Malawi safari Tours

Explore Malawi and experience this unique tour destination with highlights such as Lake Malawi, amazing landscapes, wildlife and extraordinary birdlife on Malawi safari tours.

Malawi is a spiced destination for travelers who love nature. It is situated in southeastern Africa and shares international boundaries with Mozambique, Tanzania and Zambia. The country may be one of the most laid-back countries in Africa, but it has enough particularly for the eco-tourists and nature holiday makers. Malawi safari itineraries are fantastic packages. The national parks, mountain hiking, game reserves, boat safaris, horseback safaris and plateau trekking will be highly appreciated by those who love to be in the midst of nature. Guide for Africa is your one stop source for destination and tourist information about Malawi. We have highlighted for adventurous travelers the most captivating Malawi Safari options. However, we recommend an open 4WD vehicle for your wildlife safaris.

Lake Malawi Tours

Lake Malawi the third largest lake in Africa is Malawi’s most prominent tourist attraction. This magnificent lake occupies most of the country’s eastern border and stretches nearly 600km from north to south and up to 100km in width. It is the world’s first freshwater national park and a World Heritage Site. The thousands of freshwater fish species, the mbuna, are more abundant and varied here than anywhere else in the world. Boats are available for hire and the fish will feed directly from the hand. Away from the Lake, the park has baboons, antelope and hyrax, and, of course, there is a great variety of birdlife including fish eagles, cormorants and hamerkops.

Malawi Wildlife Safaris

One of the best memorable experiences in Malawi is the wildlife safaris. As a safari destination, Malawi boasts plenty of game in beautiful characteristic surroundings. Malawi’s nine national parks and wildlife reserves cover a great variety of landscape and vegetation types, and include areas of genuine unspoilt wilderness. Game rich Nyika Plateau, Vwaza Wildlife Reserve; Kasungu National Park, Nkhotakota Reserve, Liwonde National Park, Lengwe National Park and Mwabvi Game Reserve are some of the best wildlife safari destinations in Malawi. Tourists have clear cut chances to spot the African big five (lion, buffalo, elephant, leopard and rhino) as well as an impressive array of antelope plus smaller cats including serval and caracel. Hippos are also found in huge numbers symbolic of Malawi’s rich wildlife.

Birding safaris

Malawi is truly an ornithologist’s paradise. No other area in Southern Africa can match the amazing diversity of habitats and richness reflected in the ever-burgeoning bird list of over 650 bird species coupled with the relative ease of bird watching. Best known is the fish eagle around Lake Malawi and along river Shire. It is difficult to find many countries that can approach Malawi as a destination for bird watching. Few indeed will get close to the range of species that can be seen and even fewer have such ease of viewing. Most of the birding safaris to Malawi are tailor made. Please contact you tour operator for who will take into account of such factor as access and their productivity.

Cultural Tours

Malawi’s people are its greatest plus – warm, friendly, convivial, colourful and effervescent. It is impossible to visit and not to become engaged with the people, but there are now opportunities to spend time locally for a first-hand experience of the cultures, way of life and ceremonies. Several cultural sites and museums are around the country including Mangochi Lake Museum, Livingstonia mission museum and a postal services museum near Zomba. The Cultural & Karonga Museum Centre is well worth a tour. There’s also plenty to discover of Malawi’s past, beginning with the pre-history remains of the Karonga district and the Dedza Stone Age rock paintings.

Excursion Trips & Lake Malawi Cruises

Lake Malawi provides for almost any water sport you may desire. Its size, warm freshwater and picturesque beauty surrounding of the beaches make it a haven for those seeking an all-year round location to swim, scuba dive, and snorkel, water-ski, sail, kayak, parasail or simply potter about in boats. The salt-free water is another plus. The clear, calm, warm, shark-free, tideless and salt-free waters make Lake Malawi an excellent place to dive. It is widely recognised as one of the best freshwater diving in the world. It’s possible to dive at Kaya Mawa and Mango Drift on Likoma Island and Danforth Yachting and Mumbo & Domwe Island camps at the Lake Malawi National Park (Cape Maclear).

Sailing and Canoe Expeditions

Sailing ranges from an hour to a full day kayaking expedition. Sailing tours are increasingly becoming popular in Malawi, particularly in the Lake Malawi National Park. Sea-going kayaks are used to paddle to eco-camps on two deserted islands in the park (Mumbo and Domwe). The highlight of the sailing calendar is the Lake Malawi Yachting Marathon every July. Canoe expeditions are also on offer at Nkwichi Lodge in the Manda Wilderness Community Reserve. The tide- and current-free waters make for good sailing and small boats are available at most lakeshore lodges.

Boat Safaris

Other options include boat safaris along the Shire River. For a privately guided pleasure trip of up to a few hours there are several places along the shore and on small islands just offshore. Traditional wooden boats or modern fiberglass speed boats are available. Some trips are more captivating to include fishing along the way. If only one pleasure trip is to be taken, it should be out on a boat on Lake Malawi. Boat excursions are also offered along the upper part of the River Shire, particularly through Liwonde National Park.