Malawi Highlights

• Known as the Warm Heart of Africa, Malawi is a wonderful, friendly and welcoming country that has a huge heart and an enormous amount to offer

• Small, unspoilt and beautiful, Malawi is a hidden gem that epitomises the saying "small is beautiful"

• A country of startling contrasts Malawi offers a diversity of landscapes ranging from towering mountains, rolling hills, lush, fertile valley floors, forest reserves, nine national parks, emerald green tea estates and the enormous crystal clear Lake Malawi

• Stunningly beautiful Lake Malawi is the third largest lake in Africa and one of the deepest in the world. A UNESCO World Heritage Site, Lake Malawi National Park at Cape Maclear is the first fresh water national park in the world

• The warm waters of Lake Malawi are filled with close on a thousand different species of cichlids with around 400 species found nowhere else in the world.   Small and brightly coloured, new species of cichlid are being discovered every year

• Home to over 600 species of bird Malawi is famous for its exceptional birdlife.  It is said to offer the best year round birding in southern Africa. Both Nyika National Park and Liwonde National Park provide excellent birding opportunities in varied natural habitats

• In the summer months the Nyika National Park is a botanist’s delight with masses of wild alpine flowers, countless species of orchids including 11 localised species

• Outdoor enthusiasts can choose from a host of activities which include mountain biking, hiking, kayaking, fresh water scuba diving, snorkelling, birding and Big Five game viewing

• Malawi has a rich colonial history and there are a number of old settlements, historical sites and missions waiting to be explored along with fascinating local cultures in all their complexity and vibrancy