8 Day Private Malawi Wildlife & Beach Safari

After arrival at the airport, you will be met and taken to Majete Wildlife Reserve. Long neglected, Majete has been the scene of an impressive relocation program. To date, 2,559 animals from 14 species have been reintroduced, including the Big Five: leopard, elephant, buffalo, black rhino, and lion. Other mammals reintroduced were eland, sable, waterbuck, nyala, hartebeest, impala, zebra, warthog, and bushpig. This makes Majete one of the only reserves in Malawi where the Big 5 can be viewed all year round. You will check in at Thawale Lodge, situated within the park in the Shire Valley, and in the afternoon (time-dependent), you will go on your first shared afternoon safari drive to look out for all those mentioned animals. Accommodation: Thawale Lodge Mid-range tented camp located inside Majete WR Meals & Drinks: Dinner (Breakfast & lunch not included) Drinks not included

You will have a morning and an afternoon shared safari drive included. Apart from land animals, you can also see aquatic animals like hippos and crocodiles, which can be found near the river. Between activities, you can look out onto the lodges' waterhole and see animals that come to drink. Accommodation: Thawale Lodge Mid-range tented camp located inside Majete WR Meals & Drinks: Dinner (Breakfast & lunch not included) Drinks not included

Enjoy a last morning activity in Majete Wildlife Reserve, before you make your way further north to the unique Zomba Plateau, where you will stay for 2 nights at Ku Chawe. The plateau is a mountain standing at 1,800 m, with peaks topping 2,000 m. It has vast tracts of cedar, pine and cypress but elsewhere the vegetation is wild and mixed. Like the forests, the plateau top is criss-crossed by streams and there are tumbling waterfalls and still lakes. Accommodation: Sunbird Ku Chawe Mid-range hotel located inside Zomba Plateau Meals & Drinks: Breakfast & dinner (Lunch not included) Drinks not included

After breakfast, go and explore the plateau. There is plenty of hiking, trekking and walking through the forests, alongside the streams and to connect the viewpoints around the edge. There is always something to see on the plateau as well as from it. Wildlife includes leopards, although sightings are very rare. More in evidence are giant butterflies and, on the lower slopes, baboons. Birdlife includes the long-crested eagle and the augur buzzard. Fly-fishing for trout is possible in season and there is a very good stables that offers horse riding even to novices. Accommodation: Sunbird Ku Chawe Mid-range hotel located inside Zomba Plateau Meals & Drinks: Breakfast & dinner (Lunch not included) Drinks not included

Enjoy a last morning activity on the plateau before you head on to Lake Malawi. You will stay in one of the 11 chalets at Chembe Eagles Nest, a simplistic beach resort in Cape Maclear/ Chembe with lake and hill views. Cape Maclear is located on the Nankumba Peninsula, at the southern end of Lake Malawi. Surrounded by forested mountains, it’s known for the sandy beaches and granite rocks of Lake Malawi National Park. Accommodation: Chembe Eagles Nest Lodge Mid-range lodge located in Cape Maclear (Lake Malawi) Meals & Drinks: Breakfast & dinner (Lunch not included) Drinks not included

At Chembe Eagles Nest, you can simply relax and sunbathe or choose to be active and go boating, fishing, swimming in the pool or the lake, or walking on the beach (motorised activities are at additional charges). Enjoy sitting around the campfire in the evening while listening to the local music. Accommodation: Chembe Eagles Nest Lodge Mid-range lodge located in Cape Maclear (Lake Malawi) Meals & Drinks: Breakfast & dinner (Lunch not included) Drinks not included

Have a last breakfast with a view of Lake Malawi before you will be taken back to Blantyre, where your Malawi adventure ends. Main Destination: Blantyre (City) Accommodation: No accommodation (End of tour) Meals & Drinks: Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included) Drinks not included Included

• Park fees
• All activities
• All accommodation
• A professional driver/guide
• All transportation
• All Taxes/VAT
• Roundtrip airport transfer
• Meals

Excluded

• International flights
• Additional accommodation
• before and at the end of the
• tour
• Tips
• Personal items
• Government imposed increase of taxes and/or
• park fees
• Some meals
• Drinks