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Mountain, wildlife and lake in one week, with your own vehicle and a Malawian driver-guide who grew up here. Climb onto the Mulanje Massif, the highest mountain in south-central Africa, with a local mountain guide and spend a night in a hut on the high plateau. Then head north to Liwonde National Park for game drives and a Shire River boat safari among elephant herds, hippos and crocodiles, and finish with snorkelling, island boat trips and sunsets at Cape Maclear on Lake Malawi, a UNESCO World Heritage site. The tour is fully private, so the pace is yours. Lodges, all meals, park fees and airport or hotel transfers are included. Run by Anake Tours, a Malawian-owned company rated 4.9 on Tripadvisor.
What's Included
Lunch
Dinner
Breakfast
Meeting and pickup
We meet you in the arrivals hall at Kamuzu International (Lilongwe) or Chileka (Blantyre) with a sign showing your name. If you are staying at a hotel in Lilongwe or Blantyre, tell us its name when booking and we can collect you there instead. Please send your flight details so we can track any delays.
Itinerary
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1
Arrive in Blantyre and transfer about two hours to the foot of the Mulanje Massif, the highest mountain in south-central Africa. Spend the evening at your lodge with the granite peaks rising above you.
2 hours • Admission ticket included -
2
After an early breakfast at 6:30, set off at 7:00 with a local mountain guide, climbing through forest, streams and waterfalls onto the high Mulanje plateau, with sweeping views across the tea country below. Spend the night in a mountain hut on the plateau.
7 hours • Admission ticket included -
3
Walk down from the plateau past streams and viewpoints, then through the tea estates at the foot of the massif, before the transfer north towards Liwonde National Park.
4 hours • Admission ticket included -
4Liwonde National Park
A full day in Liwonde National Park on the Shire River, with morning and afternoon game drives in search of elephant, sable antelope, kudu, buffalo and, with luck, black rhino, plus rich birdlife along the floodplain.
6 hours • Admission ticket free -
5Liwonde National Park
Glide along the Shire River on a morning boat safari, close to pods of hippo, basking crocodiles and elephant herds wading through the reeds. After lunch, transfer to Cape Maclear on the shores of Lake Malawi.
3 hours • Admission ticket free -
6Lake Malawi National Park
A full day on Lake Malawi inside the UNESCO-listed national park: snorkel among hundreds of colourful cichlid fish found nowhere else on earth, boat out to the islands to watch African fish eagles dive, and cruise back into the bay at sunset.
6 hours • Admission ticket free -
7Lake Malawi National Park
Enjoy a relaxed final morning on the beach at Cape Maclear, then transfer back to Blantyre for your onward journey.
2 hours • Admission ticket free
Blantyre to Mulanje
Climb onto the Mulanje plateau
Down the mountain and north to Liwonde
Game drives in Liwonde National Park
Shire River boat safari, then Cape Maclear
A day on Lake Malawi
Return to Blantyre
Additional info
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
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Cancellation Policy
If you cancel at least 6 full day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a full refund.
If you cancel between 2 and 6 day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a 50% refund.
If you cancel within 2 day(s) of the scheduled departure, you will receive a 0% refund.
Cancellation Policy
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 6 full days before the experience’s start time.
- For a 50% refund, you must cancel 2–6 full days before the experience’s start time.
- If you cancel less than 2 full days before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
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