Malawi, 2nd; The Bradt Travel Guide

by Philip Briggs

• ISBN13: 9781898323846
• ISBN10: 1898323844
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 1999-08-01
• Publisher: Bradt Travel Guides

Summary

An accurate guide for all visitors to this country known as "Africa for Beginners" including information on getting to and around Malawi and the natural world

Author Biography

Philip Briggs is author of other travel guides

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. xi
General Information	p. 1
Background and History	p. 3
Facts and figures	p. 3
History	p. 4
The Natural World	p. 23
Geography	p. 23
Climate	p. 23
Vegetation	p. 24
Conservation areas	p. 25
Wildlife	p. 27
Planning and Preparations	p. 37
When to visit	p. 37
Getting to Malawi	p. 37
Red tape	p. 46
Money matters	p. 47
What to take	p. 49
Planning an itinerary	p. 55
Travelling in Malawi	p. 59
Tourist information	p. 59
Public holidays	p. 59
Money	p. 59
Getting around	p. 61
Accommodation	p. 66
Eating and drinking	p. 67
Bargaining and overcharging	p. 69
Hassles	p. 70
Curios	p. 74
Media and communications	p. 75
Electricity	p. 76
Communicating with Malawians	p. 76
Health	p. 81
Preparations	p. 81
Major hazards	p. 87
Common medical problems	p. 87
Further reading	p. 97
The Guide	p. 99
Blantyre	p. 101
Orientation	p. 101
Climate	p. 102
Getting there and away	p. 102
Where to stay	p. 103
Where to eat	p. 105
Tourist information	p. 106
Things to do	p. 109
The Shire Valley	p. 113
Climate	p. 114
Getting around	p. 114
Chikwawa	p. 114
Majete Wildlife Reserve	p. 114
Lengwe National Park	p. 115
Nchalo	p. 116
Bangula	p. 116
Mwabvi Wildlife Reserve	p. 117
Elephant Marsh	p. 117
Backroads north of Elephant Marsh	p. 119
Thyolo and Mulanje	p. 121
Climate	p. 121
Getting around	p. 121
Thyolo	p. 122
Thyolo Forest Reserve	p. 122
Mulanje	p. 123
Mulanje Massif	p. 125
Phalombe and Migowi	p. 130
Zomba and Surrounds	p. 131
Climate	p. 131
Getting around	p. 131
Zomba	p. 131
Zomba Plateau	p. 135
Lake Chilwa	p. 139
Liwonde	p. 141
Liwonde National Park	p. 143
The Lakeshore from Mangochi to Cape Maclear	p. 149
Climate	p. 149
Getting around	p. 149
Mangochi	p. 150
From Mangochi to Monkey Bay	p. 152
Monkey Bay	p. 154
Cape Maclear	p. 154
Dedza and Surrounds	p. 161
Climate	p. 161
Getting around	p. 161
Dedza	p. 162
Chongoni Forest Reserve	p. 164
Mua-Livulezi Forest Reserve	p. 166
Nkhoma Mountain	p. 167
Lilongwe	p. 169
Climate	p. 170
Orientation	p. 170
Getting there and away	p. 170
Getting around	p. 171
Where to stay	p. 171
Where to eat	p. 174
Tourist information	p. 175
Things to do	p. 179
Short trips from Lilongwe	p. 179
The Lakeshore around Salima	p. 183
Climate	p. 183
Getting around	p. 183
Where to stay	p. 184
Where to eat	p. 186
Things to do	p. 186
Ntchisi and Surrounds	p. 189
Climate	p. 189
Getting around	p. 189
Ntchisi Forest Reserve	p. 191
Ntchisi	p. 192
Nkhotakota Wildlife Reserve	p. 192
The MI between Lilongwe and Mzuzu	p. 195
Climate	p. 195
Getting around	p. 195
Kasungu	p. 195
Kasungu National Park	p. 196
Mzimba	p. 198
Forestry resthouses around Mzimba	p. 199
The Lakeshore from Nkhotakota to Nkhata Bay	p. 203
Climate	p. 203
Getting around	p. 203
Nkhotakota	p. 203
The lakeshore between Nkhotakota and Chintheche	p. 206
Chintheche	p. 207
Nkhata Bay	p. 210
The Lake Ferry and the Islands	p. 213
The Lake ferry	p. 213
Likoma Island	p. 215
Chizumulu Island	p. 219
Mzuzu, Nyika and Vwaza Marsh Wildlife Reserve	p. 221
Climate	p. 221
Getting around	p. 221
Mzuzu	p. 223
Rumphi	p. 226
Nyika National Park	p. 227
Vwaza Marsh Wildlife Reserve	p. 234
Livingstonia and the Northern Lakeshore	p. 237
Climate	p. 237
Getting around	p. 237
Between Rumphi and Chitimba	p. 237
The lakeshore around Chitimba	p. 239
Livingstonia (Khondowe)	p. 241
Chilumba	p. 243
Karonga	p. 243
Language	p. 247
Further Reading	p. 250
Index	p. 253
List of Maps
Blantyre Orientation	p. 100
Blantyre	p. 104
Chintheche	p. 208
Dedza	p. 163
Dedza and surrounds	p. 162
Karonga	p. 243
Kasungu	p. 196
Kasungu to Mzuzu (MI) and Nkhotakota to Nkhata Bay	p. 194
Lake Malawi National Park	p. 156
Lakeshore: Mangochi to Cape Maclear	p. 148
Likoma Island	p. 216
Lilongwe Old Town Centre	p. 172
Lilongwe Orientation	p. 168
Livingstonia and Northern Lakeshore	p. 238
Liwonde	p. 142
Liwonde National Park	p. 144
Mangochi	p. 151
Mulanje	p. 124
Mulanje Massif	p. 126
Mzimba	p. 199
Mzuzu	p. 224
Mzuzu, Nyika and Vwaza	p. 222
Nkhata Bay	p. 211
Nkhotakota	p. 202
Ntchisi and surrounds	p. 190
Nyika National Park	p. 228
Rumphi	p. 226
Salima Lakeshore	p. 182
Shire Valley: Blantyre to Nsanje	p. 112
Zomba, Chilwa, Liwonde and North Shire Valley	p. 132
Zomba Plateau	p. 136
Zomba Town	p. 134
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