Information about Malawi
The friendliest people in Africa. Ages old culture, tradition and crafts, high mountain peaks, white water rivers and brad blue lakes. Africa’s Big Five in magnificent natural settings; Malawi has it all..
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Small is beautiful as E.F. Schumacher famously proclaimed. Nowhere is this more true than in Malawi. One of the smallest countries in Africa, it is tucked between the three giants Tanzania, Mozambique and Zambia. Malawi is so small that it is often overlooked, and that’s partly why it is such a magical destination.
Malawi is a distillation of the true African experience. Here you see the kind of heart-squeezing scenery that has made Central Africa famous. Here is the region’s highest peak. Here you can view families of elephants as they splash in the shallows of one of Africa’s majestic rivers, and see the great ginger form of Pel’s fishing owl in a forest of palm trees.
Sit on a perfect beach. Let your eyes feast on the wide wonder of turquoise water, blue sky and a distant shoreline of misty mountains. Rocky islands float on the water as fragments of a fantasy, capped with a green jungle.
Lake Malawi is the most beautiful feature of the country. Along the south-western reaches, the lake, somewhere in its two million years of existence, has drawn away from the edge of the Rift valley leaving a wide level plain dotted baobas, palms and umbrella trees. The water’s edge is lined with golden beaches, irresistible to holiday makers, and the sparkling water is alive with the most beautiful fresh-water fish in the world. Located in the heart of this all is our Mufasa Backpackers Lodge in Monkey Bay.
Even the prices are good! Although the country can now boast world class tourist accommodation, when translated into hard currency our Lodges and extra services are astonishingly inexpensive. Malawi attracts adventurous spirits, many of them budget travelers, and there are plenty of establishments providing adventure activities – fuelled by hearty meals – at low prices – as well as simple accommodation, perfectly in keeping with the surroundings.
Although there are six local languages in Malawi, Chichewa being most commonly spoken, the official language is English. Wherever you go, you are more than likely to be understood. And where you are not, the real wealth of Malawi will come to your aid – for this is the warmest, friendliest nation in all of Africa. And gifted too. Malawi wood-carvings grace museums, art galleries and churches around the world. You will find you can’t go home without a small memento of what is sure to be your most memorable visit to Africa.