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Travel Blogs from Zomba
Trout Farm
... one most impressive state is the home of one of the politicians.
On either side, going up the mountain, most of the forest has been cleared for farming. A great pity. Although the forests are supposed to be protected, numerous people descended the pass on foot with a load of wood on their heads. In some instances, big logs.
Lake Chiwa lies to the right, going up the pass, in the valley. Looking down at Zomba is also special. ...
The Beautiful South
... event of flooding. The cyclone in Mozambique was so strong that it also caused heavy rain in Malawi so we experienced a very wet Zomba the first time round and a much drier one the second. The spectacular Zomba plateau provides the backdrop to the town and is covered in pine forest, interspersed with waterfalls and lakes - ideal for hiking when it's not raining! The plateau can be reached by the "potato path", so-called because the locals ...
Zomba - a hike, a horse, solitude and variety of t
... out of the town I do not know. I had heard that you could get strawberries there (which was very true) but this was not my sole reason for the visit. I'd also heard that a trip up onto Zomba Plateau was beautiful and that you could go horse riding there, so I thought I'd take a look.
I decided to try and get a ride up to ...
Trop chouette!
Bonjour tout le monde,
Cela fait un bout de temps que je n'ai pas écrit, cela passe tellement vite ! J’ai fait un tour dans un autre coin du Malawi avec ma mère alors que mon père a du rester à Lilongwe pour des raisons professionnelles et politiques. Nous sommes donc allés à la ville de Liwonde pour une nuit, à l’hotel 'Hippo View Lodge’ avant d’embarquer ...
Hiking and biking on the Zomba Plateau
... up your legs and bite you whenever they have the chance. Hiked around the plateau for 3 hours and went to some waterfalls, the queens view and the emperors view but because of the mist I didn't have any view so that was a pity. However the surroundings were beautiful and I enjoyed the hiking routes and the quiet forests.
After the hike the real challenge started since I had to make food for ...