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Malawi Trekking
The main areas for hiking are the Nyika Plateau in the north of Malawi and Mt. Mulanje in the south. Other areas include the Zomba Plateau and various smaller peaks around Blantyre. An interesting place to visit on foot is Mwala Wa Mphini (the rock of the tribal face scars), which is just off the main dirt road into Cape Maclear, about five km from the park headquarters.The huge boulder is a national monument covered in lines and patters which seem to have been gouged out by long-forgotten artists, but are in fact a natural geological formation. If you want a longer walk, a small lakeside path leads southwest from Otter Point, through woodland above the shore, for about four kilometres to a small fishing village called Msaka. Read the rest of this entry »
Nyika National Park
The Nyika National Park is Malawi’s northernmost park overlapping the border with Zambia. This is the largest national park in the country, covering some 3000sq.km. Vegetation is mostly rolling hills of montane grassland, while valleys are covered in miombo woodland.
Best time to visit Nyika National Park
The Park is open throughout the year, but access road often become impassable to all but four-wheel drive vehicles during the height of the rains, from January to April. Read the rest of this entry »
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