excellent swimming, snorkelling, scuba diving, kayaking and sailing opportunities. Whilst there are a number of good spots and beach properties along the length of the western and southern lakeshore, Cape Maclear in the south is arguably the best known and most developed. It is here that some of the best kayaking takes place. Further north, Likoma Island offers a more remote experience.

Malawi is not especially known for its big game safaris, but Liwonde National Park and Majete Wildlife Reserve are both re-emerging as credible big game areas after several years of careful management by the excellent African Parks organisation. Both parks have had big cats re-introduced in recent years and have good concentrations of general game, especially elephants on the Shire River in Liwonde. Both areas are good for birding, especially along the Shire River which flows through both parks.