Added: 05/25/2006 |
Malawi Travel - Tall Mountain Peaks, Exciting Attractions and Stunning SceneryMalawi is a long, thin country in Africa. Geographically the country is dominated by Lake Malawi, the third largest freshwater lake in Africa, a trough 360 miles long and 50 miles wide formed where the western arm of the Great Rift Valley cuts into southern Africa. A magnet for divers and those who love to snorkel, with its beaches, resorts, watersports and outstanding variety of fish life, Lake Malawi is an irresistible attraction for Malawi travel.
The lake is home to a bigger variety of fish species than any other freshwater lake on earth. Cape Maclear is Malawi travel destination where most visitors head for the small, restful village, which along with its offshore islands, is part of the park. Equally popular, Nkhata Bay to the north has bays, beaches and various water activities. Spread along the lakeshore are numerous traditional fishing villages, with the fishermen in their dugout canoes.
The most popular Malawi travel destinations are the major cities - the capital Lilongwe and the commercial center Blantyre. Lilongwe become the country's new capital in 1975 and is a sprawling place. Liwonde National Park has thousands of hippos and crocodiles on the banks of the Shire River, as well as large numbers of elephants, zebra and antelope. Although Lilongwe is the capital, Malawi's largest city and main commercial centre, Blantyre is a good base for visiting two of the area's attractions - the vast massif of Mt Mulunje, offering some of the finest hiking trails in the country, and Zomba Plateau. You can also go on a ferry, go to the north of the country, and travel back by bus - a popular trip for the independent traveler.
Malawi is also blessed with numerous game reserves and national parks, well stocked with animals and a variety of birdlife, and offers a unique wilderness experience. The northern Nyika Plateau is one of the world's highest game reserves and is a remote area located in the most unspoiled and least visited part of the country, with beautiful grasslands and waterfalls, the highest concentration of leopard in Central Africa, and famous for its abundant orchid species.
Maybe it's the Lake Malawi, but something makes Malawi travel destination very refreshing. Sure, the country has had its share of hard times and is mired in characteristic African poverty, but the people are hearty and welcoming and their land is a tourist's playground. Predictably, water sports are popular, whether you want to stick your head under the water, or you'd prefer gearing up for some windsurfing, sailing or water skiing. The country's varied geography also provides ample opportunity for the photography: tall mountain peaks, sometimes stretching above the cloud line, make for absolutely stunning scenery.
Malawi has remained peaceful for over a century, unaffected by war and internal strife that has torn many other African countries apart, and although poor and densely populated, the country offers visitors a wealth of scenic highlights, culture and activities.
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