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Malawi (MW) |
| Continent: |
Africa |
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| Surface: |
118.480 km ² |
| Inhabitants: |
12.158.924 |
| Capital: |
Lilongwe |
International banking code (ISO Codes): |
MW |
| Official language: |
Chichewa, English |
Code: |
+265 |
| Currency: |
Kwacha malawite |
Number plate: |
MW |
| Routes of Malawi: |
156 |
Routes towards Malawi: |
200 |
| Preferred airports: |
Lilongwe (LLW), Blantyre (BLZ), Makokola Club (CMK) |
| Principal cities: |
Lilongwe, Blantyre, Zomba, Kasungu, Mangochi, Karonga, Salima, Nkhotakota, Liwonde, Nsanje, Rumphi, Mzimba, Balaka, Mchinji, Mulanje |
| Airline company based in Malawi: |
Air Malawi |
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Tourist guide Malawi (Africa) |
Malawi is a having country of Southern Africa of the common borders with Tanzania, Mozambique and Zambia.
Geography: the landscape of Malawi is strongly influenced by the great East-African rift which crosses it north to the south. The country thus presents a broken relief with an alternation of top-plates and high mountainous solid masses which go down abruptly towards the lake Malawi bordered of plains. The northern part of the country is very mountainous and shelters several tops which are drawn up with more than 3.000 m of altitude. The central part rests at an average altitude of 1000 m above the sea and point of disjunction most of the population and of the fields of agriculture of the country. The south is rather flat although the extreme south of the Lake Malawi ends in a high-plate pertaining to the rift. It is in this area that draws up the solid mass of Mulanje in which more the high summits of the country are.
Relief and river: the culminating point of the country, Sapitwa rises at an altitude of 3.002 m in the solid mass of Mulanje, not far from the border with Mozambique. It constitutes an appreciated destination of the tourists because of his escarpé relief and its high granite walls. The longest river of the country, Shire, occurs in the south of the lake Malawi then traverses 400 km before finishing its race in the Zambezi in Mozambique. More the big lake of the country and the larger third of Africa occupy 29.500 km ², that is to say approximately 20% of the territory, and extend on three countries, Malawi, Mozambique and Tanzania.
Climate and period of voyage advised: it reigns on Malawi a wet subtropical climate characterized by three seasons. Nevertheless, consequently of the great variations of relief and altitude of the landscape, one observes great climatic variations. In general, enters at the beginning of May and mid-August, one observes one relatively fresh season, followed by one hot season which perdure until the end of November. At this point in time the rain season starts which will be prolonged until mid-April. During the rain season, the water content of the air can reach 100% and make the air not easily respirable. Moreover falls of rains making certain roads impracticable, of many national parks remain closed in this period. The fresh period between May and August is thus the best period to go to Malawi.
Official languages and spoken languages: the official language is English, but the common language is Chichewa. Moreover, the various ethnos groups bantoues speak each one their language or dialect such as lomwé, the yao, the tumbuka and the sena.
Health and vaccinations: generally one advises with the travellers to be made vaccinate against hepatitis has and B, typhus, the polio, the diphteria and tetanus. To prevent the viral diseases transmitted by the insects and the mosquitos, it is in general enough to cover well and apply products anti-insects. In Malawi the risk to contract paludism exists especially during and right after the rain season. It would be thus advisable to consult a doctor before your departure in order to define a preventive strategy. The system and the equipment of health are satisfactory only in the big cities and the very tourist places. It is thus advised to contract a insurance-voyage including/understanding a insurance-repatriation for the most serious cases. For more safety and to avoid the risks of infection, it is recommended to consume only bottled water, to peel the fruits well and to make cook vegetables before consuming them. Lastly, think of providing you with a small first-aid kit of voyage.
Conditions of entry on the territory: for the French nationals, a passport in necks of validity for one duration of at least 6 more months is enough to penetrate on the territory of Malawi. Obtaining a visa of tourism is not necessary. The minor travellers must be provided with a personal passport.
For further information concerning vaccinations, the conditions of entry on the territory and safety, you can for example consult the site of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs.
Travel and transport: to date, there does not exist direct flight of bets (CDG) towards the international airport of Lilongwe (LLW), but of many flights with one or two stopovers are proposed by various international airline companies. For the interior flights one can turn to the national airline company Air Malawi (QM) which serves the towns of Mzuzu (ZZU), Blantyre (BLZ) and Makokkola (CMK). Other companies charters propose also flights towards the great tourist destinations.
The capital: Lilongwe is in the center of the country and shelters approximately 700.000 inhabitants. The most populated city country remaining the old capital, Blantyre, which remains still today the economic center of the country. The city does not have really tourist sites. It is especially interesting to carry out shopping and like starting point there to visit the surrounding areas. Not far from the city, the territory of Salanjama makes it possible to observe a large variety of birds and the national park of Kasungu, located at one hour of car, deserves that one prolonged weekend there is spent.
Tourist sites and places of bathe: Malawi allures much more the visitors by the natural beauty of its landscapes varied that by the richness of its historical heritage. The mountainous solid masses and the great rift are favourable with the excursion and with the climbing, the areas of plains are ideal for the organization of safaris and the banks of the lake Malawi invite to the bathe and the relaxation.
Malawi can enorgueillir itself to have 9 national parks whose fauna enchants by its diversity. Reserves of Nyika, Chelinda, Kasungu, Der Lengwe, Majete. De Mwabvi, of Liwonde, Nkhotakota and Vwaza shelters the majority of the known wild species of Africa. One can admire there lions, leopards, elephants, hippopotamuses, antelopes, giraffes, zebras of the phacochères and rhinoceroses. The lake Malawi also represents the richest natural reserve of birds of all central Africa.
After being itself filled with wonder in front of the landscapes at natural reserves, the majority of the visitors of Malawi go then on banks of the homonymous lake, impressive by its dimensions, 550 km length on 80 km broad, which place it among more the big lakes of the world and largest of Africa after the lake Tanga Nika and Lake Victoria. The beaches more the appraisals are those of Mangochi, Senga, Nkhata Bay and McLear Cape. The lake also lends itself thanks to its transparency to the practice of the diving and after a beautiful day of bathe, one can taste a rest deserved well in one of the hotels all categories or one of the houses of hosts who border it.
Religion: the population of Malawi is Christian with 80% and Moslem woman at 20%.
Big cities and possibilities of lodging: Lilongwe, Blantyre, Mzuzu, Zomba, Kasungu, Mangochi, Karonga and Salima.
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Flights expensive not preferred towards and of Malawi/MW
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