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Re: Zambia - Malawi - Mozam (must do's & see's)

by jloms 08 May 2012

Thank you Tom & Kate! We've rearranged our trip a bit. We are now going from Lilongwe to Mt. Mulanje (doing a 4-5 day hike). Then vent…
RE: Zambia - Malawi - Mozam (must do's & see's)

by MalawiKate 04 April 2012

Sounds like great trip. Public transport is best way around Malawi at the moment due to the sever fuel issues. See here for more info…
RE: A few planning questions.

by MalawiKate 03 April 2012

Have responded to each bit below in caps lock. * Tongole Wilderness Lodge looks great (Nkhotakota NP) and they can pick us up…
A few planning questions.

by Thefurz 02 April 2012

I have been doing a fair bit of reading about Malawi the last couple of weeks but I am struggling to make things work so help is needed…
RE: Lake crossing to Mozambique

by mpembeivan 02 April 2012

Hi phybot, as TexasTea says, the Ilala is (was?) currently running, BUT IS due for up to 2 months down time for maintenance, so you won’t…
Lake crossing to Mozambique

by phybot 30 March 2012

Hi, I'll be arriving in Malawi this June and ideally, I would want to go from Nkhata Bay to Cobue in Mozambique via the lake stopping…
Re: Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia - Advice

by itchyfeet38 17 March 2012

I can't help you on the public transport aspects here as I have only traveled by car. I'm not sure what you mean by the Songwe border…
Ilala - out of action?

by bethedifference 25 February 2012

Hi, We are looking at popping over to Likoma Island in early May. I understand the sane/safe options are essentially flying (which we…
RE: Malawi for 2 weeks?

by going_somewhere 23 February 2012

Travelling along the lake is great. There are many places to stop and stay along the shore of the lake. You can always take the ferry…
RE: Diving in Lake Malawi + travelling from Lusaka

by rthompsonwarthog 26 November 2011

Thanks very much for your post.. Very useful.. will probably get the bus that goes directly to Lilongwe since as you say it would be more…
Re: Going to Malawi - Go to Chizmulu Island

by butforthesky 26 November 2011

thanks this is so helpful! i am currently in nkhata bay and heading to likoma island on monday. however, you may have sold me on chizmulu!…
Re: Diving in Lake Malawi + travelling from Lusaka

by kigalilongwe 26 November 2011

Hello and takulandirani When i've last visited there, a coach was running direct from Lusaka central station to Lilongwe bus station,…
RE: Best way from Cuamba in Moz to Lilongwe or Blantyre in Malawi?

by RudiK 08 November 2011

Iker - we travelled by public transport from Blantyre via Mangochi, Mandimba to Cuanda and Ilha de Moz in Oct/Nov 2009. We returned along…
RE: Family Holiday to Malawi – some thoughts on the Ilala and other things

by renegadebadger 29 October 2011

Hi graygirl, I'm heading to Malawi in a few weeks and was hoping to get the Ilala southbound from Nkhata Bay to Likoma island on the Monday…
Malawi - Mozambique - Tanzania

by jq 29 October 2011

+(also posted in the Mozambique section...)+ In a few weeks from now, I will be traveling from Malawi into Tanzania. Instead of going…
Malawi - Mozambique - Tanzania

by jq 29 October 2011

In a few weeks from now, I will be traveling from Malawi into Tanzania. Instead of going directly via the Malawi – Tanzania overland borde…
RE: Malawi to Nacala, Mozambique

by RudiK 20 October 2011

My wife and I travelled across from Blantyre via Mangoche Liwonde to Ilha de Mozambique just about exactly 2 years ago. At that time,…
Re: Ilala Ferry

by TexasTea 29 September 2011

Haven't been there, but Lonely Planet says: "There’s an immigration officer at Mbamba Bay, Mozambique immigration posts in Metangula and…
Re: Honeymoon in Dec Looking for Beaches and Elephants

by bennybalfour 27 September 2011

Hello If you fancied something a bit different Malawi is amazing. The lake has some awesome beaches and wild elephants in Liwonde NP.…
RE: Croc attackes in Lake Malawi

by Malawi_Douglas 20 September 2011

Don't let bilharzia put you off either. If worried take a tablet. The biggest danger connected with Lake Malawi is missing out on this…
Ilala Ferry

by BarryMichael 19 September 2011

I plan to travel from Mozambique to Malawi on the Ilala Ferry. My first port of entry into Malawi will be Likoma Island. Can I obtain…
RE: Going to Malawi - Go to Chizmulu Island

by Simsy 11 September 2011

Nice report David. I was at both those places 25 years ago and will find out soon enough if they have changed from my time there. there…
RE: 8 days in Malawi late September - top tips

by going_somewhere 29 July 2011

You could take the Ilala to Likoma Island. That is a very nice and relaxing trip.
RE: Kenya to South Africa nine months..

by lukeyb 13 June 2011

Personal favourites include gorillas, Serengeti/Ngorongoro safari, Zanzibar, anywhere along lake Malawi (particularly Likoma island),…
RE: ATMs on Likoma Island

by noodles12 31 May 2011

thanks for the help. i think i'll just bring enough cash with me from the mainland