Malawi Travel Information - African Vacation Accommodation

Malawi Travel Information

Malawi whose capitol is Lilongwe, is a landlocked country located in southeastern Africa lying within the Great African Rift Valley system, flanked by mountain ranges and high plateau areas. It is bordered in the North and East by Tanzania, on the east, south and southwest by Mozambique and to the west by Zambia.

Lake Malawi which is 600km long and 80km wide dominates the country and can almost be called an inland sea and definitely the focal point of the tourism industry.

Malawi National Parks

There are five national parks and four wildlife reserves. These are: Nyika NP (3,134 km2), Kasungu NP (2,316 km2), Lake Malawi NP (94 km2), Liwonde NP (538 km2), Lengwe NP (887 km2) and Vwaza Marsh WR (920 km2), Nkhota-kota WR (1,800 km2), Majete WR (691 km2) and Mwabvi WR (135 km2).