We camped at the newly started Liwonde Safari Camp run by Pieter and his Dutch partner – very good food, hot bucket showers, great bar and plenty of game in the park. Highly recommended. When leaving Lilongwe, we found it hard to find the M14 to Salima – its marked as a big road on [...]
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Another Malawi trip report
Posted: October 1, 2011 in border crossings, Chintheche, Lilongwe, Liwonde National Park, Mzuzu0
Malawi self-drive trip report
Posted: October 1, 2011 in Blantyre, border crossings, Karonga, Lilongwe, Liwonde National Park, Mzuzu, Nyika National Park, police roadblocks, Rumphi, Vwaza Marsh Game Reserve, ZombaGeneral Comments We loved Malawi. It was very ‘easy’ Africa. By this we mean that there was relatively little hassle and the people were friendly. The roads up to the Nyika Plateau and Vwaza Marsh are not great, but are passable with a 4×4. Incidentally, we did get stopped a lot by the police, but [...]
We just discovered the new very pleasant new “Liwonde Safari Camp”, ideally located to the Liwonde National Park.They offer tailormade safaris in the park and as accomodation: luxury tents,comfortable dormitory and campsiteswith self catering kitchen, but also a full bar and a stunning full restaurant. See www.liwondesafaricamp.com for full details! Angela
Chinguni Hills Lodge in Liwonde National Park is not operating anymore. It has been closed in June and replace by “The Bushman Baobabs Lodge” a few kilometers outside the park. The owner is the same, the websites and mobile numbers remain the same as reported in your guide. The lodge offers different kinds of accommodations:from [...]
Jacqueline Vulto’s updates
Posted: January 6, 2009 in Cape Maclear, Chitimba, Kande, Likoma, Lilongwe, Livingstonia, Liwonde National Park, Monkey Bay, Mulanje, Nkhata Bay, Nkhotakota, Rumphi, Thyolo, Uncategorized, Viphya, Vwaza Marsh Game Reserve, ZombaCape maclear: § Steven’s lodge is very basic, doesn’t have internet facilities and a room for 3 persons was 2500 KW § Gaia is very attractive and I would recommend it, sgl 2000 KW, dbl 3000KW, dorm 1250 KW, telephone number is missing § Gecko’s lodge is a bit more expensive. You can rent kayaks [...]
Nancy Chuang’s updates
Posted: October 25, 2008 in Blantyre, Lilongwe, Liwonde National Park, Mulanje, Mzuzu, Transport, UncategorizedIt seemed to me that all hotels are B&B. While it’s certainly worth checking first, I never stayed in one that wasn’t, and the breakfast was never mentioned…they just assumed you knew. There’s a range of qualities–the 10,500K Mzuzu Lodge had 2 eggs as you like (including spanish omelets), sausage, a big chunk of baked tomato, potatoes, toast on request [...]
