Lake Malawi National Park

Malawi - South Malawi

The worldā€™s first freshwater national park and a World Heritage Site is at Cape Maclear. The park includes a land area around the cape and bay as well as the Lake and islands up to 100 metres offshore.

Here is a veritable aquarium of tropical fish providing a colourful kaleidoscopic display. The countless thousands of freshwater fish, the mbuna, are more abundant and varied here than anywhere else in the world. Boats are available for hire and the fish will feed directly from the hand. Away from the Lake, the park has baboons, antelope and hyrax, and, of course, there is a great variety of birdlife including fish eagles, cormorants and hamerkops.

Lake Malawi National Park Hotels

Blue Zebra Island Lodge$$$$

Blue Zebra is a conservation driven lodge working with the Department of National Parks and Wildlife in Malawi to protect three islands making up the Marelli group: Nankoma, Maleri, and Nakantenga. These uninhabited islands are home to a vast array of fresh water fish, including some of the most rare and colourful in the world. They support diverse flora and fauna and are a bird watcher’s paradise. Accommodation: a unique set-up with 9 en-suite safari-style tented chalets, 1 forest-set ...

Blue Zebra Island Lodge

Mumbo Island Camp$$$$

Pumulani Lodge$$$$$

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