Destination Malawi 2011/12

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MALAWI 2011–2012

THE OFFICIAL MALAWI TOURISM DIRECTORY

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3 Foreword

19 Golf

A modest but attractive challenge for lovers of golf

4 Introduction

So much more to see and do in the warm heart of Africa

6 LAKE MALAWI

Sailing and water sports galore with luxury accommodation on beautiful Lake Malawi 16 Malawi national parks National parks offer better-thanever wildlife viewing thanks to conservation efforts

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FOREWORD

Welcome to ‘Destination Malawi’ – the official Malawi Tourism Directory for 2010/11 – the first edition of this publication – which I hope has come at a time when our country is repositioning itself as a ‘must see’ destination. Malawi has a diversity of offerings, from beach, bush and wilderness experiences to its rich heritage, as well as being a key destination for both tourism investment and the MICE sector.

With its own special array of attractions and things to do, Malawi is quite simply a destination with a unique diversity that ranks it one of the best and rarest places in the world to visit.

This directory comes as part of a growing partnership between the Ministry and the entire travel and tourism industry as well as with all key players who have played a part in making this project a success. I wish to thank all advertisers for their efforts to help bring out the best in the ‘Warm Heart of Africa’. I would like to invite more players in Malawi and those packaging Malawi to use this medium, as it presents a consolidated and authenticated guide on Malawi travel and holidays.

POSITIVE GROWTH The tourism industry in Malawi is showing strong signs of positive growth, having weathered the storm of the 2009 global recession. With the Government currently making efforts to improve the infrastructure that serves most of our key attractions, we can all look forward to an exciting period ahead.

Wildlife conservation efforts in Malawi are showing signs of recovery, especially in Liwonde National Park and Majete Game Reserve. The Majete Reserve saw visitor

numbers increase to 4,000 in 2009 from only 40 in 2000. Our cultural sector also continues to be a strong product for Malawi. The Kungoni Art Centre in Dedza and various cultural villages offer cultural experiences to both domestic and international tourists.

The Department of Tourism, in conjunction with its sister Departments of Culture & Wildlife, will continue to liaise with all industry players, both locally and internationally, to try to ensure that Malawi becomes a better choice for any decision relating to holiday and tourism investment.

The new five-star hotel being constructed in the heart of the capital, Lilongwe, will also make Malawi a key destination for meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions and is destined to become a beacon of the Malawi tourism industry.

Finally, I wish to invite all of you to come and experience the beauty of our country. You will surely fall in love with Malawi – the ‘Warm Heart of Africa’.

Isaac Dalton Katopola Director of Tourism Malawi Ministry of Tourism, Wildlife & Culture

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INTRODUCTION

So much more to see and do in the warm heart of Africa

WELCOME to Malawi, the warm heart of Africa. In many ways, it is also the genuinely friendly, safe and undiscovered heart of Africa – an almost off-theradar, small and exclusive destination that is just that little bit different from its better-known neighbours.

It’s a place where tourists seem to be travellers. Typically, they are visitors who already know Africa but now seek a more varied and altogether broader experience. In fact, Malawi’s unique selling point is the sheer variety of things to see and do in a comparatively confined area – with more in the pipeline.

Although Malawi has no lack of reasonably priced game parks and reserves (there are nine, in fact) with a wide range of species, climates and topographies as well as great birdwatching, the country does not consider itself an out-and-out wildlife viewing safari destination. It is certainly not the principal reason why visitors come.

Nevertheless, Malawi’s parks are growing in popularity – as the number of newly built camps and smart lodges

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will testify – and overall animal and visitor numbers are increasing as a result of efforts by the Department of National Parks & Wildlife and those working closely with the DNPW. Perhaps like no other nation, Malawi is dominated by a lake. In fact, Lake Malawi, the third-largest in Africa, covers an impressive 20 per cent of the country’s total surface area. It is thought to contain more species of fish – many of them endemic – than any other body of water on Earth.

ATTRACTIONS The main attractions of Lake Malawi are its discreet island hideaway properties, its surprisingly classy lakeside lodges, and the great opportunities to dive, snorkel, kayak, sail and swim in its delightfully warm and crystalclear waters. Away from the lake, visitors are attracted by walking and climbing – especially in the Mulanje Massif, with its soaring peaks of up to 3,000 metres, where

climbers will find excellent facilities including a team of willing porters. Visitors can also go horse riding (even within Nyika National Park) and mountain biking.

The Shire Highlands area around Mulanje is at the heart of Malawi’s famous tea-growing region. Both Mulange and Thyolo have tea plantations featuring restored colonial estate houses where guests are treated to old-style service and delicious home cooking.

Then there is the cultural life, which has a higher profile in Malawi than in many other African destinations. Most itineraries drawn up by tour operators will include some aspect of the local culture – the cuisine, the ceremonies and the lifestyle – with opportunities to interact with local people.

In terms of getting around, the national road network has been greatly improved. Journey times have been shortened between Lake Malawi and both Lilongwe and Blantyre as well as to and from the main parks and reserves. This has made itinerary planning more certain,

allowing tour operators to intensify trips in terms of what to see and do.

Nevertheless, getting to Malawi remains a little complicated because there are no direct flights from either Lilongwe or Blantyre to Europe or other destinations beyond Africa. Most visitors will be routed via Africa’s two main airport hubs, Nairobi and Johannesburg.

Lilongwe and Blantyre, the commercial centre of Malawi, are both easy to get around. The newly developed area of Lilongwe, just north of the Old Town, has been thoughtfully laid out and will soon boast the country’s first five-star hotel, now under construction alongside the recently completed and imposing new parliament building. Blantyre also has many fine hotels, geared largely to business visitors.

Whether one is arriving as a tourist or travelling on business, Malawi is a place that visitors always want to return to; and for those posted to Malawi from overseas, it is a place they don’t ever seem to want to leave.

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LAKE MALAWI

Stunning views, excellent diving and fun sailing trips – Lake Malawi has it all

Lake Malawi is one of several impressive lakes that run more or less the length of the Great Rift Valley. It is Africa’s third-largest lake (after Lake Victoria and Lake Tanganyika) as well as being the second-deepest in Africa and the eighth-largest in the world.

The lake stretches for over 580 km from north to south and is 75 km across at its widest point. Occupying about 20 per cent of the total surface area of Malawi, the lake covers an area of 29,600 sq km, most of which is located within the State of Malawi.

LIVELIHOOD Lake Malawi dominates life across much of the country and provides a livelihood for many Malawians. It is a bountiful supplier of fish, with trawlers of up to 17.5 metres in length working its waters, while many small boats also go out each day in search of fish from villages

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along the lake. The lake contains more species of fish than any other comparable body of water on Earth.

Dotted along the western shore is an assortment of small resorts as well as the occasional campsite or isolated lodge. These stretch from Karonga in the far north, close to the Tanzania border, to the Sunbird Nkopola Lodge (venue for the annual Lake of Stars event) in the south and beyond to the Nkopola Leisure Centre & Campsite just before Mangochi. With soft, sandy beaches lapped by the tropical waters of the lake and shaded by majestic palms, these properties could easily be at the ocean’s edge rather than on an inland sea.

Other hideaway lodges

Music festival is a showcase for international talent The Lake of Stars is a three-day music and arts festival held each October at the Sunbird Nkopola Lodge in Mangochi on the shores of Lake Malawi.

In 2010 this event featured acts from Malawi and other African countries as well as from the UK. Previous headline acts from overseas include: Basement Jaxx, Groove Armada, the Maccabees, Sway and Noisettes, who were among the top performers at the 2010 festival.

As well as being a great musical event, Lake of Stars works on a number of levels as it seeks to boost inbound travel; to promote and nurture Malawi-based

talent; and to provide training for local stage managers and sound technicians.

Everyone involved in promoting and running the event is a volunteer, including the sound technicians. The local acts are paid a performance fee, but bands coming from outside give their time for nothing.

This is a European-standard event employing the latest and best sound systems available. These are donated from the UK. Fans attending the festivals can either camp or book a room at the lodge or nearby. About 35 per cent of the fans come from overseas and the event is promoted in Kenya, the United States, Germany and the UK.

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are perched on small islands out in the lake that can only reached by boat or canoe.

As well as lazing on Lake Malawi’s idyllic beaches or secreting themselves away on a rocky island, visitors can enjoy the lake to its fullest. Thanks to the huge array of species in this freshwater lake, the snorkelling and diving is virtually without equal in Africa. Visitors can also go sailing, either in small boats or even overnighting in a large catamaran.

NATIONAL PARK The lake has its own national park, covering just 94 sq km, in a stunningly beautiful location at Cape Maclear.

The park was created to protect the lake’s endemic fish species and is Malawi’s only Unesco World Heritage Site.

This area was a favourite with the explorer David Livingstone and the graves of five early European missionaries can be found in the park.

For those with some time on their hands, one of the truly delightful and mildly adventurous ways to see the lake is to take a trip on the venerable 1949-built ferry ‘Ilala’. The vessel leaves Monkey Bay in the far south of lake each Friday at 10.00 and heads north, making 11 stops (including two in Mozambique) before returning to Monkey Bay the following Wednesday. The ferry has two grades of cabins and is truly an experience to enjoy and savour. Passengers can choose to buy voyage segments from the vessel’s regular round-trip itinerary rather than staying on board for the full six-day trip.

SAILING THE LAKE IN DELUXE STYLE There is only one live-aboard yacht operating on Lake Malawi, the 38 ft catamaran ‘Mufasa’ (named after the Lion King character).

Owned by Danforth Yachting, this luxury 10-berth catamaran is based at Danforth Lakeside Lodge at Cape Maclear, a Unesco World Heritage site and the world’s first freshwater marine reserve.

The South Africa-built catamaran provides a series of itineraries from Cape Maclear featuring gracious hospitality and exceptional cuisine, with a crew of three to take care of the six pampered guests.

Trips can include day sailing, sundowner cruises and multi-day trips in and around the central and southern parts of Lake Malawi. From the yacht, guests can dive, snorkel, fish or swim.

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Fisherman’s Rest

Magnificent location overlooking the Shire Valley Fisherman’s Rest provides a cultural gateway to Africa for visitors who want to experience, learn and engage with the enchanting country of Malawi.

Situated in its own tranquil atmosphere, Fisherman’s Rest is surrounded by magnificent views over the Great Rift Valley. This is in a private nature reserve in 50 acres of woodland populated by antelope. It offers a swimming pool, a gift shop, lodges, chalets, bush camp hides and a secluded rustic campsite well within the reserve. Visitors can choose to self-cater or eat at the Tea House.

Fisherman’s Rest is exceptionally well located for visitors who want to do business in Blantyre while also taking time off to explore the parks and sights of the Lower Shire Valley. It is an ideal venue for workshops and retreats, with broadband connectivity throughout.

The company offers tours and short breaks. These including driving safaris, cycling and walking tours through the villages or to the Shire River and Majete Wildlife Reserve as well as excursions to Mulanje Mountain, Zomba Plateau, Liwonde National Park and Lake Malawi.

Local communities Guests have an opportunity to visit Fisherman’s Rest Community Trust and engage with local communities in games, arts, crafts, carpentry, pottery and gardening.

Even sports tournaments can be arranged.

In addition, guests can join the Book Bus team in their mobile library safari truck – decorated with Quentin Blake illustrations – on school visits where they help children improve their reading skills through storytelling, illustrating and games.

There is also an opportunity to help the schools build their own classrooms for libraries, set up computers and teach the skills that will give Malawian students quicker access to the world of technology and improve their employability.

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Danforth Yachting

Sailing and water sports galore with luxury accommodation on beautiful Lake Malawi

If you’re looking for a memorable sailing and water sports holiday in one of the most beautiful locations on Lake Malawi, then look no further than Danforth Yachting.

Owner-run and offering personal attention, Danforth Yachting focuses on sailing and water sports and delivers all-round excellence.

Danforth Lodge has eight air conditioned en-suite rooms, tastefully decorated in cool, nautical colours and all opening onto a large patio. All rooms have spectacular views of the lake and look out over Thumbi West Island. The garden has shady lawns leading to a beach-side ‘infinity’ swimming pool. The luxury yacht ‘Mufasa’ is moored nearby.

Winters in Malawi are never cold and the warm, fresh, clear water of the lake is inviting all year round. So guests

A PADI scuba diving centre, water sports and activities are all on site and easily accessible to the resident guests.

Danforth, which is both a yacht charter company and a luxury lodge, offers superb accommodation at Danforth Lodge, Cape Maclear, in a location bordering Lake Malawi National Park and surrounded by islands.

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Danforth Yachting operates on a full-board basis including three delicious meals each day, plus teas, coffees, cakes and snacks. Its local and international chefs take pride in their varied and delicious meals, incorporating seasonal fresh ingredients. Dining is al fresco on the thatched beachside gazebo.

The ‘Mufasa’, a fully equipped and crewed oceangoing catamaran, is the only live-aboard yacht of its kind on Lake Malawi. Measuring 11.58 metres (38 ft) in length,

forth Lodge. There are more than 20 dive sites in and around Cape Maclear.

Lake Malawi is ideal for diving enthusiasts, with clear, fresh, warm water, no tides or currents and over 600 species of brightly coloured tropical fish.

Danforth offers a range of live-aboard itineraries on the yacht ‘Mufasa’. Sailing itineraries are flexible depending on wind and weather. Guests can choose from various sailing safaris of between five nights and 11 nights duration.

The Danforth Yachting lake experience can be combined with other add-on options as required.

the ‘Mufasa’ sleeps eight guests in comfort and style and the layout includes two bathrooms, four double cabins, two crew berths, saloon, galley, a shaded cockpit and a dive platform.

Water sports and activities Guests can be as active or as relaxed as they choose.

Water sports instructors are on hand to give expert tuition in water-skiing, wakeboarding, snorkelling and sailing. We are child friendly and offer something for everyone.

Activities include sailing and cruising on the ‘Mufasa’, Hobie cat and dingy sailing, snorkelling, scuba diving, water-skiing, wakeboarding, tube rides, swimming pool, trampoline, kayaking, fishing, mountain biking, guided nature walks, birding, cultural outings to the traditional village, pool table, table tennis and darts.

Freshwater scuba diving The on-site PADI resort scuba diving centre is fully equipped and there is a resident dive instructor. Courses and casual diving are offered to guests resident at Dan-

Meet the team Owners Howard and Michelle Massey-Hicks started Danforth Yachting lodge and yacht charters in 2001. The couple have both sailed since their youth and both grew up enjoying water sports. They decided to sell up their town-based electrical business to live and work on Lake Malawi.

Howard is an electrical engineer turned mariner. With over 80,000 nautical miles under his belt, he is regarded as an authority on sailing and navigating Lake Malawi.

Howard is also a PADI Divemaster, Hobie cat sailor, waterskier, fisherman and larger-than-life host.

Michelle’s varied job description ranges from yacht crew, hostess, administrator and kitchen supervisor to waterski demonstrator and seamstress.

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Malawi national parks

National parks offer better-than-ever wildlife viewing thanks to conservation efforts Broadly speaking, Malawi is not perceived by the tourism industry as an out-and-out safari destination. In fact, Malawi sells itself more as an activity destination with lots to see and do. And with tough competition from its neighbours, this is probably just as well.

Yet Malawi has a surprisingly varied offering in terms of game viewing. In fact, the Department of National Parks and Wildlife (DNPW) is responsible for looking after 12 ‘protected’ areas comprising five national parks, four wildlife reserves and three sanctuaries.

Malawi has also been through some tough times in terms of wildlife protection and conservation and this has tended to limit the number of visitors to its parks and reserves. But thanks to one or two innovative ideas in relation to park management and a recognition by the government that the nation’s parks and reserves are important generators of income, wildlife is making a comeback. This upbeat assessment contrasts sharply with the sorry situation of the 1990s when poaching and issues of land use were a major problem.

There is still much to be done, of course; but Malawi is generally moving in the right direction as it seeks to restore its parks to their former glory and as animal populations recover, both naturally and with the help of restocking and translocation. More rangers have been engaged,

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highway links have been improved along with the road systems inside the parks and reserves, and there is better signposting. At the same time, investors have been encouraged to build new camps and lodges, often with local community involvement.

What’s more, all Malawi’s parks and reserves except one remain astonishingly good value. With one exception, they charge daily fees of only $5 per person for nonresidents and as little as $1 for local people.

National parks: Nyika National Park, with Lake Malawi on one side and Zambia on the other, is the nation’s largest at 3,200 sq km. Nyika contains one of Africa’s finest examples of montane plateaux with high densities of leopard as well as zebra, roan, eland and reedbuck; while on the lower slope there are elephant and buffalo as well as warthog, bushpig and hyena. The park also contains about 200 species of orchid.

Nyika is also popular with birdwatchers. It contains more than 400 species, including the rare Denham’s bustard, the wattled crane and the endemic red-winged francolin. Apart from conventional game-viewing and birdwatching, other activities within the park include trekking, mountain biking and horse riding.

The 2,316 sq km Kasungu National Park, again bordering Zambia, is Malawi’s second-largest. Unfortunately, animal densities are not high as poaching remains an issue here; but the park has roan, sable, kudu, impala and hartebeest plus some zebra and buffalo. Lucky visitors might get to see wild dog and serval. The park also contains hyena and large numbers of hippo in the Lufupa River.

Many consider the 580 sq km Liwonde National Park to be the jewel of Malawi’s game-viewing areas; and it is certainly one of the most scenic, with the Shire River winding along its western border before flowing into Lake Malombe. The park has elephant, buffalo – which are thriving, according to the DNPW – and hippo as well as sable, impala, reedbuck, oribi and cats such as leopard and serval. There are also good opportunities to view such exotic bird species as Pel’s fishing owl, the palm nut vulture, Boehm’s bee-eater and the white-backed heron.

The sometimes neglected Lengwe National Park, right on the Mozambique border, has suffered a great deal in the past from poaching and the ravages of the civil war

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that afflicted Malawi’s neighbour. Lengwe is the most northerly habitat of the nyala. A few other antelope live there, but are harder to spot owing to the thick vegetation. The birdlife is abundant, however, and enthusiasts will be eager to see the black-and-white flycatcher, barred cuckoo and bush-shrike among many.

Lake Malawi National Park, covering just 94 sq km, is Malawi’s smallest and also a Unesco World Heritage Site.

The park occupies the Cape Maclear peninsula and was set up to protect the more than 1,000 fish species (many endemic) and other aquatic creatures in the lake.

Wildlife reserves: The 700 sq km Majete Wildlife Reserve is run by the African Parks Network, which has a 25-year public/private agreement with the government. On taking control, African Parks faced a situation in which the reserve’s entire population of elephant, buffalo, sable, eland, zebra and hartebeest had been wiped out and other animal numbers severely depleted. Since its inception, however, African Parks has reintroduced about 3,000 animals including black rhino and sable. This is the only park or reserve in Malawi that charges a different (and higher) entrance fee – still reasonable at US$20 for an adult non-resident.

Furthermore, the quality and success of this project has attracted a top quality operator to build a new property in the reserve. There is also a campsite from which the community benefits in terms of revenue sharing.

The hard-to-reach Mwabvi Wildlife Reserve, covering 340 sq km, has been a sorry victim of poaching and

Lilongwe Wildlife Centre

Spectacular visitor attraction in the heart of the capital The Lilongwe Wildlife Centre is set in 120 hectares of woodland right in the heart of Malawi’s capital.

Regarded as the number one visitor attraction in the Central Region, the centre provides a unique urban haven for hundreds of species of animals and birds.

The centre is one of three in Malawi, but the only sanctuary for orphaned and rescued wild animals including lion, leopard,

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deforestation in the past. This reserve is now in the hands of Project African Wilderness (PAW), which has a management agreement with DNPW to run the area. PAW has set about fencing the reserve and restocking it with game while also building Chipembere Camp.

Sadly, the Nkhotakota Wildlife Reserve has suffered from neglect and animal sightings are now limited; but the DNPW is making efforts to upgrade it. Birdwatching, however, remains excellent.

The 900 sq km Vwaza Marsh Wildlife Reserve borders Zambia on its western side and is home to Malawi’s broadest variety of large mammals (elephant, hippo, kudu and impala). Unfortunately, sable are no longer found here, but there are many lowland bird species.

The reserve has an open border with Zambia and poaching remains a problem, although a diminishing one. On the plus side, the reserve is fenced on its southern and eastern boundaries. This is another reserve earmarked by DNPW for improvement and restocking.

Finally, there are three wildlife sanctuaries. In establishing three sanctuaries – in Lilongwe, Blantyre and Mzuzu – the aim has been to create natural wildlife environments in urban areas in order to provide an opportunity for both local people and visitors to view and interact with animals and to provide education for schoolchildren.

antelope, baboon and crocodile. It is also a recreation and leisure facility, open to both local residents and international visitors.

In addition, the centre features a series of wilderness trails that wind their way through the woodland and along the banks of the Lingadzi River. Home to a diverse range of trees and birds as well as animals such as porcupine, duiker and wild pig, these trails are perfect for walking – accompanied by a guide, if required – as well as for birdwatching and picnicking.

Lilongwe Wildlife Centre is a nongovernmental organisation, registered by Congoma (the Council for Non-Governmental Organisations in Malawi).

Golf

A modest but attractive challenge for lovers of golf Malawi may not be the world’s top golfing destination, but it has its fair share of courses.

Players will find a selection of golf clubs in Malawi, some in quite beautiful locations. Among these, the leader is Lilongwe Golf Club, the country’s only 18-hole course and home to the TNM Malawi Open sponsored by Telekom Networks Malawi.

Dating back to 1930, Lilongwe is a testing, par-72, 6,225 metre course. Together, its 18 holes constitute a tight and tricky course with many narrow tree-lined fairways The club is installing underground irrigation in an effort to improve the year-round playability of the fairways, which can suffer in the dry season, and is renovating the clubhouse.

Non-members pay a green fee and also a per-day membership fee of MWK 1,500 per person. At MWK 500 (plus a discretionary tip) for 18 holes and only MWK 300 for nine, caddies are refreshingly inexpensive.

COURSES In addition to Lilongwe, the country has eight other courses, but all of these are only nine holes. Six are in southern Malawi: Blantyre Sports Club (founded in 1896), Limbe Country Club, Mulanje Golf Course, Thyolo Golf Club and Nchalo Golf Club. One is in the central region at Kachere. And there are two in the north: Mzuzu Golf Club and Kasasa Golf Club.

There is also a nine-hole, par-3, course at Mlambe, which belongs to the Club Makokola resort on Lake Malawi. Another nine hole course is being built at Mapiri Lodge.

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SS Rent A Car

Experienced car rental firm sets a high standard of quality SS Rent A Car, founded in 1978, has the distinction of being not only the longest established car rental company in Malawi but also the largest.

Wholly owned and entirely run by the Singh family, this indigenous company boasts the largest fleet of vehicles in the country.

As Malawi’s oldest car rental company, SS Rent A Car has been responsible for setting the trend in this business sector. The company has established high standards in terms of the quality of its vehicles. Today, in addition to operating the largest fleet of rental cars in Malawi, the company can also lay claim to the country’s newest fleet of vehicles.

SS Rent A Car operates a vehicle fleet that ranges from small cars to executive saloons and from four-wheel-drive vehicles to utility vehicles and trucks.

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The company is proud to offer a selection of Mercedes-Benz vehicles in its executive range, while its saloon cars, 4x4 vehicles and off-roaders are supplied by Nissan, Suzuki and Toyota.

SS Rent A Car can provide both 16-seat and 26-seat buses, while for lovers of adventure the company also has motorcycles available for hire.

The company’s fully equipped garage ensures a high level of service and maintenance of its fleet. A 24-hour back-up service is in place.

EXPERIENCE SS Rent A Car employs a professional team with a broad knowledge of the car rental business and of Malawi. The team also has experience in cross-border travel and will be able to advise customers on all aspects of their journey.

Whether it’s a business trip or a tour, a group holiday or a conference, a wedding or even a funeral, SS Rent A Car aims to provide each customer with a satisfactory and personalised level of service.

Sunbird Hotels & Resorts

Excellent range of city and resort hotels The Sunbird Hotels & Resorts group has properties strategically located both in Malawi’s main cities of Blantyre, Lilongwe and Mzuzu and in the resort areas of Zomba, Salima and Mangochi.

The Sunbird group comprises seven hotels and an airport catering concern at Chileka International Airport in Blantyre.

For business travellers, the hotel chain offers spacious conference and meeting venues which can cater for different markets and requirements.

Sunbird offers a selection of resorts that complement its city hotels by offering a breakaway opportunity to relax and sample the diversity of Malawi’s culture and its people.

The Sunbird Capital has 182 rooms and lies in a magnificent parkland setting in the heart of Lilongwe, next to the government buildings and only 500 metres from the new city centre, where most diplomatic missions are based.

The Sunbird Mount Soche has 136 rooms and is located in Blantyre, the commercial capital of Malawi. The hotel is set among lush tropical gardens overlooking the city in the north and the Ndirande mountain in the south.

Located in the Malawi capital, the 94-room Sunbird Lilongwe is situated in the hub of old town with easy access to all parts the city.

NYIKA NATIONAL PARK The 60-room Sunbird Mzuzu is located in Mzuzu, the administrative city of the Northern Region and gateway to the beautiful Nyika National Park.

The 32-room Sunbird Livingstonia Beach is a lakeshore resort in Senga Bay, Salima, 125 km from Lilongwe and two hours’ drive from Lilongwe International Airport.

The 40-room Sunbird Ku Chawe sits on the edge of the Zomba Plateau, with peaks rising to nearly 7,000 ft and some of the most stunning views in Africa.

The Sunbird Nkopola Lodge is a magnificent lakeshore resort offering 55 rooms.

Sunbird Caterers, based at Chileka Airport, offers top quality airport and outside catering.

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Skyband Corporation

Malawi’s leading provider of internet services Skyband Corporation Limited is Malawi’s leading internet service provider. It offers a full range of innovative internet access, from dial-up to broadband, VSAT and Hotspot Services, IT consultancy, hardware, software and training solutions.

Skyband also provides hosting and e-commerce solutions to its corporate customers.

Established in July 2000 in Blantyre, Skyband has played a key role in implementing new services and closing the technological gap between developing and developed countries. In January 2005 Skyband merged with Laser Group to consolidate its products and services in Lilongwe.

In September 2006 Skyband partnered with Technologix Consultants to set up Skyband.biz – the first and only Microsoft Gold Certified Partner in Malawi.

Skyband’s dedicated team are on hand to provide firstrate services and support in Malawi.

Among its achievements, Skyband is the first ISP in Malawi to scan all incoming emails for viruses, the first to provide anti-spam filtering on incoming emails and the first to set up broadband wireless wide area networks (WANs) in Blantyre and Lilongwe.

Email and internet dial-up Skyband uses the latest dial-up access hardware, supporting 56 Kbps V.92, V.90 and K56flex technologies and digital E1 lines.

Broadband internet Using Alvarion equipment, Skyband owns and operates its own independent wireless networks, including the first WiMAX network to be deployed in Malawi.

Bandwidth can be provided in chunks of 64 Kbps up to 7 Mbps. A wireless subscriber unit connects into an RJ-45 Ethernet Port on the customer’s Router. Skyband provides the customer with real-time traffic/bandwidth graphical analysis.

Website design and hosting Skyband offers the latest in web design innovations including dynamic database-driven websites using the programming languages ASP, ASP.NET, VBScript and Access/MySQL and SQL Databases.

HotSpot and capped services Skyband HotSpot provides high-speed Wi-Fi wireless internet service in convenient public locations. Customers can connect their Wi-Fi enabled laptop, PDA, mobile phone or other device to the internet at their convenience, with no wires or cables required.

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Telekom Networks Malawi

Bringing mobile services within reach of everyone Telekom Networks Malawi Ltd (TNM) is the pioneer mobile network in Malawi, operating under a GSM licence.

tial. In doing so, its mobile services will contribute to the growth and development of the Malawi economy.

Products and services TNM’s products and services include: • Prepaid and postpaid tariffs

The company is wholly Malawian owned and the shareholding is as follows: Malawi Telecommunications Ltd (MTL) 40 per cent; MTL Mobile Ltd 60 per cent.

• Recharge vouchers • SMS

TNM serves 80 per cent of the corporate market in Malawi. The network has extensive coverage in all three regions and districts of the country. TNM offers affordable and flexible tariffs backed by what is arguably the most reliable network in Malawi.

TNM MISSION The mission of TNM is to be “Malawi’s premier mobile company of choice, offering best-in-class mobile telecommunications services to people everywhere.”

• Loyalty bonus • Per second billing • GPRS mobile internet access • Multimedia messaging services (MMS) • Voice mail services (VMS) • My Zone reduced rates

TNM is an equal opportunity employer. The company aims to provide an environment in which diverse individuals are able to develop and perform to their full potential.

Great emphasis is laid on teamwork, diversity, building trust, enhancing communications and sharing best practices to deliver world-class products and services.

TNM is committed to its Malawian roots and takes its corporate social responsibilities very seriously.

• Family & Friends package • Corporate mobile mail • Call conference • International roaming • Wireless application protocol (WAP)

As Malawi’s premier mobile company, TNM wants to enable people and businesses to realise their full poten-

• Caller tunes.

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Majete Wildlife Reserve

Pic © Bentley Palmer

Wildlife galore in a magnificent setting

will begin including predators and the remaining black rhino.

Majete Wildlife Reserve is part of a public private partnership initiative between the government of Malawi and the African Parks Network – a conservation organisation that manages and restores protected areas in partnership with African governments.

About 130,000 people live in the vicinity of the reserve in more than 140 villages. Through its Community Development Section, the reserve works with the local communities and gives its support to projects such as boreholes, school classrooms, health clinics and drinking troughs for livestock.

Majete is in the Lower Shire Valley, part of the Great Rift Valley in southern Malawi. The habitat incorporates hill miombo woodland, mixed woodlands of combretum, terminalia and acacia, open rocky outcrops and thick riverine woodland.

Over 2,000 animals have been relocated into a 14,000 hectare sanctuary within the reserve in the past five years including black rhino, elephant, buffalo, eland and sable.

In 2009 the perimeter fence was complete and subsequent relocations have focused on the outer reserve, including over 80 elephants, moved from Mangochi by the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) with funding from the US Fish and Wildlife Service.

A further 500 animals – impala, sable and waterbuck – were moved into the outer reserve to complete the ‘plains game’ initiative. In 2011/2012 the final restocking phase

Accommodation in the reserve consists of Thawale Camp and the Community Camp Site.

TENTED CHALETS Thawale Camp is unfenced, so that animals regularly visit the property. The camp has five twin tented chalets and one luxury chalet. All chalets are en-suite with hot and cold running water. The chalets overlook a floodlit waterhole. The lounge area has a bar, a dining area and a terrace where guests can sit around the campfire. Fully catered meals are provided.

The self-catering Community Campsite has a thatched bar and dining space, a barbecue area, toilets and hot showers.

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mafumu guest house

Top quality accommodation at affordable rates LT Developments Limited operates the attractive and distinctive Mafumu Guest House in Lilongwe, Malawi.

Guests can expect to find top quality accommodation at affordable rates when they stay at the Mafumu Guest House, which is conveniently located at the corner of Likuni Road and Barron Avenue in Lilongwe.

PERSONALISED SERVICE Offering an exceptional standard of personalised service, the Mafumu Guest House has 35 executive rooms, all larger in

size than the normal hotel standard. All the rooms are air conditioned and en-suite, with digital satellite TV, international direct dialling and email facilities.

When it comes to mealtimes, guests are well looked after. The guest house offers a mouth-watering buffet breakfast as well as an Ă la carte menu featuring both African cuisine and international dishes. There is also a well stocked bar.

The Mafumu Guest House also has conferencing facilities, while other services include car hire and car wash.

mapiri country golf lodge

Top quality accommodation at affordable rates has a total of 10 executive rooms of hotel standard. All rooms are en-suite with digital satellite TV. Travel Lodge Hotels Limited operates the eyecatching and unique Mapiri Country Golf Lodge in Dedza, the Central Region of Malawi, about 85 km south of Lilongwe.

Dedza offers a wonderful experience for the visitor. For people in Lilongwe and Blantyre, Dedza is an attractive destination for a weekend or longer trip. For those coming to Malawi, it can be combined with trips to nearby lake resorts at Cape Maclear and Mangochi and the Liwonde National Park.

The Mapiri Country Golf Lodge offers spacious and attractive accommodation at affordable rates. The lodge

Meals include a mouth-watering buffet breakfast and a dinner menu featuring African cuisine and international dishes.

GOLF COURSE The golf course is under development and is due to open in March 2011. This will offer an additional attraction for golfing enthusiasts during their stay at the Mapiri Country Golf Lodge.

The Mapiri Country Golf Lodge also has conferencing facilities, while other services include car hire and car wash.

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Kumbali Country Lodge

Peace and luxury in a country-style setting Guests can look forward to a spell of luxury and peace in charming surroundings when they stay at the Kumbali Country Lodge.

Only 10 minutes from the centre of the capital, Lilongwe, this private lodge is wonderfully situated on a 650 hectare forest reserve and dairy farm. Activities include birdwatching and splendid walks, while Kumbali Cultural Village and Nature’s Gift Permaculture Centre are well worth visiting.

The lodge offers exceptionally comfortable accommodation in individually decorated chalets, with 12 executive and two deluxe suites enclosed under ethnic thatch.

Each room comes with a spacious bathroom en-suite, a private veranda and a coffee and tea area where complimentary refreshments are served. Wireless internet is available.

MAJESTIC The majestic and newly renovated lodge centre offers a varied menu of healthy, excellent cuisine. The menu is designed daily. Guests can eat outside, upstairs on the veranda, and enjoy the wonderful vistas. Fresh vegetables are grown on the farm and the lodge offers a small selection of its own dairy products.

The dining room is open seven days a week for a hearty breakfast, lunch and dinner. A selection of wines and other beverages is available to complement the delicious menu. By arrangement, residents may invite guests to join them for meals.

CONFERENCES For conferences or functions, the beautiful Kumbali Conference Centre is a multi-level facility with all the right ingredients for a successful event. A full catering service is available and audio visual equipment can be hired.

Dinner parties for up to 80 people and cocktail parties for up to 120 may also be organised.

For that special occasion, The Silver Spoon offers dining in style with silver and crystal for eight to 16 guests.

The lodge has secure parking. Other services including airport transfers, a daily laundry service, town tours and local cellphone requirements.

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Crossroads Hotel

Luxurious comfort with impeccable service in the commercial hub OF LILONGWE Set in the heart of the business, shopping and commercial hub of Lilongwe, the Crossroads Hotel offers an exceptionally high standard of hospitality in elegant surroundings. Guests can enjoy a unique selection of food and beverages, complemented by impeccable service.

The hotel has 101 beautifully appointed guest rooms including luxurious suites. All rooms are air conditioned and the accommodation is characterised by fine furniture and luxurious fabrics.

The Copper Pot Restaurant is one of Malawi’s premium restaurants, offering discerning diners a combination of choice meals with a bustling ambience and attentive service.

The Crossroads Restaurant serves a full English breakfast from 6 am to 10 am.

A snack menu is available throughout the day and the restaurant is open until 10 pm.

Whether conducting interviews, arranging conferences, training courses or corporate events, Crossroads Hotel has the team and facilities to ensure a first-class event. The hotel’s large conference venue, The Great Sapitwa, can accommodate anything from 800 people for a banquet to 2,500 people for a cocktail party or corporate launch. It is also the only hotel in Malawi with a cinema-style conference room, The Auditorium, which is suitable for press conferences, lectures and cinema conference set-ups.

This is the only hotel in the city with a Jacuzzi, Sauna and Steam Room where guests can unwind after hectic business meetings or just for leisure. The hotel has an extensive gym, a business centre, laundry and dry cleaning services and car hire.

The Crossroads Hotel is described as ‘The Jewel in the Crown’. Whatever one’s requirements for business or leisure, the Crossroads complex is the ultimate one-stop location, all in secure surroundings.

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Nelly’s Guest House

Top-value accommodation in a quiet atmosphere

range of à la carte meals for lunch and dinner. All the food is freshly prepared and the restaurant is open daily from 6.30 to 22.00 hours.

Nelly’s Guest House is an attractive, charming building surrounded by beautiful gardens offering a tranquil atmosphere and located in a quite neighbourhood of Malawi’s capital, Lilongwe.

Being located in a very quiet environment makes Nelly’s Guest House ideal for meetings and conferences. The conference room has seating for up to 30 people and comes with an LCD projector and a flip chart stand with papers. This room is fully air conditioned.

The guest house is located 3 km from old town, within a walking distance of the Crossroads Shopping Complex and only 30 minutes’ drive from the Kamuzu International Airport.

ACCOMMODATION Accommodation consists of 11 rooms – six Executive and five Standard – priced to suit the budgetary requirements of individual customers. Executive rooms are air conditioned while Standard rooms have overhead fans. All rooms are en-suite with fridges, tea and coffee making facilities, TV sets, mosquito nets and mosquito trays with mats. The Executive rooms also provide guests with complimentary chilled juice and bottled water.

Nelly’s Guest House has a restaurant serving both Continental and English-style breakfast as well as a wide

KEY FEATURES Other key features of this guest house include a safe and secure environment, ample car parking space, telephone and wireless internet facilities and a same-day laundry service.

Guests can look forward to experiencing Malawi’s gracious and warm hospitality from the staff of Nelly’s Guest House.

Nelly’s Guest House started in December 2000 with a total of four rooms and five members of staff. More rooms have been added since, to make a total of 11 rooms. The conference room was built in 2007.

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Avis MALAWI

Malawi’s leading car rental company Established more than 25 years ago, Avis Malawi is the nation’s leading car rental company, with over 75 vehicles.

Services include Rent a Car, Luxury Cars, Chauffeur Drive, Point 2 Point and Avis Fleet Services.

Avis Malawi has five branches in Malawi: • Chileka International Airport, Blantyre • Blantyre Downtown • Kamuzu International Airport, Lilongwe • Lilongwe Downtown • Sunbird Capital Hotel, Lilongwe.

As part of the worldwide Avis network, with over 5,000 outlets in 160 countries, Avis Malawi maintains a high

standard of service, using internationally trained sales agents, chauffeurs and staff. Membership programmes have been developed using special cards which include rewards such as earning miles, airline partnership rewards and discounted rates.

The Avis Malawi fleet comprises a range of models including Toyota Corolla, Toyota Prado, VW Polo, VW Tiguan and 30-seat vehicles such as the Toyota Coaster.

All these vehicles are the latest models, maintained with an international replacement policy of 15 months whereby replacement vehicles are injected into the fleet.

Avis Malawi offers special rates for weekend trips and holiday tours. It also handles long-term rentals for corporate clients. The company has also introduced the new Avis GPS service – the first of its kind in Malawi.

CDH Forex BUREAU LIMITED

FOREX BUREAU driven by quality CDH Forex Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of CDH, was incorporated on 6 December 2005 and commenced its operations on 21 August 2006.

Its corporate office is located on the first floor of Unit House, Victoria Avenue, Blantyre and the entity has a branch at City Mall, close to Mchinji Roundabout in Lilongwe.

The company is licensed by the Reserve Bank of Malawi under the Exchange Control (Forex Bureaux and Foreign Exchange Fixing Session) Regulation 1994.

CDH Forex is adequately capitalised in line with the licensing requirements of the regulatory authorities.

Its mission is to be a vibrant, profitable and unmatched retail foreign exchange provider through the introduc-

tion of convenient, customised and client-friendly foreign exchange products and services that will exceed its clients’ expectations, delivered by its highly motivated staff.

CDH Forex is committed, through good corporate governance and compliance, to meeting the requirements of its shareholders and the regulatory authorities.

The CDH Forex team is driven by quality and results. It works to a set of values that underpins its mission to deliver its vision. These values are integrity, trust, respect, fairness, innovation and creativity.

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Wilderness Safaris

Ecotourism specialist with a mission to share the wonders of Malawi Wilderness Safaris is a responsible ecotourism and conservation company based since 1987 in Malawi, which it regards as the best country in Africa for those looking to experience African culture in all its beauty and complexity.

accommodation, activities and product means that there is something for everyone wanting to come to Africa.

The company is based in Lilongwe and Blantyre, from where its vehicles provide easy access to aircraft for transfer to the main attractions or across the border to Zambia.

In Malawi the company has built up a unique portfolio of small camps, luxury lodges and guest houses and is able to craft exceptional itineraries based around these.

The Safari Adventure Company is a new company venture and is the result of partnerships between Wilderness Safaris and local communities in southern Africa.

Wilderness Safaris aims to protect the pristine wilderness areas of southern Africa while including the local communities in this process.

Camps Each group of camps in the Wilderness Safaris portfolio has its own identity, feel and character. This variety of

Guides The company prides itself on the quality of its guides, who provide a consistent, detailed interpretation of the country’s culture, history, fauna and flora.

CBR Tours and Travel

Unique range of services for business travellers and tourists CBR Tours and Travel Limited is Malawi’s premier travel agent and tour operator, offering unique services for business executives and tourists throughout Malawi as well as in Zambia, Tanzania, Mozambique.

The company has its head office in Lilongwe with a branch office in Blantyre.

Worldwide CBR Travel handles booking and ticketing services worldwide including air and ground transport, hotel reservations, car hire, event management, eco tours, fly-and-drive tours (with Air Malawi), transit accommodation, passports, visas and travel insurance. The company deals with all International Air Transport Association (IATA) carriers.

CBR Tours is the company’s tours and car hire division, arranging local and regional tours as well as car hire. Car hire bookings can also be made worldwide through Galileo CRS. CBR Resorts has its own branded hotels and lodges including Nkhukuti Resort and Conference Centre in Nkhata Bay on Lake Malawi, Misty’s Lounge in Mzuzu and a private flat in Area 6 in Lilongwe. All are self-contained with satellite TV. Nkhukuti Resort is situated on a pristine forested beach with unrivalled views of the lake. The lush green hills are teeming with birds and wildlife. The resort is 50 km from Mzuzu, 390 km from Lilongwe and 550 km from Blantyre.

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Alexander Hotels

A trio of pleasant resorts under the same corporate umbrella A choice of three distinctive resorts is offered by Alexander Hotels.

Shire Highlands Hotel is close to the Limbe Country Club, the Limbe Tobacco Auction Floors, the Limbe Central Business District and the beautiful tea estates of Thyolo and Mulanye.

The spacious guest rooms have recently been renovated. All 37 rooms are en-suite with shower and pleasant garden views. The hotel has a new 80-seat conference room, plus a smaller room for business meetings and workshops.

The Naperi Restaurant offers distinctive Malawian dishes.

There is a large swimming pool in the extensive treelined gardens.

Boadzulu Holiday Resort is on the southern shore of Lake Malawi, a three-hour drive from Blantyre and two hours from Lilongwe.

The lodge has 51 en-suite rooms. Self-catering chalets are available for larger families and a tented camp site is also available.

Other facilities include the Malibu Beach Bar, the Kachere Restaurant and the Nsawu Conference Centre, with seating for up to 180 delegates.

Kambiri Lodge is an hour’s drive east of Lilongwe. It offers comfortable accommodation at affordable rates, catering for small and large groups. The lodge has 51 en-suite double rooms, two leisure bars, an exclusive restaurant and two executive conference facilities.

Land and Lake Safaris

Experienced organisers of top quality tours and services Land and Lake Safaris has been operating in Malawi since 1985. Its offices are conveniently situated in Lilongwe Old Town, the commercial hub of the capital.

The company offers regional guided and supported tours and safaris, a full hotel, lodge and holiday travel reservation service, car hire, transfers, self-drive itineraries and guided hikes in the Mulanje Massif and the Dzalanyama Forest Reserve.

Land and Lake Safaris is a member of the Malawi Tourism Association and the Wildlife Society of Malawi. The company gives its support to local projects such as the Lilongwe Wildlife Centre, the Dzalanyama School Project and wildlife conservation in Zambia and is legally and morally committed to the sustainability of the region’s tourist product.

The company prides itself on offering a personal and professional service and having the finest lodges and hotels and the most diverse tours and services available.

All Land and Lake guides are employed on a full-time basis. They are qualified professionals who have undergone intensive training programmes and defensive driving courses.

The company caters for individual travellers as well as specialised groups and can tailor any itinerary to suit specific needs.

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Kara O’Mula Country Lodge

Cosy lodge with mountain views Kara O’Mula Country Lodge is located at the foot of the Mulanje Mountain. Its main structure is a colonial building, renovated in 1905, that was the district commissioner’s residence.

natural pool The property is 12 km from Likhubula Falls and the Dziwe la Nkhalamba natural pool.

The lodge has 27 rooms ranging from single bed to double bed to family rooms. Seven of these are corridor rooms within the colonial building. The rest are more spacious chalets spread out in various locations with fine views of Mulanje, the surrounding tea estates, the Thyolo Highlands and other mountains across the Mozambique border.

Sputnik Car Hire

The perfect travelling companion Sputnik Car Hire Co Ltd is a quality vehicle hire company based in Malawi and conveniently located at Kassam House in Kagame Road, Lilongwe.

Sputnik aims to provide its customers with ‘the perfect travel companion’ by making sure they have the best vehicle for the type of travelling and terrain they wish to cover during their time in Malawi.

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Barefoot Safaris

Specialists in adventure and photo tours Barefoot Safaris – registered in both Zambia and Malawi but based in Lilongwe – specialises in small group adventure and photographic tours. It also offers safaris with an emphasis on walking or trekking and, for the more experienced traveller, it offers individually designed itineraries.

adventure

Customers can hire vehicles either on a self-drive basis or chauffeur-driven by arrangement.

A range of adventure pursuits is available in Malawi including horse riding, trekking, mountain climbing, kayaking, sailing, walking and mobile safaris. The company can also arrange self-drive safaris or 4x4 hire options.

The company offers a range of executive saloon cars with air conditioning available. It also hires out minibuses (15 to 29 seats) and 4x4 vehicles.

Barefoot Safaris is proud of its links with the local community and is keen to support projects such as upgrading of rural schools and new housing.

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Countrywide Car Hire LTD

A model brand for business and prestige The mushrooming of second-hand vehicles in Malawi has eased the transportation problem for urban settlers; but these vehicles have proved not to be ideal for the country’s terrain, especially in rural areas. This is why Countrywide Car Hire Ltd has established itself as the preferred option.

And it is not just alternative transportation in rural terrain that Countrywide Car Hire can offer. The maintenance cost of high quality, reliable and glamorous vehicles is prohibitive for most people in Malawi, including organisations, private companies, government institutions and tourists.

Whether the car is required for business or prestige,

Countrywide is an excellent choice. These are reliable, comfortable and brand-new vehicles that are serviced by dealers.

VARIETY Countrywide is proud to offer more than 50 vehicles of various makes, types and configurations suitable for all terrains and occasions in Malawi.

Its fleet includes, but is not limited to, Toyotas (Corolla, Hilux, Fortuner, Land Cruiser, Prado GX, VX), Nissan (Teana, Patrol, Hard Body), Suzuki (Vitara, Jimny), VW (Polo, Jetta), Mercedes-Benz and Volvo.

All vehicles come with power steering, air conditioning, fire extinguisher, radio, CD and MP3 player and are fitted with an alarm system and a car tracking device.

Kalikuti Hotel

Value-for-money accommodation in the capital The Kalikuti Hotel is conveniently located at Biwi triangle, 3 km from Lilongwe Old Town and 26 km from Lilongwe International Airport.

Just one of the wide range of hostels and inexpensive hotels now available for visitors to Malawi, the Kalikuti Hotel offers top value accommodation in the Malawi capital for backpackers, families and all types of travellers on a budget.

The Kalikuti Hotel has a total of 116 self-contained rooms, including both standard and deluxe rooms. Each room is equipped with cable TV. The room rates are KES11,985 for a standard room and KES13,395 for a deluxe room.

For business travellers, the Kalikuti Hotel also provides convenient facilities in the form of two conference rooms.

RESTAURANTS The hotel has two restaurants which provide guests with a tempting choice of Continental or English cuisine.

Guests should please note that the hotel requires payment for accommodation in cash on arrival.

Visitors can check rates and availability instantly for the Kalikuti Hotel at www.kasbah.com.

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Malawi Department of Tourism

Beautiful, compact and offering a perfect African experience Malawi, the ‘warm heart’ of Africa, offers a legendary welcome to all who wish to sample the delights of one of the most beautiful – and also the most compact – countries in Africa.

The sheer variety of attractions is one of Malawi’s greatest assets. In addition to the majestic Lake Malawi, visitors have a wonderful choice of places to see and things to do thanks to an unrivalled combination of lakes, landscapes, wildlife and culture.

Another of the country’s great assets is its people, renowned as some of the friendliest in the world. Every visitor is greeted with a smile and the warmth of the welcome is genuine and long-lasting.

Many visitors to Malawi will want to include an element of cultural experience – and the

opportunity to meet and interact with local people is a stimulating feature of any stay.

Among the country’s many tourist attractions, the jewel in the crown is Lake Malawi, ‘discovered’ by Dr David Livingstone just over 150 years ago. This vast body of fresh water, fringed by beaches of golden sand, is a scenic wonderland offering great opportunities for water sports.

BEAUTIFUL LANDSCAPES Malawi offers visitors a huge diversity of beautiful landscapes in a relatively small area. Generally lush and green, it contains plateaux, highlands, forests, mountains, plains, escarpments and dramatic river valleys. The highest peaks reach 10,000 ft (3,000 metres) while the lowest point is barely above sea level.

Many of the highland areas and forest reserves have good accommodation options as well as a wide availability of outdoor activities.

Malawi is home to no fewer than nine national parks and wildlife reserves. While it lacks the sheer numbers of large mammals of some of its better-known neighbours, Malawi makes up for this in other ways by offering exclusive wildlife viewing in unspoilt areas of genuine wilderness.

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Air Malawi

Over 40 years of reliable aviation services in Malawi Air Malawi, wholly owned by the government, is the national airline and flag carrier for the Republic of Malawi.

With its head office in Blantyre, the airline has its main base at Chileka International Airport, Blantyre, while its operational hub is Kamuzu International Airport, Lilongwe.

The airline began operations in 1964 as a subsidiary of Central African Airways. In 1967, after the dissolution of Central African Airways, an independent national airline was formed to concentrate on international, regional and domestic routes.

Over the past four decades, Air Malawi has earned a reputation for safety, customer service and punctuality.  Air Malawi looks to a positive team spirit as a way of increasing value for all stakeholders including passengers, investors and staff and the airline lays great emphasis on continuous innovation.

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Air Malawi flies to various international destinations including Johannesburg, Dar es Salaam, Lusaka and Harare. It also operates domestic flights between Blantyre and Lilongwe twice a day.

As part of its route expansion, Air Malawi plans to develop its domestic network to include Kalonga, Mzuzu and Mangochi using a 30-seater aircraft. It is also exploring the possibility of flying to Likoma Island if this proves to be a valuable route.

The airline prides itself on providing exceptional service and comfort for its passengers. This has led to repeat business with over 130,000 passengers a year.

As part of its socially responsible pact, Air Malawi strives to do its bit for the environment. For this reason, the airline uses ATR aircraft which are notable for their fuel efficiency and low carbon emission.

Air cargo Air Cargo Limited (ACL) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Air Malawi established in 1979 primarily to handle cargo operations for the national carrier. Its main activity is a weekly freighter service between London and Lilongwe.

National Bank of Malawi

Outstanding services and products from ‘bank of the nation’ National Bank of Malawi has a mission to provide the best financial services in Malawi and the region, distinguished by outstanding service, product innovation and sustained earnings growth.

The bank’s products and services include loan products, card services, electronic banking, SMS banking, customer accounts, asset finance, Treasury products and MoneyGram transfers.

The history of banking in Malawi (formerly Nyasaland) can be traced to August 1894 when the African Lakes Corporation (ALC), a trading company, started the first banking operations in Blantyre.

Other companies, unhappy with ALC’s handling of banking services, approached an independent bank in South Africa to operate in Blantyre. This suggestion was fortunate, as a decision had already been made by Standard Bank to move further north across the Zambezi. So Standard Bank opened its first branch in Blantyre in April 1901. In 1920 the bank had branches in Limbe, Zomba and Lilongwe.

National Bank of South Africa was established in Malawi in 1918 and took over the interests of ALC. This bank was taken over by Barclays Bank DCO in 1929.

Birth of National Bank National Bank of Malawi was created on 1 July 1971, with the government’s agreement, through an amalgamation between the Standard Bank and Barclays Bank. At that time, the two banks held 51 per cent of the equity, Press (Holding) Ltd held 29 per cent and Agricultural Development and Marketing Corporation held 20 per cent.

National Bank was listed on the Malawi Stock Exchange on 21 August 2000 with a total of 450,000,000 ordinary shares. The current shareholding structure of the bank is as follows: Press Corporation Ltd – 51.73 per cent; Old Mutual Group – 24.83 per cent; Public shareholding – 22.03 per cent; Employees – 1.41 per cent.

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Pacific Hotel

Luxurious and stylish accommodation in the heart of Lilongwe The Pacific Hotel is one of the finest hotels in Malawi, offering comfortable and sophisticated accommodation as well as a high standard of personalised services.

Ideally located in the city centre of the capital, Lilongwe, the hotel is within walking distance of the commercial district, government offices, banks and supermarkets.

SOPHISTICATED The Pacific Hotel is a three-storey, high-rise building offering a choice of 48 sophisticated luxury bedrooms.

The hotel is fully equipped with all modern amenities and aims to meet the needs of business travellers and leisure clients.

The two restaurants of the Pacific Hotel have been voted the finest in Lilongwe. Foodlovers will find a choice of Indian, Chinese or Continental cuisine in these first-rate establishments.

The Pacific Hotel has five conference rooms with seating capacity for between 15 and 400 delegates.

There is a newly opened conference centre with seating for 250 delegates as well as a 160-seat restaurant serving Indian, Chinese and Thai cuisine and offering seafood as its speciality.

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Africa House................................................ 54

Fat Monkeys................................................ 65

Likhubula Forest Lodge....................... 66

African Parks................................................ 77

Fisherman’s Rest........................................61

Lilongwe Golf Club................................. 77

Afro Motel..................................................... 60

Flame Tree Lodge.................................... 69

Limbani Lodge.......................................... 62

Alexander Hotels...................................... 60

Flame Tree Village.....................................71

Lingadzi Inn................................................. 56

Alfresco Pizza Café...................................59

G

Lukwe Eco Camp..................................... 70

Andrews Hotel........................................... 68

Game Haven Lodge............................... 66

Luwawa Forest Enterprise................... 70

Apex Rent a Car.........................................76

Garden Court Lodge...............................55

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Aquanuts Dive School...........................71

Gold Card Executive Lodge ..............61

Mabuya Camp........................................... 56

Area 3 Guest House................................ 54

Golden Goose Resthouse....................59

Madidi Lodge............................................. 56

AVIS Malawi..................................................76

Golden Peacock Resthouse................55

Mafumu Guesthouse............................. 56

B

Green House Lodge................................59

Makuzi Beach Lodge.............................. 70

Beach Villa Lodge......................................74

Greens Restaurant................................... 64

Malawi Adventist Lodge .................... 63

Big Blue Star Backpackers................... 72

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Blue Lagoon Lodge................................ 63

Heuglin’s Lodge.........................................55

Malawi Sun Hotel & Conference Centre.................................. 62

Boadzulu....................................................... 68

Hippo View Lodge...................................67

Mama Mia Restaurant............................59

Bua River Lodge........................................ 73

Hong Kong Restaurant......................... 64

Mapiri Country Golf Lodge.................67

Butterfly Space...........................................71

House Five.....................................................61

Matunkha Safari Lodge........................ 70

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Mayoka Beach Lodge............................ 72

Cape Mac Lodge...................................... 64

Ilala Crest Lodge....................................... 69

Mgoza............................................................. 65

Causerie Restaurant.................................59

Indaba Executive Lodge.......................61

Mimosa Court Hotel................................71

CCAP Likhubula House......................... 66

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Mount Pleasant Inn................................. 62

Chelinda Lodge and Camp.................74

Jambo Africa................................................75

Mount Soche Hotel................................ 62

Chichiri Lodge............................................ 60

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Mphatso Motel...........................................71

Chikumbe Motel....................................... 66

Kabula Lodge..............................................61

Mpingwe Lodge....................................... 63

Chilembwe Lodge................................... 60

Kalikuti Hotel................................................55

Mulanje Motel.............................................67

China Da Restaurant and Lodge..... 64

Kambiri Lodge............................................74

Mushroom Farm....................................... 70

China Noble.................................................59

Kamofi Lodge..............................................59

Mvuu Camp................................................ 68

Chintheche Inn.......................................... 72

Kande Beach............................................... 72

Mzoozoozoo Lodge............................... 70

Chitimba Camp......................................... 69

Kande Horse............................................... 72

Mzuzu Hotel (Sunbird)...........................71

Club Makokola........................................... 68

Kara O’Mula Country Lodge.............. 66

Mzuzu Tourist Lodge..............................71

Cluny Lodge................................................ 54

Kayak Africa................................................. 65

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Convenient Car Hire................................76

Kiboko Town Hotel..................................55

Namiwawa Lodge . ................................ 63

Crescent Guesthouse/Lodge............ 54

Korea Garden Lodge.............................. 56

Nelly’s Guest House................................ 57

Crossroads Hotel....................................... 54

Ku Chawe Inn (Sunbird)........................75

Ngala Beach Lodge................................ 73

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Kumbali Country Lodge...................... 56

Nkhotakota Pottery and Lodge....... 73

Danforth Yachting................................... 65

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Nkhotakota Safari Lodge ................... 73

Dedza Pottery Lodge.............................67

Land and Lake Safaris.............................75

Norman Carr Cottage............................ 68

Dorvic Hotel................................................ 60

Leslie Lodge.................................................61

Ntchisi Forest Lodge.............................. 73

Dzalanyama Forest Lodge...................55

L’Hostaria....................................................... 64

Nyala lodge................................................. 66

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Nyambadwe Lodge............................... 62 P Pedro’s Grill & Lodge.............................. 62

Rumphi

Pine Lodge................................................... 57

N O R T H E R N

Premier Lodge........................................... 63

Mzuzu

Protea Hotel Ryalls................................... 63 Pumulani Lodge....................................... 65

Nkhata Bay

Responsible Safari Company.............75 Riverside Hotel........................................... 57 S Safari Beach Lodge..................................74

Mzimba

ZAMBIA

Shire Highlands Hotel............................ 63 Sputnik Car Hire ...................................... 77

M A L AW I

Nkhotakota

SS Rent-a-Car.............................................. 77 Sun ‘n’ Sand Holiday Resort............... 69

C E N T R A L

Sunbird Capital Hotel............................ 57

Ntchisi

Sunbird Hotels & Resorts..................... 63 Sunbird Lilongwe..................................... 57 Sunbird Livingstonia...............................74

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Kasungu

L a k e

Sanctuary Lodge...................................... 57

Dowa Mchinji

MOZAMBIQUE

Salima

Sunbird Nkopola....................................... 69

Lilongwe

Supreme City Lodge.............................. 63 T

Dedza

The 18 Lodge.............................................. 58 The Colony Club Casino...................... 77 3 P’s Lodge....................................................59 Titanic Offshore Lodge......................... 58

MOZAMBIQUE

Mangochi

Lake Amaramba

Lake Malombe

Ntcheu

Lake Chiuta

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Machinga

Ufulu Gardens............................................ 58

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Ulendo Lodges.......................................... 58

Mwanza

Ulendo Safaris.............................................76

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Thyolo

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AFRICA

Lake Chilwa

Zomba

Chikhwawa

Wendels Guesthouse............................ 58

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Blantyre

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Malawi

Nsanje

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Area 43, Lilongwe Tel: +265 1 795 246 +265 (0) 1 795 246 Mobile: +265 (0) 999848586 Email: reservations@africahousemalawi.com www.africahousemalawi.com Visitors of all kinds – tourists, business travellers and those in transit – will appreciate the tasteful accommodation of Africa House, with its warm hospitality and excellent collection of arts and crafts.

Lilongwe ACCOMMODATION

Africa House

Whether the material is wood, stone, beads, paint, metal, fabric or leather, Africans continue to make powerful statements about their culture while creating a rich heritage of artistic expression.

Area 3 Guest House Plot 3/450 on Selous Road Tel: +265 1 753 180 Cell: +265 0888 205 789 Email jurist@malawi.net Area 3 Lodge has 14 mostly self-contained spacious rooms. Architect-designed and originally constructed by a Portuguese contractor, this establishment has been carefully designed for upmarket living. The property is located in a quiet but central part of Lilongwe. Only a short distance away there are banks, supermarkets, shops, spiritual houses, business establishments and recreation facilities including a soccer stadium.

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Crescent Guesthouse/ Lodge PO Box 1047, Lilongwe Tel: +265 1 756 434 Fax: +265 1 758 795 Spacious fully furnished rooms, all en-suite; self-contained studios on a daily, weekly or monthly basis.

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Area 9/69, Lilongwe Tel: +265 1 751 633 Cell: +265 88 876 4806 Email: bev.taale@africa-online.net www.clunylodge.net Set in a quiet and serene culde-sac in Area 9 near Crossroads, Lilongwe, this guest house offers exclusive accommodation along with the helpful and friendly attention of its hosts, Bev and Marinus Taale. All rooms have cable TV, a desk for working executives and Skyband wireless internet.

CrossRoads Hotel Crossroads Complex, Mchinji Roundabout PO Box X1, Post Dot Net, Lilongwe Tel: +265 (1) 750 333 or +265 (1) 750 444 Fax: +265 (1) 750 336 Email: reservations@crossroadshotel.net www.crossroadshotel.net Crossroads Hotel is set in the heart of the business, shopping and commercial hub of Lilongwe. The hotel has 101 beautifully appointed guest rooms including luxurious suites. Each of the rooms and suites features a carefully chosen selection of fine furniture, luxurious fabrics and attention to detail. The hotel offers its guests an unsurpassed level of hospitality and excellence, all set in a world of luxury and accompanied by a fine choice of food and drink complemented by impeccable service. It all adds up to what is guaranteed to be a memorable experience.

Lilongwe ACCOMMODATION

Lilongwe ACCOMMODATION

It is a popular venue for business visitors, small families, researchers and spiritual get-togethers from all over the world. Room charges include a sumptuous breakfast.

Cluny Lodge

Lilongwe ACCOMMODATION

Lilongwe ACCOMMODATION

Each room is named after an African country, style or culture and decorated in that style. This, together with 15 years of experience in the tourism and hospitality industry, have made Africa House Malawi a true destination with a difference.

Lilongwe ACCOMMODATION

Garden Court Lodge

PO Box 2140, Lilongwe Tel: + 265 1 757 120; 1 754 303, Fax: + 265 1 754 560 www.landlake.net

PO Box 31150 Lilongwe Tel: +265 1 773 083 Fax: +265 1 771 481 Cell: +296 99 927 2742 Email: gardencourtlodgellw@yahoo.com

Dzalanyama Forest Lodge is set overlooking the Makata Stream amongst these Brachystegia trees, which attract a wide variety of birds and butterflies. It is the ideal retreat for bird watching and hiking and to simply enjoy the solitude of the surrounding forest. Hyena, leopard and recently a small group of sable antelope have been sighted along with the regular sightings of baboon and duiker.

Garden Court Lodge is located behind the Sunbird Capital Hotel and has 12 rooms with fan, while the en-suite rooms have DSTV, fridge and air-conditioning.

Lilongwe ACCOMMODATION

Dzalanyama forest lodge

PO Box 793, Lilongwe Tel: +265 1 756 632 Cell: +265 88 882 4534 Email: goldenpeacock@globemw.net The Golden Peacock Resthouse is located in a residential area just a five-minute walk from the town centre. Accommodation consists of double and triple rooms.

Heuglin’s Lodge Caws Box 489, Lilongwe Email: heuglins@globemw.net Situated among the quiet garden suburbs of Lilongwe, Heuglin’s Lodge offers six spacious and tastefully furnished bedrooms plus a lounge, extensive library and dining room. It is set amid attractive gardens containing an abundance of birdlife. The lodge also has a swimming pool, broadband internet access, meals, full bar and chauffeured transport if required.

Kalikuti Hotel Kalikuti Hotel, Box 703, Lilongwe Tel: +265 172 5998/656/557/5326 Fax: +265 1 726 172 Email: info@kalikutihotel.com Kalikuti Hotel is located about 3 km from the old town of Lilongwe at Biwi triangle and 26 km from Lilongwe International Airport.

The hotel consists of 116 self-contained standard and deluxe rooms, two conference rooms and two restaurants offering Continental and English food.

Kiboko Town hotel Mandala Road 4/278, Old Town, Lilongwe Tel: +265 (0)1 751226, Fax: +265 (0)1 752682 Cell: + 265 9 838485 Email: reservations@kiboko-safaris.com www.kiboko-safaris.com The Kiboko Town Hotel opened in 2005 in the centre of Old Town Lilongwe. It is ideal for sightseeing and for the growing range of services available in this part of the Malawian capital. The hotel is 16 miles from Lilongwe International Airport and just a few minutes’ walk from the craft market, banks and supermarkets.

Lilongwe ACCOMMODATION

Lilongwe ACCOMMODATION

Golden Peacock Resthouse

Lilongwe ACCOMMODATION

Lilongwe ACCOMMODATION

Dzalanyama is a range of steep sided hills NW - SE direction for 70 km forming a border that runs along the watershed between Malawi and Mozambique. The reserve is currently 989.35 sq km with an altitude of 1100 m to 1650 m ASL. It is 60 km from Lilongwe.

There are 14 comfortable en-suite rooms decorated in an attractive ethnic style with DSTV. In addition there is a lounge, restaurant, a shady roof terrace, secure parking and Wi-Fi. Small conferences can be accommodated. A Kiboko Safaris office is located in the hotel, making it easy to book a tour or excursion.

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Lilongwe ACCOMMODATION

Kumbali Country Lodge

Plot No.3056, Tsiranana Ave. Area 3, Lilongwe Tel: +265 1 753467 Fax: +265 1 756612 Email: info@kglodge.net www.kglodge.net

Nature’s Gift Ltd. Capital Hill Dairy Farm Area 44, Lilongwe Tel: +265 (0)99 99 63 402 Email: kumbali@kumbalilodge.com www.kumbalilodge.com

The Korea Garden Lodge offers a blend of convenience, personal service and luxury. Situated 25 minutes from Lilongwe Airport, its central location offers quick and easy access to Lilongwe’s business centres, leisure attractions and shops.

Kumbali Country Lodge offers its guests exceptional comfort in individually decorated chalets along with an enthusiastic and professional service. There are 16 rooms comprising 14 executive suites and two deluxe suites, enclosed under ethnic thatch and with en-suite bathroom.

Tea and coffee facilities, TV, internet and a private veranda are included.

There are 53 rooms, ranging from standard to luxury suites, with en-suite bathroom and satellite TV.

A small, newly renovated dining room offers a varied menu of healthy, excellent cuisine.

Private events and cocktail parties can be arranged.

The conference centre includes a beautiful multi-level facility. There is a fully catered service, so that groups can focus on the work of the day.

Mabuya Camp Lingadzi Inn Chilambula Road, Capital City, Lilongwe The Lingadzi Inn has 36 rooms with private bath, radio/ alarm clock, shower, telephone and daily maid service.

Other facilities include laundry service, 24 hour security, currency exchange, baby-sitting and child care services.

Cell: +265 (0) 999514245 Tel: +265 (0) 1754978 Email: info@mabuyacamp.com www.maybuyacamp.com Mabuya Camp is a backpackers’ lodge and campsite that was been operating for nearly a decade. It offers a wide variety of accommodation to suit most budgets including A-frames and chalets. For the budget traveller there are dormitories and camping facilities.

Also provided are hot showers, cold beer, good food, a swimming pool, an internet café with wireless internet, home-made smoothies and a book exchange.

Lilongwe ACCOMMODATION

Lilongwe ACCOMMODATION

The lodge nestles in three acres of beautifully landscaped gardens and is both invigorating and relaxing as well as great value for money. There is also a fully equipped conference centre for up to 60 people.

Lilongwe ACCOMMODATION

Korea Garden Lodge

Madidi Lodge

Mafumu Guesthouse

Area 9, no 367 Lilongwe, Private Bag 205 Lilongwe Tel/fax: +265 (0)1 752 661, Tel: +265 1 920 901 Cell: +265 888 607 169 Email: info@madidilodge.com www.madidilodge.com

PO Box 1824, Lilongwe Tel: +265 1 750 982 Fax: +265 1 750 985 Email: mafumu@malawi.net

Madidi Lodge is tucked away in a quiet corner of Area 9 in Lilongwe, within walking distance from shopping malls.

All the spacious self contained rooms are decorated with colour and flair.

The rooms are complimented with numerous lounges, swing benches and rocking chairs set in the lush and tranquil gardens. The cosy restaurant serves snacks as well as a scrumptious breakfast and a different two course dinner every day.

The gym offers a wide variety of equipment and a TV in a charming area which provides a cool breeze during a workout.

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Mafumu Guesthouse offer 35 unique, larger than normal, executive rooms in Area 3 in Lilongwe on the corner of Liluni Road and Barron Avenue.

All rooms are en-suite, have air-conditioning, DSTV, international direct dialling and email facilities.

The guesthouse also offers a buffet breakfast, à la carte menu with African cuisine and international dishes. There are also conferencing facilities, car hire, a bar and a car wash facility.

Lilongwe ACCOMMODATION

Lilongwe ACCOMMODATION

The camp is located just off the Likuni Roundabout on Livingstone Road, about 15 minutes’ walk from the centre of town or the bus station.

Lilongwe ACCOMMODATION

Area 9 / 156, PO Box 2187, Lilongwe Tel: +265 (0)1 759 514;920 037 Tel/Fax: + 265 1 750 639, Cell: +265 8 823 505 Email: nellyshouse@globemw.net www.nellyslodge.com

PO Box 802, Lilongwe Tel: +265 192 0077/2806 Fax: +265 175 1082 Email: pinelodge@malawi.net

Surrounded by beautiful gardens, Nelly’s Guest House is located in a tranquil neighbourhood, 3 km from old town, within walking distance of the Crossroads Shopping Complex and 30 minutes’ drive from Kamuzu International Airport.

The guest house has 11 rooms in executive and standard categories. All standard rooms are selfcontained with overhead fan, fridge, TV, mosquito nets and mosquito trays with mats. In addition to being self-contained, the executive rooms have coffee and tea making facilities, air conditioning and a well stocked fridge offering complimentary juice and bottled water.

The restaurant serves à la carte, buffet meals and banquets, all featuring local and international cuisine.

There are conference facilities with seating for up to 20 delegates, plus several meeting rooms for small groups.

Other amenities include dry-cleaning and laundry services, car parking and a TV lounge. Although the lodge has no bar, drinks can be arranged with management.

Riverside Hotel

Sanctuary Lodge

PO Box 1268, Lilongwe Tel: + 265 1 750 511; 756 507 Fax: + 265 1 756 508 Cell: +265 8 822 222; 292 222; 345 080 Email: riverside@malawi.net http://riversidehotelmalawi.com

Tel: +265 01 775 200/201 Cell: +265 0888 775 200/201, Fax: +265 01 775 21 Email: enquiries@thesanctuarylodge.net, reservations@thesanctuarylodge.net http://thesanctuarylodge.net

Set in a quiet and secure complex, Riverside Hotel has 30 en-suite bedrooms, all air conditioned and equipped with DSTV. Each room has a desk, creating a comfortable workspace for business people. There is a choice of single or double beds at competitive rates.

A full English breakfast is served every morning in the restaurant. The restaurant serves authentic Chinese and Indian food of top quality and is open to the public for lunch and dinner.

Riverside Hotel also has an executive conference facility with seating for 40 guests.

The eco-friendly Sanctuary Lodge is located in the heart of Lilongwe within walking distance of supermarkets, embassies and banks.

With environmentally friendly building materials and preserved natural vegetation, the aim is to protect Malawi’s natural heritage.

Ten chalets offer secluded accommodation for discerning guests in eight hectares of indigenous woodland. In addition, set away from the main lodge and the chalets, there is a spacious campsite with a large ablution block with a laundry and dishwashing area.

The main restaurant, reception and bar area overlook a custom-designed swimming pool set in landscaped gardens, continuing down to the Lingadzi River.

Sunbird Capital Hotel

Sunbird Lilongwe

Tel: +265 1 773 388 Email: capital@sunbirdmalawi.com www.sunbirdmalawi.com

Tel: +265 1 773 388 Email: lilongwehotel@sunbirdmalawi.com www.sunbirdmalawi.com

Located in the capital of Malawi, this hotel is set in magnificent parkland next to the government offices and only 500 metres from the new city centre, where most diplomatic missions are based.

The Sunbird Lilongwe is in the hub of the Old Town area of the capital, with easy access from all parts of the city.

The property has 94 air conditioned rooms including nine studio, eight superior and 77 standard rooms. All rooms are en suite with satellite TV, minibar, tea/coffee making facilities, international direct dialling and e-mail.

There are 182 air conditioned rooms including 73 superior rooms, eight suites, 93 standard rooms and eight deluxe rooms.

The hotel has one of the best and largest conference venues in Malawi with modern facilities and seating for 170 delegates. A 20-seat boardroom is available for smaller groups, workshops and seminars.

Lilongwe ACCOMMODATION

Lilongwe ACCOMMODATION

Pine Lodge is in a major business area between Old Town and the city centre, 27 km from the international airport.

It has 14 double en-suite and executive rooms with mosquito net, satellite TV, internet access, overhead fans, telephone and air conditioning.

Lilongwe ACCOMMODATION

Lilongwe ACCOMMODATION

Pine Lodge

Lilongwe ACCOMMODATION

Nelly’s Guest House

Rooms are en-suite with DSTV, international direct dialling, Wi-Fi, e-mail, internet ports and 220 volt power points.

There are also five conference rooms with a total capacity of 700 delegates for all types of conferences, meetings, seminars, workshops and product launches.

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Lilongwe ACCOMMODATION

The 18 Lodge PO Box 31222, Lilongwe 3 Tel: +265 1 796 652/864/675 Cell: +265 99 9 679 633 www.the18lodge.com The 18 Lodge has 25 comfortable and convenient rooms, all with a pleasant and welcoming ambience. Children under the age of 12 stay for free, making the lodge ideal for families. Accommodation includes a complimentary breakfast, daily housekeeping services, satellite TV, laundry service, 24-hour room service and a work area designed for business travellers.

Lilongwe ACCOMMODATION

The main building has five rooms with own bathroom on the first floor and shared spacious living room, dining room and kitchen on the ground floor. The dining and living rooms can be converted into conference rooms for business meetings.

The Guest House behind the main building has two suites with their own living room, dining room, office, bedroom, bathroom and fully equipped kitchen.

Ufulu Gardens

Ulendo Lodges

PO Box 30727, Lilongwe 3 Plot 43/365, Ufulu Road, Lilongwe Tel: + 265 1 794 060/079 Fax: + 265 1 795 529 Email: ufulugardens@malawi.net

441 Chilanga Drive, Area 10, PO Box 30728 Capital City, Lilongwe 3 Tel: +265 (0) 1 794 555 Fax: +265 (0) 1 795 666 Email: admin@ulendo.net www.ulendo.net

Built in 1996, Ufulu Gardens is designed in a similar way to suburbs in the United States, with the buildings neatly arranged around a cul-de-sac.

Accommodation includes 17 semidetached houses and one-bedroom to three-bedroom apartments as well as a 25-room hotel, restaurant, bar and conference room.

Ulendo Travel Group offers a selection of lodges managed to a high standard. Guests can experience the tranquillity and relaxed atmosphere of exclusive city properties in Lilongwe while a team of professional staff caters for every need. Burley House offers visitors to Lilongwe top quality services and facilities coupled with the serenity and security of an executive home.

In 2009 Ulendo embarked on an exciting joint venture project with Satemwa Tea Estate in the Shire Highlands which has resulted in Huntingdon House and Chawani Bungalow being extensively refurbished and opened to both local and international guests.

Wendels Guesthouse

Wilderness safaris

PO Box 31037, Lilongwe, Malawi Tel/Fax: +265 1 771 771/770 237 Cell: +265 9999 40167/64167 Email: wendels@africa-online.net www.wendelslodge.com

Email: blantyre@wilderness.mw www.wilderness-safaris.com

Wendel’s is a privately owned guest house opened in 1997 with seven en-suite rooms located around the private swimming pool.

Facilities include Wi-Fi in all rooms and public areas; an office with computer, printer, fax and scanner; a private gym; a TV lounge with satellite channels; secure parking; and a restaurant serving full English and Continental breakfasts, light lunches and set menu dinners. German and English are spoken and airport transfers are available.

DESTINATION MALAWI

Wilderness Safaris is a conservation organisation and ecotourism company dedicated to responsible tourism throughout the areas in which it operates in southern Africa.

The 27-year-old company operates camps and safaris in Botswana, Namibia, Malawi, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Seychelles.

It delivers a unique experience for guests and fair returns for shareholders and stakeholders, while ensuring that southern Africa’s pristine wilderness areas remain sustainably protected.

Wilderness Safaris is based in Lilongwe, the capital, and Blantyre, the commercial centre. From these cities, its vehicles provide easy access to aircraft for transfer to the main attractions, or across the border to Zambia.

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Located in Lilongwe, 20 minutes from Kamuzu International Airport, Titanic Offshore Lodge is in a quiet and safe area on Blantyre Street. It offers a range of luxurious air conditioned rooms with facilities including TV and internet.

Lilongwe ACCOMMODATION

Lilongwe ACCOMMODATION

Guests can relax in the beautifully designed Yamikani Restaurant and enjoy Continental or traditional Malawian cuisine. The compound is lavishly surrounded by aesthetically pleasing and manicured gardens.

Blantyre Street, Plot 409, Area 43, Lilongwe Tel/Fax: +265 1 794 412 Cell: +265 8 899500 Email: info@titanicoffshorelodge.net http://titanicoffshorelodge.net

Lilongwe ACCOMMODATION

Titanic Offshore Lodge

Lilongwe ACCOMMODATION

3 P’s Lodge PO Box 40240, Lilongwe Tel: +265 1 761 199 Fax: +265 1 759 443 Email: ppplodge@yahoo.com

Golden Goose Resthouse Tel: +265 999 334 633

Green House Lodge Area 43 / 101 PO Box 40679, Lilongwe 4 Tel: +265 1 794 580 / 01 795 205 Fax: +265 1 794 636 Cell: +265 99 968 2503 Email: greenhouse@malawi.net

Kamofi Lodge

Tel: +265 1 776538 The Alfresco Pizza Café, located in the new town quarter, is ideal for fresh Italian cuisine and great pizza made from the finest handpicked ingredients.

Causerie Restaurant PO Box 30168, Lilongwe Tel: +265 1 773828 Cell: +265 888 644905 Email: busharat_ahmed@yahoo.co.uk Operated under the same management since 1968, the Causerie Restaurant is situated on Robert Mugabe Crescent in Lilongwe. It offers lunch and dinner all year except Sundays and public holidays. Open Monday to Saturday, 10 am to 2 pm and 6.30 pm to 10 pm.

Specialises in steaks, seafood, Indian and European cuisine.

Mama Mia Restaurant China Noble Area 3, off Coloby Road near Lilongwe Hotel Tel: +265 (0) 750 075; 888 204 388 Located directly opposite the Lilongwe Hotel, China Noble Restaurant offers a wide range of cuisine to suit all tastes.

Favourite dishes include beef kebabs with cumin, crispy chicken fillet, braised duck in spicy brown sauce and deepfried spring rolls plus a selection of vegetarian dishes.

PO Box 30311, Lilongwe Tel: +265 (0)1 758 362 Fax: +265 (0)1 758 363 Email: mcs@malawi.net Mamma Mia in the Old Town Mall is Lilongwe’s fanciest Italian restaurant, favoured by the expatriate community.

Reservations strongly advised at the weekend.

Serves Italian pizza, pasta and much more.

DESTINATION MALAWI

Lilongwe RESTAURANTS

Lilongwe RESTAURANTS

Alfresco Pizza Café

Lilongwe RESTAURANTS

Lilongwe RESTAURANTS

PO Box 90, Nathenje

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Tel: +265 1 830 570 Situated in Blantyre opposite the Wenela bus depot, the Afro Motel consists of 24 double and single en-suite rooms with air conditioning, TV and telephones.

Alexander Hotels

Chichiri Lodge

PO Box 51675, Limbe Tel: +265 1 840 055/063/359 Fax: +265 1 840 055/359 Email: marketing@alexanderhotels. net www.alexanderhotels.net

PO Box 30310, Chichiri, Blantyre 3 Tel: +265 1 871 548 Fax: +265 1 871 548 Cell: +265 8 866 893 Email: nyasho5@yahoo.com

Alexander Hotels Ltd is a Malawian-owned hospitality industry company. It operates two lodges and one hotel.

Boadzulu Lodge is located in the Southern Region of Malawi and offers 51 rooms plus a restaurant, beach bar and conference centre.

Kambiri Lodge is located in the Central Region only 100 km from Lilongwe. It has 51 rooms plus a restaurant, beach bar and conference centre. Under construction are 36 rooms (to make a total of 87 rooms) and a swimming pool.

The multipurpose hall has a capacity of 100 people and is ideal for conferences, weddings and meetings. It is fully equipped with multimedia equipment. The lodge has a laundry and internet facilities. Wi-Fi will be available soon.

The lodge is located between the cities on Limbe and Blantyre along the Chipembere Highway close to Independence Arch.

Chilembwe Lodge

Dorvic Hotel

PO Box 30653, Chichiri, Blantyre Tel: +265 (0) 824 688/649 Fax: +265 (0) 1 821 976 Email: chilembwelodge@clcom.net

PO Box 2195, Blantyre Tel: +265 1 830 854/864/862/809/852 Fax: +265 1 830 807, Cell: +265 8 785 313 Email: reservations@dorvichotelmw.com www.dorvichotelmw.com

Located a few hundred metres from the centre of Blantyre, but away from the noise and the traffic, Chilembwe Lodge consists of 34 self-contained rooms, with telephone, TV, fridge, fans and flasks.

The restaurant is open from 6.30 am to 2.30 pm for lunch and from 6.00 pm to 10.00 pm for dinner. It offers a reasonably priced Ă la carte menu, while room rates include breakfast.

Dorvic Hotel offers 36 rooms including four suites, two family rooms and 30 superior rooms. All rooms are soundproofed and air conditioned with unique finishing, satellite TV and a minibar fridge.

Dorvic has two elegant bars, one inside the hotel and the other by the pool. The modern swimming pool is well segmented to accommodate both beginners and advanced swimmers and is ideal for hosting all sorts of summer functions.

The hotel also has extensive conference facilities including two large conference rooms with seating capacity for up to 150 delegates for full and half-day conferences, seminars, presentations, gala dinners, award evenings and cocktail parties.

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BLANTYRE ACCOMMODATION

BLANTYRE ACCOMMODATION

Shire Highlands Hotel is a town hotel in the south of Malawi. It has 44 rooms plus a restaurant, bar, conference room, casino and swimming pool.

Chichiri Lodge consists of 19 well furnished self-contained units, each with digital TV and overhead or upright fans. A secure spacious lounge is available for guests as well as a restaurant offering a wide choice.

BLANTYRE ACCOMMODATION

BLANTYRE ACCOMMODATION

The restaurant offers a wide-ranging menu and serves breakfast, lunch and supper. Malawian dishes are served at competitive prices. Other services include pool tables, darts, bar and internet access.

BLANTYRE ACCOMMODATION

Afro Motel

BLANTYRE ACCOMMODATION

Shire Valley Escarpment, Mirale, PO Box 1654 Blantyre Tel: +265 1 980 179 Cell: +265 888 836 753; 207 753 Email enquiries@fishermansrest.net www.fishermansrest.net Fisherman’s Rest offers enchanting accommodation, from camping to lodges, in a 50-acre nature reserve overlooking the Great Rift Valley. This is in a magnificent location with breathtaking views. Nearby is Blantyre city, with its restaurants and places to visit.

Enjoy unforgettable holidays at Fisherman’s Rest, with day trips and tours to the famous Lake of Stars, the national parks and wildlife reserves using lodges and venues to meet all budgets. There are also opportunities for individuals and groups to help in communities in a range of projects in schools, clinics, prisons, orphanages, churches and villages.

Gold Card Executive Lodge Namiwawa, Off Mombo Road, PO Box 939, Blantyre Tel: 01 668 221 / 229 / 223 Cell: 088 4570 638 / 088 4029 615 Gold Card Executive Lodge is located at the lower end of the Namiwawa Township, north of Blantyre and 5 km from the central business area. It caters for both local people, business travellers and tourists.

Accommodation consists of standard, superior, executive singles and executive suites.

BLANTYRE ACCOMMODATION

Fisherman’s Rest

The lodge can cater for takeaways, cocktail and dinner parties as well as seminars and conferences. The Mombo Restaurant offers breakfast, lunch and dinner and serves traditional, English and Chinese cuisine. There is a swimming pool.

Indaba Executive Lodge House Five Kabula Hill, Blantyre Tel: +265 8889 01762 Reservations: +265 8889 01762 Reservations fax: +265 8889 01762 Email: hostaria@africa-online.net www.ulendo-collection.com House Five is situated on Kabula Hill in Blantyre, overlooking Mbayani. It has nine rooms, three of which are in the main house, with spacious rooms, all en-suite with showers. All rooms are equipped with fans, a safe, tea and coffee making facilities, wireless internet and television.

PO Box 571, Blantyre Cell: +265 (0) 8 869 653 Fax: +265 (0) 1 624 548 Indaba Executive Lodge has 15 self-contained rooms with TV, restaurant and bar. The large hall can seat 150 people and is suitable for conferences, wedding receptions and other large functions.

The lodge is located at Chigumula, 8 km from Limbe, along the Limbe/Thyolo road.

BLANTYRE ACCOMMODATION

BLANTYRE ACCOMMODATION

Fisherman’s Rest has broadband connection throughout and is an ideal venue for conferences, workshops and retreats.

Nestled in the garden are two long-stay cottages equipped with all facilities including a kitchenette. The property contains a further three cottages, two of which face the pool, equipped with TV, wireless internet, kettle, safe and cupboards.

Leslie Lodge Kabula Lodge Off Michiru Road, Kabula Tel: + 265 1 821 216; 999 954 430 Fax: +265 1 821216, Cell: +265 999 950 361 www.kabulalodge.co.mw Kabula Lodge is situated just three minutes from Blantyre city centre, with panoramic views of the mountainous landscape and valleys of the Ndirande, Nyambadwe and Michiru mountains. It is about 10 km from Chileka Airport.

The large 14 suites are equipped with a queen-sized double bed and single bed. Two of these rooms have a fully furnished kitchen and en-suite bathroom, while the other seven standard rooms have two single beds with study table, wardrobe and sharing bathroom with hot and cold shower and two fully furnished kitchens. Most of the rooms have views over the mountains and parts of Blantyre city. Wireless internet is available in all the rooms using Skyband hotspot cards.

The lodge also has a restaurant, a TV lounge, business centre and laundry service.

2 Leslie Road, Mount Pleasant Blantyre (Cnr Mahatma Gandhi Road - opposite Petroda Filling Station) Tel: +265 999 828 929; 824317, 1871671 Fax +265 187 5676 Email: finch@africa-online.net www.leslielodge.com Leslie Lodge is a seven-room bed-and-breakfast establishment with a ‘home from home’ atmosphere in the quiet suburb of Mount Pleasant, Blantyre, a short distance from the town centre, hospital and medical college. The hosts are Ray and Lynne Finch. There is Wi-Fi throughout the complex and all rooms are light and spacious with a selfcatering kitchen. Evening meals are available to order.

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BLANTYRE ACCOMMODATION

House Five is a bed-and-breakfast establishment, but light snacks are available on request.

Each room has a built-in safe, fridge, mosquito protection, satellite TV, air conditioning and heating. Credit/debit cards not accepted.

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PO Box 203, Mulanje Tel: +265 1 466 245 Cell: +265 8 827 563 Email: hmweziwina@malawi.net Limbani Lodge is located in Mulanje Boma close to the police station and next to the school for the blind.

Recently opened, the lodge has 24 en-suite rooms, including five VIP rooms, with TV and kitchenette. There is a separate lounge area with comfortable chairs and a TV. The restaurant serves local dishes, but only for overnight guests With two conference halls (one catering for 35 people and the other for 55) Limbani Lodge is ideal for business meetings and small conferences.

Malawi Sun Hotel & Conference Centre Adjacent to Air Malawi Offices, Robins Road Tel: +265 1 830 069; 824 808; 822 969 Fax: +265 1 830 718 Email: info@malawisunhotel.com www.malawisunhotel.com Located in the cool hills of Kabula, just five minutes’ walk from Blantyre’s central business district, the Malawi Sun offers the best of Malawian accommodation.

The luxurious rooms have DSTV, air conditioning, breathtaking views and Wi-Fi. Room service is available.

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Limbani Lodge

The hotel also has five conference rooms that can be customised for any needs. The Malawi Sun is the perfect partner for business, work or leisure.

Mount Pleasant Inn

Mount Soche Hotel

Staffordshire Lane, Mount Pleasant, PO Box 31213, Blantyre Tel: +265 01 878 188, Fax: +265 01 876 330 Cell: +265 08 829 326/09 829 326 Email: mpi2000@africa-online.net www.mountpleasantinnmw.com

Head Offices, PO Box 376, Blantyre Tel: +265 1 820 588, Fax: +265 1 820 124 Email: mountsocheres@sunbirdmalawi.com www.sunbirdmalawi.com

The award-winning Mount Pleasant Inn and The Usual Place restaurant in Blantyre encompass quiet surroundings, exquisite rooms with private balconies, internet access, secure parking, a swimming pool and delightful gardens.

There are 10 spacious and luxuriously appointed en-suite rooms offering twin, single and double accommodation, some with private and secure balconies. All rooms are equipped with satellite TV, minibar and tea/coffee making facilities. A full English breakfast is cooked to order.

Other facilities include Wi-Fi, designated non-smoking rooms, modern business centre, baby sitter (with prior arrangement), airline office, hospitality bars and a swimming pool.

Pedro’s GRill & Lodge Nyambadwe Lodge PO Box 30310, Chichiri, Blantyre 3 Tel: + 265 (0)1 835 551 Fax: + 265 (0)1 871 548 Cell: +265 (0)8 866 893 Email: nyasho5@yahoo.com Located in the exclusive Nyambadwe, this luxurious and homely lodge offers bed and breakfast at affordable rates.

The lodge has 20 well furnished and self-contained rooms.

There is ample secure parking and camping facilities are available.

The restaurant offers a wide range of meals prepared to customer’s taste and there is a common lounge with digital satellite TV. Conference facilities with a seating capacity of 25 are available, complete with flip boards and a digital video projector.

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There are two conference rooms. The hotel has the largest conference facilities in Blantyre, with one main hall with a capacity of 350 delegates and two boardrooms for 10 and 15 people.

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PO Box 1699, Blantyre Tel: +265 (0)1 633 430, Tel/Fax: +265 (0)1 622 544 Cell: +265 (0)8 842 670 Email: pedros@globemw.net www.pedrosmw.com Pedro’s Grill & Lodge is a conversion of a luxury residence situated in the upmarket Sunnyside area of Blantyre, only a few minutes’ drive from the centre.

The proprietors, Lena and Jean Pierre, have many years of experience as international restaurant and accommodation hosts. They also manage the Greens Restaurant nearby.

There are eight self-contained rooms with telephone and TV. All windows are mosquito screened. Internet facilities are available. The property is located in luxurious gardens with safe parking.

The beautifully decorated restaurant offers a varied menu and there is a cosy bar offering a selection of drinks. At the end of the day, guests can cool off in the lovely pool or enjoy a drink in the patio bar.

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BLANTYRE ACCOMMODATION

The inn also offers airport pick-ups and drops, local sightseeing tours, taxis and car hire. Corporate lunches, private conference facilities for up to 20 guests and catering for up to 150 guests are also available.

Located in Blantyre, the commercial capital of Malawi, Mount Soche Hotel is strategically positioned in the city centre and set among lush tropical gardens overlooking the city to the north and the Ndirande Mountain to the south. There are 132 rooms including eight suites, 31 superior rooms and 93 standard rooms

BLANTYRE ACCOMMODATION

BLANTYRE ACCOMMODATION

The Aamari Restaurant offers Continental, Indian, Chinese, Portuguese and Malawian cuisine. There is also the Deep End Grill and a food court.

BLANTYRE ACCOMMODATION

Protea Hotel Ryalls 2 Hannover Avenue, PO Box 21, Blantyre Tel: +265 (0)1 820 955, Fax: +265 (0)1 827 000 Email: ryalls@proteamalawi.com www.proteahotels.com/ryalls Situated in the central business district of Blantyre, the commercial capital of Malawi, Protea Hotels Ryalls is perfectly located for business travellers and holidaymakers.

The hotel’s spacious accommodation consists of 120 air conditioned and en-suite rooms with satellite TV as well as wireless internet access. Guests can either relax at the newly renovated pool or work up a sweat in the new fitness centre.

The hotel has an 80-seat conference room, Mudi, and a smaller conference room, Mpingwe. This room can also be used as a private boardroom or classroom.

The restaurant offers the traditional Shire Highlands breakfast. The Naperi Restaurant offers distinctive Malawian food for lunch and dinner. The hotel has two bars, the Kalibu Bar and the Livingstone Bar. A large swimming pool is set in the extensive tree-lined gardens. Other amenities include dry-cleaning and same-day laundry services, car hire and air ticket reservation.

Sunbird Hotels & Resorts

Supreme City Lodge

Head Offices, PO Box 376, Blantyre Tel: +265 1 820 588, Fax: +265 1 820 124 Email: mountsocheres@sunbirdmalawi.com www.sunbirdmalawi.com

PO Box 40074, Soche, Blantyre Tel: +265 1 912 378; 639 406/476, Fax: +265 1 639 406 Cell: +265 99 923 5457; 088 887 4344 Email: moda@sdnp.org.mw

Sunbird Hotels are strategically located in Malawi’s main cities of Blantyre, Lilongwe and Mzuzu and the resort areas of Zomba, Salima and Mangochi.

There are many lodges in the city of Blantyre, but the Supreme City Lodge stands out.

The group consists of seven hotels and an airport catering concern at Chileka International Airport in Blantyre.

The hotel chain has the largest conference and meeting venues, catering for various markets and needs. The location of the hotels makes it easier for guests to choose Sunbird hotels as their partner while in Malawi.

Its resorts complement city hotels by offering a breakaway opportunity to relax and sample the diversity of Malawian culture and its people.

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Close to many local attractions and areas of interest, the Shire Highlands Hotel offers 37 en-suite guest rooms.

Standard throughout all rooms is air conditioning, telephone and DSTV, razor plug, hairdryer and tea/coffeemaking facilities.

Set in a tranquil area with a panoramic view of the Naperi valley and Soche Mountain, the lodge offers the finest accommodation and meals at reasonable rates.

This executive lodge is situated in New Naperi Estate just a few minutes’ drive from the heart of Blantyre. Drive into Mahatma Gandhi Road, turn into Kapeni road, cross Naperi Bridge and turn right at the Naperi Mosque. The lodge has 14 magnificent self-contained rooms, internet, telephone and faxing facilities and maximum security.

BLANTYRE ACCOMMODATION

BLANTYRE ACCOMMODATION

Wining and dining facilities are available in the hotel and in town. The hotel is also an ideal venue for conferencing and banquets, offering world-class facilities for up to 120 delegates in various seating configurations. There is a business centre plus other commercial facilities.

PO Box 51675, Limbe Tel: +265 1 840 055/063/359, Fax: +265 1 840 055/359 Email: marketing@alexanderhotels.net www.alexanderhotels.net

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Shire Highlands Hotel

It can host workshops, wedding preparatory meetings, training sessions and management and board meetings of up to 30 people.

Blue Lagoon Lodge Chigumula, Post Dot Net E241, Blantyre Tel: +265 1 657 243, Cell: +265 8 783 013; 868 236 / 7 Email: jesman2k3@hotmail.com

Malawi Adventist Lodge PO Box 951, Blantyre, Tel: +265 1 980 911 Cell: +265 88 830 9056; 099 934 3041 Email: adventistlodge@yahoo.com

Mpingwe Lodge Blantyre, Tel: +265 64-0814

Namiwawa Lodge Off Chilomoni Ring Road, P Bag 61, Blantyre Tel: +265 1 669 069 / 01 919 454, Fax: +265 1 833 506 Email: ikis@globemw.net, www.namiwawalodge.com

Premier Lodge Chileka Road, Blantyre Tel: +265 1 692 002, Fax: +265 1 824 501 DESTINATION MALAWI

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BLANTYRE RESTAURANT

Greens Restaurant

Ginnery corner (Johnstone Road) behind People’s Trading Center Tel: +265 8889 53333; 1880 882 Email: carey808020@hotmail.com

Greens is said to be one of the best restaurants in Blantyre for grilled meat, braii style. The restaurant opens late and does not allow children.

China Da Restaurant and Lodge is the largest Chinese restaurant in Blantyre with an extensive menu. It is open seven days a week for lunch and dinner, with five private dining rooms for parties, complete with TV and karaoke.

Email: greens@malawi.net

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China Da Restaurant and Lodge

L’Hostaria Hong Kong Restaurant Tel: +265 1 820 85 The pagoda-styled Hong Kong Restaurant has been in Blantyre for over 40 years and has always been a family business serving over 100 dishes. The interior resembles the inside of the emperor’s palace by Tiananmen Square.

The chef is from Hong Kong and has been with the restaurant since it opened.

Tel: +265 1 636 025 Email: hostaria@africa-online.net L’Hostaria is famous for its authentic Italian cuisine and great service. There is also plenty of space for hosting special parties.

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BLANTYRE RESTAURANT

A full liquor bar serves Western spirits as well as Chinese varieties. For a truly luxurious experience, go for a Chinese massage in the attached massage parlour before dinner.

It is conveniently located between Blantyre and Limbe, directly across the street from Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital.

The Hong Kong serves Chinese canton cuisine. It is located close to the Mount Soche Hotel.

PO Box 2269, Blantyre Tel: + 265 9 621 279 Email: rogerl@africa-online.net www. capemaclodge.com Cape Mac Lodge is located on the lake front with picturesque views of Lake Malawi with its untouched island.

The lodge has 12 air conditioned rooms with spacious en-suite bathrooms, fans, patio, safe and electric kettle for early morning coffee. Laundry and babysitting are available on request.

The lodge offers a range of facilities including a swimming pool, Jacuzzi, Hobie cat sailing, canoeing, windsurfing, table tennis and volleyball.

Froggies Restaurant offers a touch of French cuisine and is one of the best in Cape Maclear.

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CAPE MACLEAR

Cape Mac Lodge

CAPE MACLEAR

Danforth Yachting Lodge and Yacht Charters, Cape Maclear, Lake Malawi Tel: +265 99 9960077/0, Alt Tel: +265 1 599114 Email: info@danforthyachting.com www.danforthyachting.com Danforth Yachting is an owner-run lakeside lodge and yacht charter operation based at Cape Maclear on the shores of Lake Malawi. The lodge sleeps 16 guests. Bordering Lake Malawi National Park and surrounded by islands, this is one of the most beautiful spots on the lake.

Chembe Tel: +265 9 948 501; 1 599 133 Email: fatmonkeys@africa-online.net Popular with backpackers, Fat Monkeys is located in the centre of Chembe, a traditional fishing village beside Lake Malawi.

There are four types of accommodation, consisting of basic double bedrooms; en-suite double bedrooms; family bungalows with a kitchen and en-suite bathroom; and a campsite. Each bedroom is decorated with beautiful Malawian art and has spectacular views of the lake.

The bar and restaurant of Fat Monkeys are renowned for great meals and service.

Activities such as boat trips, kayaking and scuba diving can be arranged. Wi-Fi is available.

Kayak Africa

Kayak Africa is the founder and operators of the camps on Mumbo Island and Domwe Island in the Lake Malawi National Park. The company also specialises in sea kayak and small boat safaris on Lake Malawi, and bike-kayak safaris around Southern Malawi.

Mumbo and Domwe are deserted tropical islands in a pristine natural state with a thick covering of miombo woodland forest.

The waters around the islands are clean and calm, and allow all guests – irrespective of fitness or experience – to enjoy sea kayaking, snorkelling and scuba diving. The camps sleep 14 guests in furnished safari tents and operate in terms of impeccable green and eco-friendly methodologies.

CAPE MACLEAR

CAPE MACLEAR

CAPE MACLEAR

Its motto of ‘all-round excellence’ extends to every facet of the business. Danforth offers superb cuisine, a wide variety of water sports and activities and a PADI scuba diving centre as well as featuring the only live-aboard catamaran yacht for charter on Lake Malawi.

Cape Town, Tel +27 (0)21 783 1955 Email: letsgo@kayakafrica.co.za www.kayakafrica.net

CAPE MACLEAR

Fat Monkeys

Mgoza Tel: +265 993 193 593 Email info@mgozalodge.com or Mgozalodge@googlemail.com http://mgozalodge.com Mgoza Lodge is situated on the shores of Lake Malawi at Cape Maclear in Lake Malawi National Park.

All rooms are double and en-suite and have been uniquely designed and constructed by local carpenters and artists.

The on-site bar and restaurant serves both Western and African food and offers a fully stocked bar.

Pumulani Lodge Tel:+265 1 770 540/60 Email: info@robinpopesfaris.net www.pumulani.com Pumulani is an exclusive beach lodge within Lake Malawi National Park.

The lodge has 10 individually designed villas spread out along the hillside overlooking the lake. Each villa has a large bedroom, a spacious living area and a private deck with lake view.

Guests can relax on the sandy beach or at the infinity pool. Activities include water-skiing, sailing, diving, wakeboarding, kayaking, snorkelling, fishing and birdwatching. At sunset, there are scenic cruises in a traditional wooden dhow.

The lodge is part of Robin Pope Safaris, one of the finest safari companies in Africa.

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Mount Soche Hotel, Glyn Jones Road c/o PO Box 2279, Blantyre Tel/Fax: +265 182 3709; 183 5356 Cell: +265 888 902 420/1 Email: jamboafrica@africa-online.net www.jambo-africa.com Nyala Lodge is situated in Lengwe National Park. It offers nine luxurious ensuite chalets (family rooms and double rooms), which, with their thatched roofs, blend in with the surroundings.

All rooms has cold and hot water showers, electricity, mosquito nets and ceiling fan. Two rooms are equipped with air conditioners. The main building consists of a restaurant and bar area with a Khonde overlooking a water hole where animals frequently come to drink. There is a little pool to cool down on the hot days.

There is a meeting and catering space for groups of up to 40 plus a pavilion for open-air meetings by the reservoir pool.

The youth centre has dormitory accommodation for 40 people with leaders’ accommodation nearby. There are five chalets for families and tourists. Walks and activities are available.

Income from this business is recycled for the benefit of the youth centre and its programmes for local orphans and vulnerable children.

Game Haven Lodge

PO Box 63, Muloza Tel: +265 146 7421 Email: chikumbemotel@yahoo.com

PO Box 5443, Limbe Tel: +265 9 971 287/8 Fax: +265 9 971 289 Email: gamehaven@globemw.net

The Chikumbe Motel is situated at Limbuli Trading Centre, 4 km from the Mozambique border and 30 km from Mulanje Boma.

The motel offers a bar, restaurant, and accommodation services. There is a conference call is under construction.

Located 14 km from Blantyre, Game Haven Lodge consists of a 150-seat restaurant with a fine view, a conference centre with private anteroom for up to 40 delegates, and a swimming pool built into rocks with a waterfall.

The lodge caters for functions and weddings of any size.

The whole complex of cottages and rooms is protected by an 8 ft game fence. All the cottages and rooms have views over the lawns and garden to 20 acres of undulating grassland and forest. The game sanctuary is supplemented with indigenous Malawi wildlife.

Likhubula Forest LODGE Kara O’Mula Country Lodge

PO Box 361, Mulanje Tel/Fax: +265 1 467 737 Email: likhubula@cholemalawi.com

PO Box 80095, Chichiri, Blantyre 8 Tel: +265 1 466515 Email: karaomula@malawi.net www.karaomula.com

Likhubula Forest Lodge is located on a beautiful site at the foot of the majestic Mulanje Mountain, the highest mountain in Malawi.

Kara O’Mula Country Lodge is at the foot of the Mulanje Mountain, 45 driving minutes from Blantyre City. Most of its structures, including accommodation units offer visitors stunning views of the mountain, plantations and natural vegetation for miles. Views extend well across into neighbouring Mozambique.

The lodge has 27 rooms including single bed, double bed and family rooms. There is a cocktail bar and a smaller bar next to the swimming pool. 20 rooms have DSTV. Apart from leisure, the lodge is ideal for conferences, private parties and corporate team building activities.

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The lodge offers the perfect stopover, or weekend away, for those who wish to explore the forest and discover the beautiful rock pools and waterfalls in the area.

Accommodation is either in the main lodge or the camping site. The lodge has five bedrooms, of which two are ensuite. One of these ensuite rooms is separate from the lodge in an annex.

Large groups may book the entire lodge and annex.

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CHIKHWAWA, MULANJE & THYOLO

Likhubula House is an ideal base to explore the paths and peaks of Mulanje Mountain and has inspired fresh thinking, risk taking and team building since the 1960s.

Chikumbe motel

All facilities are at affordable rates.

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CHIKHWAWA, MULANJE & THYOLO

There is also a campsite with two newly built two person chalets.

CCAP Likhubula House

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NYALA lodge

CHIKHWAWA, MULANJE & THYOLO

Mulanje Motel PO Box 203, Mulanje Tel: +265 1 466 245 Cell: +265 8 827 563 Email: hmweziwina@malawi.net Under the same ownership as Limbani Lodge, the Mulanje Motel has 12 rooms with communal toilets and bathrooms and one self-contained room.

There is an excellent bar selling Malawian lager at competitive prices. The bar and its pool table are a popular spot for the local community to hang out and spend their free time.

In addition, the cosy restaurant serves both Malawian and English dishes at reasonable cost.

Dedza Pottery Lodge PO Box 54, Dedza Tel +265 1 223069; 888 853425 Fax +265 1 223131 Email: dedzapottery@africa-online.net www.nyasalodges.com Dedza is the highest town in Malawi and Dedza mountains. It reaches over 2,000 m and forms the backdrop to this attractive lodge which is situated in beautiful gardens within the grounds of the famous Dedza Pottery, famous for its pottery, coffee and cheesecake. The lodge has six spacious rooms carefully placed in a quiet part of the site.

Visitors can tour the pottery and if they wish place special orders which can be shipped worldwide. Guest can climb Dedza mountain, take a tour of the nearby prehistoric cave paintings – now a Unesco World Heritage Site – or visit the excellent cultural museum at Mua.

Mapiri Country Golf Lodge

DEDZA

DEDZA

The motel also has conference facilities.

Dedza Tel: +265 1 224 301; 223 411/2 Fax: +265 1 223 407 Email: mapirilodge@gmail.com www.mapirilodges.com Mapiri Country Golf Lodge is located in Dedza and offers 10 unique and executive rooms at affordable rates.

All rooms are en-suite and have DSTV. The guesthouse also offers a buffet breakfast, a menu with African cuisine and international dishes. There are also conferencing facilities, a golf course, and a car wash facility.

PO Box 53011, Limbe Tel: +265 1 542 118/542 822/542 221/542 255 Fax +265 1 542 116 Email: gm@hippoviewlodge.com; info@hippoviewlodge.com www.hippoviewlodge.com

MACHINGA

Hippo View Lodge

The Hippo View Lodge has 81 comfortable en-suite rooms including two suites, 11 deluxe rooms and 68 superior rooms, all overlooking the Shire River with a view of the beautifully maintained gardens. The rooms have been designed for comfort with personal service provided by a dedicated staff.

All rooms come with satellite TV (five channels) and telephone extensions.

The lodge is 30 to 60 minutes from Lilongwe National Park and a 20-minute boat ride from the game park.

Other facilities include room service on request, laundry and dry-cleaning, car hire by arrangement, covered car parking and children’s playground.

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Mvuu Camp www.wilderness-safaris.com Mvuu Camp overlooks a broad stretch of the Shire River, with its profusion of hippos and crocodiles, and is close to the birdlife of Liwonde National Park.

Accommodation consists of 12 units or 48 beds in a mix of stone and canvas chalets and specially designed family tents. Guests can opt for camping, self-catering or full board rates and there is a range of activities. A thatched dining and lounge area is situated nearby, with views of the river.

Andrews Hotel PO Box 599, Mangochi Tel/Fax: +265 1 598 072 Reservations: +265 1 755 186 and +265 1 755 201 Email: reservations@andrewshotel.co.mw www.andrewshotel.co.mw Andrews Hotel is a 55-room hotel offering up to 100 beds.

All rooms are air conditioned with satellite TV, telephone, refrigerator, ceiling fan, hot water and shower.

There are two family suites with amenities including a kitchen, lounge, dining area and private veranda; and two executive suites with lounge, toilet and private veranda. There are also 20 doublebed suites and 31 twin-bed suites, all with standard amenities.

Boadzulu Holiday Resort is on the southern beaches of Lake Malawi.

Accommodation consists of 51 en-suite rooms. There are 12 executive suites with refrigerator, air conditioning, colour TV and large sitting area. Self-catering chalets are available for larger families. For budget-minded or shortstay guests, a campsite is available.

Facilities include the Malibu Beach Bar, the Kachere Restaurant and the Nsawu Conference Centre with seating for up to 180 delegates.

Boat excursions to Lake Malawi National Park and the Mvuu Camp can be arranged. Families can visit the fish and crocodile farms. Themed evenings include live music and traditional dancers.

Club Makokola

Norman Carr Cottage

PO Box 59, Mangochi Tel: + 265 (1) 580 244/445/469 Cell: + 265 (9) 971012 / 971016, Fax: + 265 (1) 580417 Email: clubmak@clubmak.com www.clubmak.com

Tel: +265 999207506 Cell: +265 888355357 Email: taffy@africa-online.net www.normancarrcottage.com

This showpiece property captures the essence of African design, culture and tradition.

Brilliantly green gardens reveal spacious beach villas perched along the southern lake shores.

Dining at the Retreat is an eclectic experience. Guests can savour fine Mediterranean cuisine, celebrate the tastes of Malawi or feast on Italian specialities in the casual restaurant and bar.

Superbly rewarding leisure time, Spa escapes, golfing, active pursuits from waterskiing to sailing, walking to a local village to reading a book – the vacation dream can be action packed or more relaxed, The Makokola Retreat includes temptations for any interest, all year-round.

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Tel: +265 1 594 725/6 Fax: +265 1 750 742 Email: blmgr@alexanderhotels.net www.alexanderhotels.net

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The Norman Carr Cottage is on the southern shore of Lake Malawi, in the sheltered bay of Namakoma, 15 km south of Monkey Bay. It consists of six executive suites and a two-bedroom family cottage. The executive suites are beach facing. Each of the large and airy rooms is furnished with a four-poster king-sized bed and has an outdoor shower.

The cottage is set at the back of the property among the mango trees. It consists of two bedrooms, both with double beds. The rooms are not en-suite but share an open-air shower and separate toilet.

MANGOCHI

MANGOCHI

The 144-seat restaurant offers an à la carte menu as well as regular buffets, while the conference hall can take between 60 to 200 participants and is fitted with all modern amenities.

Boadzulu

MANGOCHI

MANGOCHI

Mvuu Camp also features a new custom-built education and conference centre with facilities for 40 delegates or smaller corporate and teambuilding functions.

MANGOCHI

Sun ‘N’ Sand holiday resort

Tel: +265 1 580 444/619 Email: nkopola@sunbirdmalawi.com www.sunbirdmalawi.com

PO Box 333, Mangochi Tel: +265 01 594 545 / 550, Fax: +255 01 594 473 Email: info@sunnsandmalawi.com www.sunnsand-malawi.com

Offering spectacular views over Lake Malawi, the Sunbird Nkopola is on the southern shore near the friendly fishing village of Nkopola, 28 km north of Mangochi.

The property has 55 air conditioned rooms comprising 16 superiors, 20 standard rooms, three family rooms and 16 rondavels (chalets).

All rooms are en-suite with satellite TV, bathroom and 220 volt power points. There is also a campsite as well as eight self-contained chalets.

Conference facilities include two rooms for of meetings, seminars, workshops and product launches.

Other facilities include room service, laundry, volleyball courts, business centre, babysitting service, gift shop and free open car parking.

MANGOCHI

Sunbird Nkopola

Sun ‘n’ Sand Holiday Resort is located on 700 metres of golden sandy beach on the shores of Lake Malawi. The resort offers a variety of rooms, including 13 VIP rooms, 101 superior rooms and 11 self-catering family chalets as well as a campsite with 25 spacious two-person tents under a thatched roof The resort has one of the best conference facilities in Malawi, able to accommodate groups of all sizes, from a small meeting to a major conference with breakaway events.

The resort has a main restaurant and two bars. Activities include boating, speedboats, water-skiing, massages, excursions, snorkelling and parasailing.

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Chitimba Camp PO Box 63, Chitimba Rumphi District Tel: +265 888 387116 Email: camp@chitimba.com www.chitimba.com Chitimba Camp, on the northern shores of Lake Malawi, is a lodge and campsite set on a beautiful golden sandy beach, among banana palms and papaya trees, with views of the Livingstonia and Nyika mountains.

The main focus is a large thatched bar, restaurant and lounge. There are five beach huts, four rooms with toilet and shower and a dormitory with six beds. There is space for 80 tents and a separate toilet and shower block.

Flame Tree Lodge

Ilala Crest Lodge

Box 150, Chintheche Tel: +265 (1) 994 023 Cell: +265 (0) 920 1987 Email: flametreemalawi@gmail.com

Along Chimaliro Rd, Past St Johns Hospital, P.O. Box 869, Mzuzu Tel: +265 1 311 834, Fax: +265 1 311 349 Cell: 088 889 4196 Email: ilalacrestlodge@africa-online.net

Flame Tree Lodge is a privately run lodge situated on a shady, grassy area with Lake Malawi on two sides. Flame Tree is in Chintheche, about 2 km south of the boma. It has beautiful white sandy beaches, shaded grass camping, mains electricity and hot showers. Accommodation is in six double en-suite chalets and a seventh family chalet. A recently completed two-bedroomed self-contained house sleeps six adults.

Facilities include a fully stocked bar and restaurant. Flame Tree is a quiet family-friendly lodge.

MZUZU

MZUZU

The property is visited mostly by overland trucks and backpackers and is the first stop in Malawi heading south or the last heading north.

Ilala Crest Lodge is located about 150 metres after St John’s Hospital and offers excellent accommodation in Mzuzu.

All 13 rooms are self-contained, carpeted or tiled and have five-channel cable TV. Workshop facilities for up to 20 participants are available.

The lodge is an ideal place for those who like a quiet environment and a long stay.

Ilala Crest Lodge also runs a 12-roomed lodge at Nkhata Bay known as Ilala Bay Lodge. This lakeside resort offers tourists the best hotel accommodation services in Nkhata Bay. It also has a bar, restaurant and conference facilities for up to 40 delegates.

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PO Box 4 Livingstonia, Rumphi Tel: +265 999 434985 Email: lukwe_eco_camp@yahoo.com Lukwe Eco Camp & Cabins is located in the hills of Livingstonia on the escarpment overlooking Lake Malawi, the Nyika Plateau and the Karonga plains.

Each of the cabins are situated on the edge of the escarpment with private decks to enjoy the beautiful view. There are also private sites for camping and for car top campers.

Matunkha Safari Lodge

Private Bag 12, Chintheche Lake Malawi National Park Tel: + 265 99 9 283 980 Tel reservations: +265 1 794 555 Fax reservations: +265 1 794 555 Email: travel@ulendo.net www.makuzibeachlodge.com

Email: eco-tourism@matunkha.com www.malawi-safari.com

The 11 thatch and stone chalets are nestled in lush manicured gardens overlooking the crystal-clear waters of the lake. Sipping a cocktail or enjoying one of Brett’s famous meals from the deck of the main lodge is an experience in itself.

Makuzi enjoys an excellent reputation for its cuisine and guests are encouraged to enjoy a full African dining experience under the stars.

Matunkha Safari Lodge offers quality accommodation in quiet surroundings.

The lodge has selfcontained rondavels, bedrooms with shared facilities and a well shaded campsite. Electricity and hot water are available.

The Matunkha Restaurant offers both local and international cuisine. The lodge sources local products in order to support the local economy and produces milk from its own cows and goats.

A wireless internet connection is available.

Mushroom Farm Tel: +265 (0) 999 652 485 Cell: +265 (0) 888 591 564 Email: mick@themushroomfarmmalawi.com www.themushroomfarmmalawi.com The Mushroom Farm is a bush campsite near the historical mission town of Livingstonia. It has a clifftop location with fine views across the Rift Valley, Lake Malawi and Tanzania.

Accommodation consists of double and twin rooms and many well shaded campsites. All the rooms have fine views of the lake and the bush.

The rooms are designed to be of low environmental impact. In the main, traditional building techniques have been used, such as cob walls and floors and grass thatch, while plantation timber has been used as much as possible. The camp is also solar powered.

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Mzoozoozoo Lodge Cell: +265 888 864 493 Mzoozoozoo Lodge is the main backpackers’ residence in Mzuzu. It features a dormitory, a double room, a caravan and a garden where guests can pitch a tent. Facilities include electricity, mosquito net and hot water as well as drinking water, baggage storage and a parking area.

The lodge has a restaurant and bar.

Breakfast is available.

There is usually a good atmosphere in the evenings.

MZUZU

MZUZU

The lodge has a perfect forest setting overlooking Luwawa Dam, which is well stocked with wide-mouthed bream.

Fishing in season is permitted. Hiking and mountain biking are popular at Luwawa and the lodge offers a range of activities to suit all the family. The comfortable and spacious family accommodation, full catering and bar facilities make it ideal for a relaxing or active family holiday.

Winners of the 2008 Ministerial Tourism award for sustainable tourism practices and community participation.

Makuzi Beach Lodge

Delightfully situated in its own private bay on the northern shore of Lake Malawi, Makuzi Beach provides guests with a superb, secluded retreat, sandy white beaches and wonderful views across Africa’s third-largest freshwater lake.

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Luwawa Forest Lodge lies in the South Viphya Forest Reserve in the Viphya Mountains of northern Malawi, 5,200 ft above sea level, in a fresh and malariafree climate.

MZUZU

MZUZU

In the restaurant and bar friendly, professional staff prepare delicious meals, with a large variety of beverages available.

Luwawa Forest Lodge, International Guest House & Outdoor Activity Centre, Private Bag 43, Mzimba Tel: +265 (0)134 2333 or (0)199 1106/1266 Email luwawa@malawi.net www.luwawaforestlodge.com

MZUZU

Luwawa Forest Enterprise Lukwe ECO Camp

MZUZU

Tel: +265 1 310 622 Email: mzuzuhotel@sunbirdmalawi.com

Mzuzu Tourist Lodge

Mzuzu Hotel is located at the gateway to Malawi’s most beautiful national park, Nyika.

Mzuzu Lodge PO Box 485, Mzuzu Tel: +265 (0)1 332 097, Fax: +265 (0)1 333 219 Email: mzuzulodge@sdnp.org.mw

The hotel has 60 air conditioned rooms comprising 32 superior rooms, four suites and 24 standard rooms.

Mzuzu Lodge is in the centre of Mzuzu, the commercial capital of northern Malawi. It offers business and leisure travellers a comfortable level of accommodation with excellent amenities.

All rooms are en-suite with DSTV, telephone dialling facilities, minibar, tea/coffee making facilities and views over the beautiful gardens or golf course

There are 20 guest rooms comprising 10 executive villastyle rooms, five superior rooms and five standard twinshare rooms. The spacious and well appointed executive and superior rooms feature a private bathroom, direct-dial telephone and remote control DSTV.

There are two conference rooms with a maximum capacity of 120 participants, depending on the seating arrangement.

MZUZU

Services include room service, laundry, DHL offices, hair saloon, bar, Nyika coffee shop, free car parking, Air Malawi office, babysitting and a business centre.

MZUZU

Mzuzu Hotel (Sunbird)

The restaurant is open daily for breakfast, lunch and dinner and the Oasis Bar has both indoor and outdoor seating.

Small meetings of up to 15 delegates can be held in the Masasa Lounge.

Flame Tree Village Tel: +265 9 511 423 Email: flametreemalawi@gmail.com

Mimosa Court Hotel PO Box 875, Mzuzu Tel: +265 (0) 333 607; (0)1 331 833 Email: globe@sdnp.org.mw

Mphatso Motel

Aquanuts Dive School P.O. Box 22, Kande, Nkhata Bay District Tel: +265 888 500 420 or +265 (0)1 357 376 Email: aquanuts@africa-online.net Aquanuts Dive School is located at Kande Beach Campsite. With its spectacular sunrises, unspoilt scenery and crystal-clear waters, Lake Malawi is one of the world’s most popular locations for freshwater scuba diving.

Both beginners and qualified divers are welcome to experience freshwater diving at its best.

The owner-run dive school offers a fully professional scuba diving service with the emphasis on enjoyment, safe diving practice and environmental awareness.

Easily accessible dive sites, an on-site training pool and the hazard-free dive environment make it an ideal training location.

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NKHATA BAY

Mzuzu - Karonga Road Opp. Matabwa Market.

PO Box 895, Mzuzu Tel: +265 01 311 624/205 Fax: +265 1 311 624

Butterfly Space PO Box 211, Nkhata Bay Tel: +265 0 999 156 335; 265 065 Email: josie.redmonds@gmail.com/ blondieleap@hotmail.com www.butterfly-space.com Butterfly Space is a community-based lodge which aims to bring Malawians together with tourists. It is involved in various community projects, including a nursery school, an information centre and a youth club, and encourages longer-term visitors to do voluntary work in the community. Whether one is passing through for a few days or committing to a longer stint of voluntary activity, getting involved in these projects or initiating one, there is plenty of opportunity to join in and experience the real Malawi. Regular tourists (other than volunteers) are welcome to stay in the attractive lakeside chalets.

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NKHATA BAY

Box 110 Nkhata Bay Tel: +265 (0) 999 656 987 Email: bigbluestarbackpackers@gmail.com www.bigbluestarbackpackers.com

NKHATA BAY

Chintheche Inn is on the western shores of central Lake Malawi. Accommodation consists of 10 brightly furnished rooms with en-suite bathrooms. Each has its own beachview balcony overlooking the shoreline of the lake. The extensive grounds and gardens feature a campsite and a large pool. There is a central dining area and bar, although dining usually takes place (weather permitting) under the stars.

There is a choice of water sports like swimming, snorkelling, windsurfing and sailing. A trip out to deeper waters with local fisherman should not be missed. Land-based activities include a chance to explore the tropical forest.

Kande Beach Tel: +265 826 3500 Cell: +265 986 3500 Email: reservations@kandebeach.com www.kandebeach.com

Kande Horse

Kande Beach, on the shores of Lake Malawi, is an ideal place in which to unwind and relax.

The Stables, PO Box 22, Kande, Nkhata Bay South Tel: +265 (0) 1991403 Cell: +265 (0) 888500416 Email: info@kandehorse.com www.kandehorse.com

Accommodation consists of camping, 10 dorm beds, five single cabins, eight beach chalets, eight en-suite chalets, a stone cottage with private front garden with access to the beach, one large en-suite family room and two standard rooms

Kande Horse, near the shore of Lake Malawi, 50 km south of Nkhata Bay, provides 28 horses of various breeds suitable for everyone from novices to experienced riders. Both adults and children can choose from a range of equine activities.

Kande Beach Bar is famous throughout Central Africa.

It can cater for big party nights or a chilled and relaxing atmosphere. Facilities include a pool table, mini soccer, table tennis, darts and board games, while beach games can also be organised.

The Stables Guest House, a farmhouse-style building, provides accommodation as part of multi-day riding packages. The three second-storey twin/double rooms overlook the stables and have access to a large balcony.

Rooms come with large beds and mosquito nets, wooden furniture and an en-suite toilet and basin. Each room has a free-standing private bathroom with bath and shower.

Mayoka Beach Lodge Tel: +265 0999268595 / 01994025 Email: mayokavillage@yahoo.co.uk www.mayokavillagebeachlodge.com Mayoka Beach Lodge lies on a shady slope on the edge of Lake Malawi. Local building materials have been used to create environmentally sensitive accommodation that blends with the lush foliage of the area. The gardens are a haven for wildlife, especially birds.

Each of the fully furnished chalets is individual in shape, size and style. There are singles, doubles, twins, triples and a quadruple chalet. Every chalet has its own private balcony with a fine lake view and a peaceful and secluded atmosphere.

There is ready access to the bar and restaurant.

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NKHATA BAY

NKHATA BAY

Big Blue Star Backpackers is a paradise in the warm heart of Africa. The resort is situated on the shores of Lake Malawi, famous for its colourful cichlids and a popular venue for diving and snorkelling. It is only a couple of minutes’ walk from the fishing village of Nkhata Bay, with its daily market, bank, clinic, post office and small supermarket.

There is a vibrant nightlife for party animals, or guests may prefer to relax on the veranda and watch the night fishermen while enjoying a delicious home-cooked meal of locally grown produce.

Chintheche Inn

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Big Blue Star BackPackers

NKHOTAKOTA

Bua River Lodge Nkhotakota Wildlife Reserve, PO Box 12, Lozi, Nkhotakota Tel: +265 (0) 888 203 981 Email: buariverlodge@gmail.com www.buariverlodge.com Bua River Lodge is a small, ownermanaged lodge in Nkhotakota Wildlife Reserve on the banks of the Bua River. The lodge offers full board in custom-made, en-suite, tented accommodation in a beautiful wilderness setting. There are three categories of accommodation, Island, Riverside and Hillside, to suit all budgets. Accommodation is well separated to enhance solitude and the wilderness experience.

The lodge is a four-level, open-sided, timber and thatch structure, right beside the river with views downstream and across to the opposite bank.

Ngala, Dwangwa, Nkhotakota Region Tel: +265 (0) 129 535 9 Cell: +265 (0) 888 192 003; 999 340 369 Email: info.ngala@iwayafrica.com www.ngalabeach.com

NKHATABAY

Ngala Beach Lodge

Ngala Beach Lodge, on the northern shore of Lake Malawi, offers luxury accommodation and friendly personal service with stunning views of the lake and the Viphya Mountains.

Ngala Beach Lodge is one of the few places on the lake that offers a view of both sunrise and sunset over the water.

Accommodation is in tastefully and individually decorated en-suite executive rooms and deluxe A-framed chalets. Each room has a large bedroom, a covered private sitting area and en-suite bathroom. In addition to the double and twin rooms, there are family rooms available.

Nkhotakota Pottery and Lodge PO Box 460, Nkhotakota Tel +265 1 751 743; 884 581 098; 999 380 105 Email: nkhotakotapottery@africa-online.net www.dedzapottery.com Nkhotakota Pottery together with its lodge with 13 rooms right on the beach, opened in 1998 on the shore of Lake Malawi with a long unspoilt sandy beach.

Many visitors come for the lake, the renowned excellent food, and the various tours and boat rides, but pottery is special for this lodge. Visitors can see handmade pottery being made in the workshop and there is a special workshop for visitors to try their hand at making and decorating pottery.

Traditional Malawian pottery is also taught by local potters. The pottery runs several 2 and 3 week residential pottery courses every year and short courses can also be arranged.

Nkhotakota Safari Lodge PO Box 460, Nkhotakota Tel +265 1 751 743; 884 170 682 Email: nyasalodges@nyasalodges.com www.nyasalodges.com

NKHOTAKOTA

NKHOTAKOTA

Campers are welcome in the fully appointed campsite.

Activities include wilderness walking, fishing, photography and birding.

Nkhotakota Safari Lodge is situated on its own secluded sandy beach 12 km south of Nkhotakota Port on the shores of Lake Malawi.

Built between the mature indigenous trees and with stunning lake views are 11 chalets ranging from simple thatched rondavels to spacious deluxe chalets with air conditioning, balconies and outdoor baths.

The restaurant and bar are right on the beach and satellite TV is available for guests. The lodge offers walking safaris to the nearby Nkhotakota Wildlife Reserve as well as tours of local historical sights, many relating to the slave trade that once flourished at Nkhotakota.

Tel: +265 999 971 748 Email: forestlodge@ntchisi.com

NTCHISI

ntchisi forest lodge Enjoy stunning views of the Rift Valley, explore the lush and mysterious rainforest with its rare birds, beautiful orchids and chattering monkeys, and return to a roaring log fire and a delicious home-grown dinner in homely and cosy surroundings while soaking up the old-world charm.

Ntchisi Forest Lodge is an historical building in an isolated spot in some of Malawi’s last indigenous rainforest. Selfsufficient in renewable energy and organic vegetables, the eco-lodge also runs community projects and volunteering holidays tailor-made to suit your skills and interests.

It is 1.5 hours from Lilongwe International Airport and two hours from Nkhotakota.

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Nyika CHELINDA LODGE AND CAMP Email: blantyre@wilderness.mw www.wilderness-safaris.com Chelinda Lodge is set against a pocket of hagenia woodland and overlooking vast tracts of Nyika National Park’s rolling grasslands dotted with large herd of roan, eland and zebra. This forest backdrop to Chelinda Lodge provides perfect shelter for an idyllic escape in the highland wilderness of Malawi.

Beach Villa Lodge

Kambiri Lodge

PO Box 357, Salima Email: beachvillalodge@gmail.com Tel: +265 1 263 263 Cell: +265 9999 40089; 8880 40089 Fax: +265 1 727 609

Senga Bay Road Tel: +265 1 263 052/352 Fax: +265 1 263 742 Email: kimgr@alexanderhotels.net www.alexanderhotels.net

Beach Villa Lodge is situated on the shores of Lake Malawi.

Kambiri Lodge is an hour’s drive east of Lilongwe. It offers accommodation; catering for small and large groups; and workshop services.

Built on top of a sand dune, the lodge features twobedroomed family container chalets, a conference hall with seating for up to 50 delegates, a restaurant and bar, a beautiful unspoilt beach, a safe water system, secure parking and a cruise boat for up to 40 people.

SALIMA

SALIMA

Accommodation at Chelinda Lodge consists of eight double storey log cabins, each with fireplace for those chilly highland nights. The ground floor features an open plan bedroom and lounge, with en-suite bathroom, queensized beds, wing-back chairs and a veranda. Upstairs there is a viewing area which functions as additional living space and is ideal for children. One of the log cabins is slightly larger, offering ideal accommodation to families.

This is the perfect setting for a holiday experience on the lake, with 51 en-suite double rooms, two leisure bars, a restaurant and two executive conference facilities.

The Ashani conference room can accommodate 100 participants, while the Mikute room can house up to 50.

Meeting rooms for smaller groups are available.

Safari Beach Lodge

Sunbird Livingstonia

Tel: +265 (0)1 263 143/007 Cell: +265 (0) 993 265 538 Skype: safaribeachlodge Email: info@safaribeachlodge.net www.safaribeachlodge.net

Salima Town, Tel: +265 1 263 222/ 454 Email: livingstonia@sunbirdmalawi.com www.sunbirdmalawi.com

Situated on the shore of Lake Malawi in a secluded forest reserve, Safari Beach Lodge has its own private beach, a swimming pool and a lush garden with views over Leopard Bay. There are six gazebos (chalets built from natural materials), all with big verandas overlooking the lake, while the main lodge, set in the garden, has four double rooms. Each of the gazebos, tents and rooms has its own private bathroom, electricity and hot water and rooms are air conditioned.

The restaurant has a big veranda with views of the garden, pool and lake. A notable feature of the international menu is fresh fish from the lake.

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Located on the lake shore in Senga Bay, Salima, 125 km from Lilongwe, the Sunbird Livingstonia has 32 rooms including nine deluxe rooms, eight rondavels and 15 standard rooms.

There is a conference room with a maximum capacity of 30 delegates. A range of equipment is available including a video screen and VCR, an LCD projector, flip charts and an overhead projector.

Other facilities include laundry, babysitting service, hotel shop, secretarial services, free open car parking and day excursions. Room service is available from 6 am to 10 pm.

SALIMA

SALIMA

Activities include boat excursions, snorkelling, visits to neighbouring fish and crocodile farms, shopping at Senga Bay’s woodcraft markets and themed evenings with live music and traditional dancers.

ZOMBA

Ku Chawe Inn (Sunbird) Zomba Plateau, Tel: +265 1 514 211 Email: kuchawe@sunbirdmalawi.com www.sunbirdmalawi.com The Ku Chawe Inn sits on the edge of the Zomba Plateau, which rises to nearly 2,200 metres. Around this rim are some of the most stunning views in Africa.

There are 32 well appointed rooms comprising 22 deluxe studios and 10 superior rooms. All rooms are en-suite with satellite TV, telephone, minibar, fireplace and power points.

The inn also has a business centre, laundry, babysitting services and free car parking.

The conference centre has two rooms with a total capacity of 50 delegates to accommodate various requirements.

Mount Soche Hotel, Glyn Jones Road, PO Box 2279, Blantyre Tel/Fax: +265 182 3709, Tel: +265 183 5356 Cell: +265 888 902 420/1 Email: jamboafrica@africa-online.net www.jambo-africa.com

TOUR OPERATOR

Jambo Africa

Land and Lake Safaris PO Box 2140, Lilongwe Tel: + 265 1 757 120; 1 754 303 Fax: + 265 1 754 560 www.landlake.net Land and Lake Safaris has been organising memorable group and private expeditions of the highest calibre for 24 years. As an established and experienced tour operator, the company now offers a wide range of services throughout Malawi and Zambia.

This small, specialist, owner-run company has the finest guides, consultants and support staff, all working together to ensure that everything goes according to plan. With an unsurpassed reputation, an impressive fleet of vehicles and an extensive in-depth knowledge of the region, the company is able to deliver any type of service, be it a specialist expedition or a family mini break.

Responsible Safari company Tel: +265 1602 407; 99930 6631 Blantyre Email: dom@responsiblesafaricompany.com www.responsiblesafaricompany.com

TOUR OPERATOR

TOUR OPERATOR

Jambo Africa is one of the leading safari operators in Malawi. With many years’ experience combined with an intimate knowledge of the country, the company can tailor exciting packages ranging from the beautiful beaches and warm waters of Lake Malawi to the unsurpassed diversity of fauna and flora of the national and game parks, to the lush forests and plateaux. Its portfolio also includes other destinations outside Malawi.

The Responsible Safari Company is a personalised in-country safari operator, offering high-end tailor-made experiences across Malawi & Zambia.

In combination with the traditional safari, guests have the opportunity to visit rural villages and local development initiatives, experiencing Africa from a unique local perspective. In addition to Classic Safaris, it also now offers Corporate Social Responsibility Packages and Educational Group Tours as well as comprehensive transport services.

Whatever the interest, these safaris provide extraordinary experiences for individuals and groups in search of that something a little different. Visit the new online booking site www.explore-malawi.com.

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TOUR OPERATOR

Ulendo Safaris 441 Chilanga Drive, Area 10, PO Box 30728, Capital City, Lilongwe 3 Tel: +265 (0) 179 4555, Fax: +265 (0) 179 5666 Email: admin@ulendo.net www.ulendo.net Widely regarded as Malawi’s premier tour operator and travel service provider, the Ulendo group of companies has grown steady since it was established as a small marketing agent and inbound tour operator in 1998.

Its team of travel professionals will plan any itinerary to meet budget and preferred style of travel while catering for special interests.

Apex Rent a Car PO Box 1132, Lilongwe Tel: +265 1 754 610/2/5 Fax: +265 1 751 430 Cell: +265 9 950 707 www.apexrentacarmw.com

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CAR HIRE

CAR HIRE

The Ulendo group has an intimate knowledge of the region’s reserves and lodges and liaises with top airlines, hotels, lodges and safari operators. Guests can rest assured they have a professional team supporting them throughout their stay in Malawi, Zambia or Mozambique.

Lilongwe Car Hire, Off Chilambula Rd, Lilongwe Tel: +265 1 756105 www.avis.co.uk/CarHire/Africa/Malawi

Apex Rent a Car is recognised as one of Malawi’s premier rental car companies. It has been providing quality rental cars for satisfied clients such as government, NGOs (Non-Governmental Organisations), and embassies.

Avis Malawi is the nation’s leading car rental company with over 75 vehicles. It operates five branches in Malawi at Chileka International Airport, Blantyre, Blantyre Downtown, Kamuzu International Airport, Lilongwe, Lilongwe Downtown and Sunbird Capital Hotel, Lilongwe.

Apex Rent a Car has a large fleet of cars ranging from 4x4s to executive saloons, but specialises in luxury 4x4 rental cars for any off-road destinations, be it the beaches, mountains or game reserves.

The Avis Malawi fleet comprises a range of models including Toyota Corolla, Toyota Prado, VW Polo, VW Tiguan and 30-seat vehicles such as the Toyota Coaster.

Avis Malawi is part of the worldwide Avis network, with over 5,000 outlets in 160 countries.

Convenient car hire Plantation House, Ground Floor, PO Box 975, Blantyre Tel.: +265 1 822 434/845/232 Fax: +265 1 822 805 Cell: +265 88 883 5414; 99 9510951 Email: sales@countrywide-carhiremw.com www.countrywide-carhiremw.com Countrywide Car hire offers reliable, comfortable, brandnew vehicles serviced by its dealers. It can also provide driver/chauffeur services. The company was set up in response to the need for a reliable and affordable fleet of vehicles in the car hire industry in Malawi. In 2007 Countrywide Car Hire was reregistered as Countrywide Car Hire (2007) Ltd and restructured to suit the ever-changing market. Countrywide Car Hire is part of the Countrywide Group of Companies. It offers a wide range of vehicles to cater for every need, from a city excursion to game reserve visits.

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Jambo Africa Mount Soche Hotel, Glyn Jones Road, PO Box 2279, Blantyre Tel/Fax: +265 (0) 1823709 / Tel: +265 (0) 1835356 Cell/Mobile: +265 (0) 888 902 420 /888 902 421 Jambo-Africa’s wide range of services includes all kinds of vehicle hire, from a five-seat Toyota Corolla 1.5, through 4x4s to a 26-seat Toyota Coaster.

For camping enthusiasts, the 4x4s come fully equipped for camping and include fridge, rooftop tent, chairs, tables, gas lighting, cooking equipment, full insurance cover and unlimited mileage.

There are special rates for group bookings and long-term hire.

CAR HIRE

CAR HIRE

Avis Malawi maintains a high standard of service, using internationally trained sales agents, chauffeurs and staff.

CAR HIRE

Greyvillia Road, Next To Speedy’s Ltd PO Box 51111, Limbe, Blantyre Tel: +265 1 847 122/174; 1 840 174 Fax: +265 1 847 099, Cell: +265 88 821 074 Email: siku@@sikumw.com www.sikucarhire.com Siku Car Services is one of the longest established car hire companies in Malawi. Its headquarters is in Blantyre.

The company offers high quality services with range of cars from luxury saloons, 4 x 4s and buses. It has an excellent range of vehicles comprising: Land Cruisers, Toyota Hillux, Mercedes Benz, Isuzu 4 x 4s, buses, coasters, Toyota saloons, Toyota Camry, Toyota Pajero, Toyota Collora, Land Rovers, Trucks and many more.

Sputnik Car Hire, based in Lilongwe, offers a range of executive saloon cars with air conditioning available as well as minibuses (from 15 to 29 seats) and 4x4 vehicles.

All vehicles can be self-drive or chauffeur-driven by arrangement.

The company provides a fast and simple online booking system for car hire.

African Parks SS Rent-a-Car Head Office, 20 Glyn Jones Road, PO Box 2282, Blantyre Tel: +265 1 821 597/934; 822 836/882 Fax: +265 1 825 074 Email: info@ssrentacar.com www.ssrentacar.com With over 30 years’ experience, SS Rent-a-Car is Malawi’s longest established car rental company. Its fleet ranges from the small to the executive, from 4x4s to utility vehicles and trucks, with Mercedes and BMW in the executive range. Most saloons, 4x4s and off-roaders are from Toyota, Nissan, Mitsubishi and Honda. The company also has 16-seat and 26-seat buses as well as motorbikes.

SS Rent-a-Car operates a fully equipped garage to ensure the highest level of service and maintenance of its fleet. A 24 -our back-up service is always on call.

SS Rent a Car is able to cater for business trips, tours, group holidays, conferences or even weddings and funerals.

Lilongwe Golf Club PO Box 160, Lilongwe Tel: +265 1 754 162 Fax: +265 1 753 118 Cell: +265 8 379 412 Email: golf_club_llw@sdnp.org.mw Lilongwe Golf Club is the country’s only 18-hole course and home to the TNM Malawi Open sponsored by Telekom Networks Malawi.

Dating back to 1930, it is a par-72, 6,225 metre course.

The club is installing underground irrigation in an effort to improve the year-round playability of the fairways, which can suffer in the dry season, and is renovating the clubhouse.

The African Parks Network, Regent Hill Office Park Cnr Leslie & Turley Roads, Lonehill PO Box 2336, Lonehill 2062, Sandton, South Africa Tel: +27 11 465 6802, Fax: +27 11 465 9230 Email: shamad@african-parks.org African Parks (Majete) Limited, PO Box 232, Chikwawa Email: info@africanparksmw.com African Parks Network is an African solution to Africa’s conservation challenges. It is the first private park management institution in Africa to take on long-term responsibility for managing protected areas in partnership with governments. Its approach combines world-class conservation practice with business expertise. Emphasis is placed on achieving financial sustainability of the parks, principally through tourism, associated private enterprise and payments for ecosystem services which all serve as a foundation for economic development and poverty alleviation.

The network covers parks in Zambia, Malawi, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda.

The Colony Club Casino

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OTHER

Kassam House, Kagame Road, Lilongwe Tel: +265 1 758-253 Fax: +265 1 758-256 Cell: +265 999 967-771 Email: sputnik@sdnp.org.mw www.sputnik-car-hire.mw

other

CAR HIRE

Most of its vehicles are new with all facilities such as radios, CD players and air conditioning.

Sputnik Car Hire

CAR HIRE

siku Car Hire

Victoria Avenue, PO Box 360, Blantyre Tel: +265 1823 283, Fax: +265 1822 138 Email: colonyclubcasino@kairointernational.com www.kairointernational.com The Colony Club Casino is part of the KaiRo International Group of international gaming resorts with operations in Gibraltar, Tanzania, Vietnam and Malawi.

The Colony Club Casino opened in December 2002 and is set in exquisite gardens in the picturesque suburbs of Blantyre.

KaiRo International was invited by the Malawi Development Corporation (MDC) to develop the gaming industry in the country. In co-operation with the Malawi Gaming Board, KaiRo has succeeded in bringing Blantyre its first international casino.

The gaming floor offers three American roulette and four card tables as well as 42 gaming machines including the latest video slots, video pokers and a variety of reel slots.

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USEFUL ADDRESSES Malawi Department of Tourism Tourism House off Convention Drive, City Centre, Private Bag 326, Lilongwe 3, Malawi Tel: +265 1 775 499; 772 702 Fax: +265 1 775 4943 Email: info@visitmalawi.mw or tourism@malawi.net Malawi Consulate General – South Africa 4 Dodge Street, Woodmead 2157, PO Box 3881, Rivonia 2128 Johannesburg Tel: +27 11234 8577/8; 11803 4919 Email: malawicons@mweb.co.za Department of National Parks & Wildlife PO Box 30331, Lilongwe 3 Tel: +265 1 759 831 Fax: +265 1 759 832 Email: dnpw@malawi.net Lake of Stars Email: festival@lakeofstars.org www.lakeofstars.org Malawi Institute of Tourism PO Box 2673, Blantyre Tel: +265 1 621 866 Fax: +265 1 621 923 Email: mit@malawi.net www.mitmalawi.com Malawi Tourism Association PO Box 1044, Lilongwe Tel: +265 1 770 010 Tel/Fax: +265 1 770 131 Cell: +265 888 865 250 Email: mta@malawi.net www.malawi-tourism-association. org.mw Malawi Tourism Marketing Consortium c/o Geo Group & Associates 4 Christian Fields, London SW16 3JZ, UK Tel: + 44 115 982 1903 Fax: + 44 115 981 9418 Email: enquiries@malawitourism.com www.malawitourism.com Tourism Association of Mount Mulanje c/o Infomulanje PO Box 200, Mulanje Tel: +265 1 466 466 Email: infomulanje@sdnp.org.mw Travel Agents Association of Malawi c/o Bon Voyage Tours PO Box 31134, Lilongwe Tel: +265 1 774 780 Fax: +265 1 773 260 Email: bonvoyage@malawi.net

MALAWI MISSIONS ABROAD BELGIUM Embassy of the Republic of Malawi to the Kingdom of Belgium and Mission to the European Communities Ground Floor, 46 Avenue HermannDebroux, B-1160 Brussels Tel: +32 2 231 09 80 Fax: +32 2 231 10 66 Telex: 24128 Mabel B Email: embassy.malawi@skynet.be FEDERATIVE REPUBLIC OF BRAZIL Embassy of the Republic of Malawi to the Federative Republic of Brazil SHIS Q1 15 Conjonto 03 Casa 01 Lago Sul, CEP: 71635-230 Brasilia – DF Email: malawiembassybrazil@bol.com.br PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA Embassy of the Republic of Malawi 500 Dongwai Street Diplomatic Office Building, No. 23 Dongzhimenwai Street Chaoyang Distric, Beijing: 100600 Tel: +86 1 0646 81380 Fax: +86 1 0665 91124 Email: beijing@mw-embassy.cn ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT Embassy of the Republic of Malawi to the Arab Republic of Egypt Villa 44 Road, 254 Digla, Maadi, Cairo Tel/Fax: +202 25 177 598 Email: malawi@link.com.eg FEDERAL DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ETHIOPIA Embassy of the Republic of Malawi to the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Woreda 23, Kebele 13, House No. 1021, PO Box 2316, Addis Abada Tel: +251 9114 02899 Fax: +251 1166 20299 Email: malemb@ethionet.et FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY Embassy of the Republic of Malawi to the Federal Republic of Germany WestfalischeStresse 86 10709, Berlin Tel: +49 0 30 8431 540 Fax: +49 30 8431 5430 Telex: 886989 MABN D Email:malawiberlin@aol.com JAPAN Embassy of the Republic of Malawi to Japan Takanawa Kaisei Bldg 7th Floor 3-4-1 Takanawa Minato-ku Tokyo 108-0074 Tel: +81 03 3449 3010/47 Fax: +81 03 3449 3220 Email: malawi@luck.ocn.ne.jp, malawi@mxl.ttcn.ne.jp www.malawiembassy.org INDIA High Commission of the Republic of Malawi to India F-63, Poorvi Marg, Vasant Vihar New Delhi-110057 Tel: +91 11 4607 8800 Fax: +91 111 4607 8810/12 Email: malawindia@airtelbroadband.in

MOZAMBIQUE High Commission of the Republic of Malawi to Mozambique No. 75 Kenneth Kaunda Avenue PO Box 4148, Maputo Tel: +258 21 492 676 Fax: +258 21 490 224 Telex: 6 300 MWEB MO Telegram: MALAWIAN, MAPUTO Email: malawimoz@virconn.com REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA High Commission of the Republic of Malawi to the Republic of South Africa 770 Government Avenue Arcadia 0083, Pretoria PO Box 11172, Hatfield 0082, Pretoria Tel: +27 12 430 9900, 342 0146/1759 Fax: +27 12 342 0147 Email: highcommalai@telkomsa.net UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA High Commission of the Republic of Malawi to the United Republic of Tanzania Ohio/Sokoine Drive 1st Floor, Zambia House, PO Box 7617, Dar-es-Salaam Tel: +255 748 481740 Fax: +255 2221 36951/24623 Email: mhc@cats-net.com UNITED KINGDOM High Commission of the Republic of Malawi to the United Kingdom 36 John Street, Holborn, London WC1N 2AT Tel: +207 421 6010 Fax: +207 831 9273 Email: malawihighcommission@ btconnect.com www.malawihighcommission.co.uk THE UNITED NATIONS Permanent Mission of the Republic of Malawi to the United Nations 866 United Nations Plaza Suite 486 New York, NY 10017 United States of America Tel: +1 212 317 8738/8718 Fax: +1 212 317 8729 Telex: 421807 Email: malawinewyork@aol.com, malawiU@aol.com UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Embassy of the Republic of Malawi to the United States of America Marshall B. Coyne, Building 1156 15th Street, NW Suite No. 320 Washington DC 2006 Tel: +1 202 721 0270 Fax: +1 202 721 0288 Telex: 64348 Telegrams: MALAWIEMB Email: malawidc@aol.com

REPUBLIC OF ZIMBABWE Embassy of the Republic of Malawi to the Republic of Zimbabwe 9-11 Duthie Road Alexandra Park PO Box 321 Harare Tel: +263 4 798 584-7 Fax: +263 4 799 006 Email: malahigh@africaonline.co.zw

AIRLINES

Air Malawi Routes from Lilongwe and Blantyre to Dar es Salaam, Harare, Johannesburg, Karonga, Kusaka, Mzuzu and Nairobi.

Domestic flights between Blantyre and Lilongwe twice a day. www.airmalawi.com

Ethiopian Airlines Between Addis Ababa and Lilongwe on Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. www.ethiopianairlines.com

Kenya Airways Between Nairobi and Lilongwe every day. www.kenya-airways.com

South African Airways Between Johannesburg and Blantyre on Wednesday and Saturday; Johannesburg and Lilongwe on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. www.flysaa.com

REPUBLIC OF ZAMBIA High Commission of the Republic of Malawi to the Republic of Zambia 31 Bishop’s Road, PO Box 50425 Kabulonga, Lusaka Telegram: KWACHA, ZAMBIA Tel: +260 1 265 768/69 Fax: +260 211 265 765 Telex: 41840 Email: mhcomm@iwayafrica.com

DESTINATION MALAWI

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Administrative divisions: 28 districts; Balaka, Blantyre, Chikhwawa, Chiradzulu, Chitipa, Dedza, Dowa, Karonga, Kasungu, Likoma, Lilongwe, Machinga, Mangochi, Mchinji, Mulanje, Mwanza, Mzimba, Neno, Ntcheu, Nkhata Bay, Nkhotakota, Nsanje, Ntchisi, Phalombe, Rumphi, Salima, Thyolo, Zomba

Exchange rates: MWK per US dollar – 159.16 (2009), 142.41 (2008), 141.12 (2007), 135.96 (2006), 108.894 (2005).

Area: 118,484 sq km (land: 94,080 sq km, water: 24,404 sq km)

Industries: Tobacco, tea, sugar, sawmill products, cement, consumer goods, mining minerals such as uranium, coal and rare metals.

Borders: 2,881 km (Mozambique 1,569 km, Tanzania 475 km, Zambia 837 km)

History: Established in 1891, the British protectorate of Nyasaland became the independent nation of Malawi in 1964.

Geography: Malawi is landlocked. Lake Malawi, 580 km long, is the most prominent physical feature.

Banking hours: Mon to Fri 8 am to 3 pm; Sat 8 am to 11 am.

Business hours: Mon to Fri 7.30 am to 5 pm.

Languages: English is the official language, Chichewa is the national language. Other widely spoken languages are Tumbuka, Yao, Lomwe and Sena.

Capital: Lilongwe.

Climate: Subtropical. Rainy season November to May; dry season May to November. Maximum average temperature in southern lake region varies from 21°C in June and July to 27°C in October to March.

Currency: The Malawian kwacha (MWK) is divided into 100 tambala.

Elevations: Lowest point is junction of the Shire River and international boundary with Mozambique at 37 metres above sea level. Highest point is Sapitwa (Mount Mlanje) at 3,002 metres.

Ethnic groups: Chewa, Nyanja, Tumbuka, Yao, Lomwe, Sena, Tonga, Ngoni, Ngonde, Asian, European.

Electricity: 230 to 240 volts, AC 50 Hz. Square-pin plugs mostly used.

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Public holidays: 1 January, 15 January (John Chilembwe Day), 3 March (Martyr’s Day), Good Friday, Easter Monday, 1 May (Labour Day), 15 June (Freedom Day), 6 July (Independence Day (Republic Day), 6 July (1964)), second Monday in October (Mother’s Day), 25 December (Christmas Day), 26 December (Boxing Day).

Population: 13.2 million (2008 census) Religions: Christian 80 per cent, Muslim 13 per cent, other 3 per cent, none 4 per cent (1998 census).

Time difference: GMT +2 hours, CET + 1 hour, UTC + 7 hours.

Topography: Narrow elongated plateau with rolling plains, rounded hills and some mountains.

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