Category: Travel & Tourism

Life's a beach

Chintheche: Life’s a beach!

Sun and sand, fresh fish and cold beer. A photo story of the pristine beaches of Chintheche on the northern shores of Lake Malawi.

Down the M5 from Mzuz to Nkhata Bay

Traversing the M5 to Chintheche in Nkhata Bay

Road tripping through Nkhata Bay mountains, windy roads and rubber plantations in pursuit of Lake Malawi’s pristine Chintheche beach

Tumaini Festival 2018

The fifth edition of the Tumaini Festival was held over the weekend at Dzaleka Refugee Camp in Dowa, central Malawi. Two days of music, dance and poetry.

Rwanda: Pilgrimage in the land of a thousand hills

Last week I returned from a pilgrimage to Rwanda. I was in a group of 60 who participated in a Divine Mercy Apostolate organised pilgrimage and among others celebrated the Catholic feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross and...

Satemwa Tea and coffee estate in Thyolo

Tea, Coffee and Tourism

Malawi tourism has largely promoted wildlife and Lake Malawi. With changing tourism trends, can the country look to tea to attract visitors?

Malawi Wokongola

A pictorial of random sights from Nsanje to Dowa and Ntcheu to the lake of stars, Lake Malawi. Malawi Wokongola – Beautiful Malawi!

Mangochi declared a town… finally!

President Joyce Banda has declared Mangochi a town… and it’s about time! Will this boost the tourism drive Malawi has been pushing for?

Lake Malawi, Mangochi

Wasn’t Mangochi a better candidate for city?

For the past few years, there has been a lot of talk from the government about turning Nsanje into a city with its own airport, port, banks and other modern amenities. We have seen a scramble for land and construction...

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