Hi, I have just returned from 3 weeks in Malawi. I bought your book before I left and enjoyed it very much especially the history and background. Most of your details on resorts remain up to date with the exception that naturally a lot are more run down and pretty tatty ! Nkwazi near Nkhotakota [...]
Archive for the ‘Nyika National Park’ Category
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 [...]
Just wanted to add some info on Nyika. DNPW are running the park at present and accomodation can be booked via them. Chalets are K12,000, rooms K8,000 and camping K1,000. Try dnpw@malawi.net or ring Mzuzu office on (00265) (0) 1312014. The tourism concession has been awarded – I understand it’s Wilderness Safaris though I don’t [...]
Mwabvi, Nyika, Limbe
Posted: March 13, 2009 in Mwabvi Game Reserve, Nyika National Park, UncategorizedThere is now a 19km drive loop in Mwabvi, the camp site has a lovely ablutions block, and the wildlife reintroductions are continuing at Majete. The private concession at Nyika is just being readvertised by the government after the first tendering exercise ended in allegations of corruption. A government minister is being investigated. The previous [...]
