Mzuzu Hotels - Reviews and Rates

Another long driving day incorporating the border crossing into Malawi and an hour or so in the capital Lilongwe. We were within an hour's drive of our campsite when we discovered the road was blocked due to a road accident that happened 24 hours earlier. Apparently someone from the local village had been killed and as it was being cleared a pic...

After leaving Dar Es Salaam, I spent two full days on the road traveling west to the Malawian border.

The first night out, I camped at an old farmhouse in the town of Iringa. I had a hot shower and it felt really good to be so clean (especially after wearing the same shirt for 4 days).

The first town that I stayed in in Malawi wa...

We've been getting a lot of rain lately. Lots of rain means floods. Floods wipe out bridges. Wiped out bridges change routes. Our original route was to take us along lake Malawi to beautiful Kande Beach. Instead we will take a shorter route, meaning that we get an extra day of rest. Keeping that in mind I decided to end burnout week with a bang....

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 stop; chips and eggs- they make good chips in these parts and I'm sure I've eaten my body weight i...

avons quitte lilongwe et pris bus pour Mzuzu! depart des le lendemain matin!

We get up in the dark and because of a power cut we stumble around packing our bags at 4:30am. After a taxi ride to the bus station we board a bus and roll out of Dar es Salaam at 5:45, first light, on a 12 hour journey towards the border with Malawi. Its a private bus company so thankfully it only has four stops along the route and the journey ...

A respite. Malawi is a very rural country, and we have finally found a city about a third of the way down it, and even this city feels like a small town. That happened in Kenya too, when the town was in fact huge, so maybe it's a clever African trick. Small town feel, big town population. We're in Mzuzu, the place where you can buy almost anythi...

9th July 2008 Mzuzu and Chitimba So we left Lilongwe (not before time) at 12pm on the bus to Mzuzu. This time we took the inland road. We eventually arrived in Mzuzu in the dark at 6.30pm. We just hate driving in the dark. No one has descent headlights for a start if at all they have switched them on in the first place. Plus the lorries especial...

So, with only one pair of clippers with us on the trip being owned by Chris while it's Franci who is sitting with a very very thick black beard which desperately needs to be trimmed...there is only one result....Chris, in his very strong bargaining position has the power over the destiny of Franci's beard. The final terms established were that ...

BBC country profile: MALAWI http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/count ry_profiles/1068913.stm From the BBC site: FACTS Full name: The Republic of Malawi Population: 13.9 million (UN, 2007) Capital: Lilongwe Area: 118,484 sq km (45,747 sq miles) Major languages: English, Chichewa (both official) Major religions: Christianity, Islam Life expectancy:...