A 7 day, 6 night tour of Malawi showcasing Lilongwe, Nkhotakota Wildlife Reserve and Lake Malawi. This tour includes all transfers from Lilongwe.
You will start off with a night in Lilongwe, 3 nights at Tongole Wilderness Lodge in Nkhotakota Wildlife Reserve followed by 2 nights at Sunbird Livingstonia Beah Hotel in Salima on Lake Malawi.
08:30 hours
You will be welcomed met and greeted by our representative/driver upon your arrival at Kamuzu International Airport (KIA) in Lilongwe. Then you will be transferred from the airport to Mafumu Hotel in the heart and capital city of the Warm Heart of Malawi.
Mafumu Hotel is a unique, intimate and quite accommodation facility in the capital city of Malawi with exceptional style, service and facilities in the suburb of Area 3, close to the popular Lilongwe Golf Club along Likuni road. Mafumu Hotel offers expected modern conveniences including wireless internet, DSTV, air conditioning, boardrooms among others. Its location provides easy access to both the Old Town; commercial district and the new City Centre; where you will find central government offices, donor agency offices, major non-governmental organizations and foreign missions for Malawi’s co-operating partners.
In addition to its serene setting, Mafumu Hotel is a reputable unit amongst flag carriers in the hotel industry. We pride ourselves on maintaining our high standards. We like people and we go great length to make our guests’ experience memorable and worth sharing.
After breakfast, you will be transferred from Mafumu Hotel to Nkhotakota Game Reserve a trip of approximately 3 hours. Nestled beneath the Chipata Mountain, a vast network of rivers weave their way through wooded hills, nourishing the dense miombo forests that make up Nkhotakota Wildlife Reserve. Nkhotakota Wildlife Reserve a habit of almost 500 elephants and 2,000 other animals, to the east of Central Malawi and near Lake Malawi, is one of the two large wildlife areas offering safaris in this region. Its vast 700 sq miles (1800 sq km) is of rugged terrain crossed by a number of rivers which tumble down the edge of the Rift Valley escarpment as they make their ways to the Lake.
Most of the reserve is miombo woodland with large patches of tall grasses and occasional areas of rainforest. Birdlife is prolific with giant kingfishers and palm nut vultures among the 130 recorded species. This is a wonderful example of true, rugged, untouched wilderness. In the past the reserve proved difficult to access because of the lack of roads or drivable tracks. Although there were animals in Nkhotakota, the terrain and difficult access made them difficult to find.
There are opportunities to go walking and hiking in Nkhotakota. Visitors can also paddle canoes on a boat safari down the Bua River as it cuts through the dense bush, or have a go at fishing from the banks of this mighty river.
In 2019, the sanctuary was extended to cover 80,000 hectares with access to the the Bua river included within the boundary, offering frequent up close wildlife viewing for guests at both lodges.
Deep within the breath-taking wilderness of the Nkhotakota Wildlife Reserve, Tongole Wilderness Lodge is the only high-end lodge in the reserve. Relax in luxurious, open-plan suites with breath-taking views over the beautiful Bua River. Tongole offers one of the best dining experiences in the country. Its varied menu and dining locations provide an exceptional dining experience. Access to the lodge is either by road or chartered aircraft, which can now land directly on our new air strip just a few minutes drive from Tongole.
You will be transferred from Tongole Wilderness Lodge to Sunbird Livingstonia Beach Hotel in Salima.
The hotel is located Opposite Bird Island on the Salima shores of Lake Malawi is Sunbird Livingstonia Beach. This exclusive hotel is located on the one kilometer long private beach, adjoining the beach is the hotel’s spectacular campsite.
The open-air terrace restaurant and the second storey dining room both overlook the beautifully tended gardens and the long stretch of beach.
You will depart at 09:00 after breakfast and be transfered back to Lilongwe
