Group tour through Malawi

B = Breakfast, L = lunch and D = dinner.

Day 1: Dzalanyama Forest Reserve (D)
You will be picked up at the airport and drive to the Dzalanyama Forest Reserve in approximately two hours. This reserve is located about 40 km south-west of Lilongwe and consists of a number of steep hills and woodland. The ideal place for walking and bird watching.

After you have checked in at the lodge, you have the rest of the afternoon at your leisure and you can take an orientation walk. In the evening you meet the rest of the group and enjoy dinner together.

Accommodation: Forestry House

Day 2-3: Game Haven (B, L, D)

After breakfast you will drive a beautiful route through Malawi, along the border with Mozambique and through the city of Blantyre, before you arrive at your overnight stay for the next two nights. Along the way you make a number of interesting stops! You will visit petroglyphs, viewpoints from where you have a fantastic view of Lake Malawi, and you will visit a market stall along the way.

Game Haven is a serene and beautiful game park (one of the few in Malawi) where you can spot kudu, roan and sable antelopes, zebras and giraffes. But many special birds also live here! After arrival at your lodge you can relax by the swimming pool and enjoy the soothing sound of the waterfall on the background. Enjoy a drink in the bar during the sunset.

Accommodation: Game Haven

Day 4-5: Lake Malawi (day 4: B, L, D, day 5: B, D)
Today you drive to Cape Maclear on Lake Malawi. Along the way you stop at Zomba and visit a market. You then drive through the historic town of Mangochi to Lake Malawi where you will arrive mid-afternoon. Enjoy a sundowner on the beach this afternoon!

Day 5

Day 6: Kayak Safari (B, L, D)
Today there is an active adventure on the program; you are going to kayak! After breakfast you will be brought to the Kayak Africa Base Camp and a short briefing will be given about the trip. No worries, you don’t need any experience. You sail to the island in stable 2-person kayaks. Do you really not want to kayak, that is no problem! Then you will be brought to the island by motorboat. Once there, a well-deserved lunch follows and the rest of the day you can recover from the trip and explore the island. You spend the night on the island.

Accommodation: Island camp (in a chalet with its own bathroom or in a dome tent with a shared bathroom)

Day 7 Kuti wildlife Reserve (B, L,D)
After breakfast you will paddle back to the mainland. You then drive to Mua Mission in about 2.5 hours: a KuNgoni Center of Culture & Art. You can learn more about the history and culture of Malawi at the Chamare Museum. You will also visit the Carving Center, where you can admire and buy carvings and the library. The museum has an exhibition about the Chewa, Ngoni and Yao cultures. You can also visit a community and admire the arts & crafts center.You then continue to Kuti Wildlife Reserve for the night. You will find different types of landscapes here such as swamps, forests and grassland. This makes this a good habitat for animals such as zebras and impalas. In the afternoon you can choose from a game drive, a walk or a mountain bike tour.

Accommodation: Kuti Wildlife Reserve Chalets

Day 8: Nkhotakota Reserve (B, L, D)
Early in the morning you can again choose from a game drive, a walk or a mountain bike tour. You return to the lodge and enjoy your breakfast. Then you drive to the Nkhotakota Reserve. This is one of the largest reserves in Malawi and is located near Lake Malawi. No fewer than 130 different bird species live here and the area is still a pure wilderness. You can go hiking, fishing and climbing here.
You will arrive at your lodge or camp around lunchtime. After lunch you take a walk.

Accommodation: Bua River Lodge or Kachenga Bush Camp

Day 9-10: Lake Malawi (Day 9: B, L, D, day 10: B, D)
Those who want can take a walk before breakfast. After breakfast you will leave for Chintheche, on the northern shores of Lake Malawi. Your lodge is located on a private bay. That in combination with the beautiful garden makes this a real ‘retreat to paradise’.

Accommodation: Makuzi Beach Lodge

Day 11-13: Nylka Plateau (B, L, D)
An early departure today. You drive through Mzuzu, the third largest city in Malawi, to the Nylka Plateau. It is a long drive today, so on the way you stop for a picnic lunch. You will then arrive at your destination at the end of the afternoon.

On both days 12 and 13, game drives are on the program in the morning and in the afternoon. Optionally you can make an exciting game drive in the dark on the spot in the evening. In the dark you see a completely different world, animals that you do not see during the day and sounds that you do not hear during the day.

Accommodation: Chelinda Bedrooms

Day 14: Viphya Plateau (B, L, D)
Today’s route continues through Mzuzu to the Viphya Plateau. Your destination is at an altitude of 1,600 m and is therefore malaria-free. Your lodge obtains its energy entirely from solar cells, the water comes from the mountain and vegetables are grown on its own land.

You have the rest of the day at your leisure and you can undertake one of the optional activities such as canoeing, abseiling, squashing or visiting a local community.

Accommodation: Lugawa Forest Lodge

Day 15: Lilongwe Airport (B)

2019:
August: 10
October: 5, 27
November: 24 (German & English)
December: 21

During this trip you may have to share the bathroom with other bedrooms.