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- Lilongwe
- Capital
- Kwacha (MWK)
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- 10,548,250
- Population
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Malawi Slideshow
Malawi
Travel Blogs from Malawi
Blantyre to Monkey Bay
This is a top pick! ... Malawi, but the weather was awful and the experience similar to the one I've just completed. So I traveled down the length of Malawi and it's still pissing cats and dogs. I think I will chill out here at Doogles Bar and Campsite and check out ...
Our 20 seconds of fame
This is a top pick! ... ;South Africa, through Mozambique, and was heading to Zambia. He was here filming a show about the cichlids in Lake Malawi and sustainable fishing methods. He was also doing a segment on the Ilala Ferry. After we had our ...
Kande Beach
This is a top pick! ... aboard. His home was in South Africa, well that's where his wife still lived but he was now based in the capital of Malawi, Lilongwe. He was spending a long weekend at Kande Beach and just so happened to be returning to Lilongwe the same day we were ...
A Cry for Help
This is a top pick! ... remembers the famine of 2002 with a somber shake of her head. At that time people in Nkhoma, a tiny community in central Malawi, were collapsing and dying, sometimes on her own doorstep. More than 3 million people needed immediate food. Just three years ...
Nkhata Bay
This is a top pick! ... people and we soon found out why. The one and only weekly ferry that visit's the coastal towns and a couple of islands on Lake Malawi, was in port. When I say port its actually a small wooden rickety jetty. The driver of our mini bus was very helpful and ...
On the Razor's Edge of Hope
This is a top pick! ... room rests his bicycle, beside the worn out blackboard he uses to teach English lessons to children in his community in central Malawi. Soft-spoken, with an engaging smile, Roger is the picture of a well-educated and ambitious young African. Except that ...
Falling asleep to the munching of elephants
This is a top pick! Our guidebook (you know, the one we used to have) calls Vwaza Marsh the hidden treasure of North Malawi. While everyone goes and hangs out on the beach, few people come up to this area. After coming here, its pretty easy to see why. Our ...
Mzuzu and Chitimba
This is a top pick! ... these goodies was great to watch. We sat on his lovely carved chairs and chatted with the help of some bottles of 'greens' Malawi's own brewed Carlsberg. After a couple of these we did the deal and everyone left really happy. We were so pleased that our ...
Kande Beach - Chintheche Strip
This is a top pick! ... we headed to the border where we entered Malawi, Malawi is beautiful very mountainous and the people extremley friendly, our first stop in Malawi was Chitimba Beach, on Lake Malawi, the setting was stunning and we were up to see the sunrise as we diddnt ...
Karonga
This is a top pick! ... the courage to join in too with great cheers from at least 300 adults and children. We will always remember Cornelius's genuine Malawi hospitality. Not wanting to out stay our welcome we left his house on Saturday for our next stop some 20kms south to ...
Dark days for Young Travellers
This is a top pick! ... and Daria because they have to pay $100 each to get into Malawi and we get in free). The "frequent minibuses" leaving from the Malawi side don't appear to be so frequent, so we get talked into a taxi for the hop to Karonga. Here, Gregor and ...
Chitimba and Livingstonia
This is a top pick! ... loads of children who had just finished school. Livingstonia is described in the LP as "producing a fascinating glimpse into Malawi's colonial architecture." Again it affords some quite beautiful panoramic views from its wide dusty tree-lined streets. We ...
Honey, I ate the kids
This is a top pick! ... I wasn't totally clear, but the cool thing is that they live upside down), a crab or two, and dramatic rock floor, and Lake Malawi is the shizzle. And it's pretty much the only place on the planet for you to see mouth brooders. These ...
Same Same, Zanzibar, and the Cat
This is a top pick! I had built up an expectation of having our very own cabin getaway on Lake Malawi. I did not (except once in passing) mention this to Travis, so our beginnings at Nkhata Bay were shaky for a moment. But, even though I said I would stay in a ...
Lilongwe
This is a top pick! ... . We ended up staying in a hotel for $135 a night. 'Sunbird' hotel group are meant to be the most swankiest hotel chain in Malawi. Well in our experience we have got a lot more for a lot less money. It was unbelievable. Luckily the next day I rang round ...
Yet more relaxing!
... boys! Anyway, back to keepin you all up to date, I'm sure you've been waiting with baited breath for our next entry. Lake Malawi was really cool. It's massive and is looks like you are next to the ocean, only the water isn't salty! Camped on the ...
Op naar Ilha de Mocambique
's Morgens de bus naar Ihla gepakt. Kan ik dat verschrikkelijke pensao achter me laten waarvan ik niet eens meer de naam kan herinneren. Wederom weer in een busje opgevouwen alleen nu begin ik het echt zat te worden...4-5 uur, je wordt alle kanten op ge ...
Bribery, Corruption and the Lake of Stars
... you sold on it yet? We were, instantly! Lake of Stars was founded in 2004 and acts as a showcase for the cream of Malawi’s music talent, and headlined by numerous international acts that perform for no fee. The festival is run as a not-for-profit ...
On the dock of the bay
... realised we were half way to Zambia... five minibuses, two boda boda's, one bus and a taxi later we arrived lakeside. Instantly Malawi seems to offer a little more of a laid back vibe, however when life is so much focused around lounging about by the ...
Moving on to Malawi
On our return to Dar we stayed one night and then had a long day of driving down to Chitimba on the shore of Lake Malawi. At one point during the drive we saw elephants by the roadside which was pretty amazing. At Chitimba we camped on the beach and I ...
Steak dinner anyone?
... ! We set off from camp at 9am with 5 other truckers and our guide - Wisdom. We'd hardly left camp when a local guy "Mike Malawi" started chatting to us and we agreed to let him carve keychains with our names and animals on the back. The climb started off ...
Mulanje Massif
... How fortunate we are to enjoy such beauty on such a beautiful continent. From here the team pushes on to Tanzania, along lake Malawi. Attempts to take the Mozambique route were abandoned as it was not possible to get news on the ferry needed to cross the ...
Chinteche Inn
After another short drive dayvia Mzuzu, we arrive at Chinteche Inn next to the Lake again. Here we stayed for 3 nights, and again had a few chilled days by the beach. The first night was a punch night where we all chipped in $5 and Rach made a huge ...
Ups and Downs
A day of ups and downs. Lets start with the ups: After arriving to camp early, I left with Eric for the market, leaving Errol and Sharita to set up the kitchen. The market was one of the coolest yet; people were friendly and didn't hassle us. First ...
Mangochi
... shower: smierig ! Maar ach ik wil maar 1 nacht blijven. Ik bezoek in Mangochi het museum, de Shire River, het monument Victoria Tower met the Gun (check Gwendoline en lake Malawi of Lake Niassa op Google). Leuk plaatsje met helaas erg veel ...
Visitors
... then informed me that they let people sit there when local teams play. The game began with a dodgy decision awarding a penalty against Malawi for hand ball (more like ball to hand). The penalty was poor and saved by the keeper. Malawi scored and went 1-0 ...
Malawi the beautiful
This morning we did a bit more emailing, catching up on wrapping up the loose ends in Cape Town - a bit frustrating when the connection is so slow and you need to send a huge file. We then went into Nico's Shopping Centre where we found a better cyber ...
Over due update from Bats
I started writing this a month ago so it is a little out of date now. I will do another one as soon as I can. I have visited 10 vulnerable families in Chilomoni now and the visits were very interesting and worthwhile. For me, this is what the centre is ...