Malawi Lake:
With over 500 different types of colourful aquarium fish, plus some tasty edible species, Lake Malawi is a divers, snorkellers and fishermans paradise. You can also try many different watersports and hop in a kayak (or motor boat) and paddle to Lake Malawi’s most desirable tropical islands of Domwe and Mumbo. Hidden amongst the rocks overlooking the clearest aqua marine water, are a few exquisite thatched safari tents and a discreet team of staff who elevate your Robinson Crusoe-style adventure to a five star experience. This is one of Southern Africa’s best kept secrets and once here, the outside disappers is just a distant memory. Lake Malawi’s attractions are not just under the water and its shores harbour an unbelievable number of birds. You can expect to see soaring fish eagles, kingfishers, herons and cormorants, all fishing at different heights.
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National Parks:
At the southern end of Lake Malawi is Liwonde National Park. The Shire River is the dominant feature of this safari destination and sundowner boat trips are the usual way to enjoy watching hippos, elephants and Nile crocodiles.Antelopes inhabit the marshland and open savannah of Liwonde, and provide food for predators such as lion and leopard. Liwonde is also known as one of the best bird watching venues in Southern Africa and one avid birder clocked up 266 species in a two night stay – probably without sleep! Nyika National Park in the north west of Malawi, offers extravagant scenery from the top of a 2,500 metre (8,000 foot) plateau. People do not visit Nyika for the game, which is secretive, but for vast panoramas, great birdwatching, walking and horse riding. It is often combined with a few days down in Vwaza March, fed by many tributaries, and inhabited by hundreds of elephants, antelopes, buffalo, hippos and fabulous birdlife.
