One of See Malawi's most unique tours is our 7 Day Beach, Bush and City Experience. We promise to give you the best Malawi has to offer and have crafted one of the most bespoke, exclusive and unique tours on our catalog. Board our comfortable Jeep for a drive around Blantyre city then to Majete Wildlife Reserve and finally we will take you to the golden sands of Cape Maclear- all in this once of a lifetime experience. There are many options listed below for a tailor made Bush, Beach and City tour
BLANTYRE
Blantyre is the capital of Malawi's Southern Region and the country’s centre of finance and commerce, a role which stems back to its beginnings as a trading hub in the 19th century. Lying in a basin of the Shire Highlands, which is ringed by low hills and three mountain peaks, the landscape around Blantyre is very picturesque. It is a busy tourist attraction, as it is a central focus for travel in southern Malawi – understandably, as it is indeed a pleasant little city.
MAJETE WILDLIFE RESERVE
Majete Wildlife Reserve is a unique conservation and tourist destination and one of the most popular reserves in Malawi, situated in the lower Shire valley, a section of Africa's Great Rift Valley, in the South of Malawi, approximately 70kms – (one and a half hour’s drive) from Blantyre. Vegetation is diverse, ranging from moist miombo woodland in the western hills, to dry Savannah in the east with granite topped hills that contrast with picturesque river valleys and lush riverine forest. For connoisseurs of wildlife many exciting encounters lie in store, with the chance to view many species including black rhino, leopard, lion, elephant, buffalo, eland, kudu, sable, suni, klipspringer, Lichtenstein’s hartebeest and zebra.
LENGWE NATIONAL PARK
Lengwe National Park is located near the town of Chikwawa and about 65kms southwest of Blantyre. Its topography is unusual for Malawi; the vegetation is filled with deciduous woodland and dense tree growth along streams. The eastern area is quite flat, allowing for a good and well marked network of driveable tracks. To the west the level rises and low hills, outcrops of sandstone, break the skyline.
At the gate of the park is a heritage center – Tisunge! (which is the Chichewa for ‘Let us preserve!’) – Lower Shire Heritage Center – boasting a small museum, an arts & craft shop, a library and an education centre.
ELEPHANT MARSH
Elephant Marsh is part of the flood plain of the Shire River with its area ranging from 400 square kilometers to 1200 square kilometers depending from season to season and year to year. At its northern margins it is best classified as semi-permanent marshland. To the south it becomes a small lake and islands of salt are home to palms while the marsh supports a floating mat of vegetation which grows so thick in places that boats are unable to penetrate it. As hinted in its name this area is home to hundreds of elephants.
Anyone interested in bird life will also be in for a treat. Fish eagles, storks, kingfishers, herons and countless other species will be seen even on a short visit. The best time for viewing is the early morning as at this time of day one will avoid the worst of the heat and humidity.
LIWONDE NATIONAL PARK
Liwonde is the most popular of all the game parks. It is about 100 miles (160 km) north of Blantyre close to the hotels on the southern lakeshore. Additionally, game viewing is enhanced because the River Shire flows along its western border, allowing boat safaris as well as the usual ones on foot or in 4x4s.
Wildlife includes quite large numbers of elephants and the river attracts countless hippos and crocodiles. Antelope include kudu, sable and bushbuck. There are leopards and hyena and the occasional visiting lion. Black rhino have been re-introduced. Bird life is exceptionally varied. The river attracts fish eagles and weaver birds build their nests in the thin woodland. Pel’s fishing owl is often seen at dusk along the river’s edge
CAPE MACLEAR
This is the world’s first freshwater national park and a World Heritage Site. You can kayak to the surrounding islands where there is a veritable aquarium of a 1000+ tropical fish providing a colourful kaleidoscopic display that is resistible for snorkeling in the clear turquoise water. On a quiet day you spot otters in the lake and 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. Cape Maclear also offers a fascinating glimpse into life in a small rural fishing village in Malawi.
BLANTYRE
Blantyre is the capital of Malawi's Southern Region and the country’s centre of finance and commerce, a role which stems back to its beginnings as a trading hub in the 19th century. Lying in a basin of the Shire Highlands, which is ringed by low hills and three mountain peaks, the landscape around Blantyre is very picturesque. It is a busy tourist attraction, as it is a central focus for travel in southern Malawi – understandably, as it is indeed a pleasant little city.
MAJETE WILDLIFE RESERVE
Majete Wildlife Reserve is a unique conservation and tourist destination and one of the most popular reserves in Malawi, situated in the lower Shire valley, a section of Africa's Great Rift Valley, in the South of Malawi, approximately 70kms – (one and a half hour’s drive) from Blantyre. Vegetation is diverse, ranging from moist miombo woodland in the western hills, to dry Savannah in the east with granite topped hills that contrast with picturesque river valleys and lush riverine forest. For connoisseurs of wildlife many exciting encounters lie in store, with the chance to view many species including black rhino, leopard, lion, elephant, buffalo, eland, kudu, sable, suni, klipspringer, Lichtenstein’s hartebeest and zebra.
LENGWE NATIONAL PARK
Lengwe National Park is located near the town of Chikwawa and about 65kms southwest of Blantyre. Its topography is unusual for Malawi; the vegetation is filled with deciduous woodland and dense tree growth along streams. The eastern area is quite flat, allowing for a good and well marked network of driveable tracks. To the west the level rises and low hills, outcrops of sandstone, break the skyline.
At the gate of the park is a heritage center – Tisunge! (which is the Chichewa for ‘Let us preserve!’) – Lower Shire Heritage Center – boasting a small museum, an arts & craft shop, a library and an education centre.
ELEPHANT MARSH
Elephant Marsh is part of the flood plain of the Shire River with its area ranging from 400 square kilometers to 1200 square kilometers depending from season to season and year to year. At its northern margins it is best classified as semi-permanent marshland. To the south it becomes a small lake and islands of salt are home to palms while the marsh supports a floating mat of vegetation which grows so thick in places that boats are unable to penetrate it. As hinted in its name this area is home to hundreds of elephants.
Anyone interested in bird life will also be in for a treat. Fish eagles, storks, kingfishers, herons and countless other species will be seen even on a short visit. The best time for viewing is the early morning as at this time of day one will avoid the worst of the heat and humidity.
LIWONDE NATIONAL PARK
Liwonde is the most popular of all the game parks. It is about 100 miles (160 km) north of Blantyre close to the hotels on the southern lakeshore. Additionally, game viewing is enhanced because the River Shire flows along its western border, allowing boat safaris as well as the usual ones on foot or in 4x4s.
Wildlife includes quite large numbers of elephants and the river attracts countless hippos and crocodiles. Antelope include kudu, sable and bushbuck. There are leopards and hyena and the occasional visiting lion. Black rhino have been re-introduced. Bird life is exceptionally varied. The river attracts fish eagles and weaver birds build their nests in the thin woodland. Pel’s fishing owl is often seen at dusk along the river’s edge
CAPE MACLEAR
This is the world’s first freshwater national park and a World Heritage Site. You can kayak to the surrounding islands where there is a veritable aquarium of a 1000+ tropical fish providing a colourful kaleidoscopic display that is resistible for snorkeling in the clear turquoise water. On a quiet day you spot otters in the lake and 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. Cape Maclear also offers a fascinating glimpse into life in a small rural fishing village in Malawi.