Liwonde National Park Getting there & around

Getting there & away

The main park gate is 6km east of Liwonde town. There’s no public transport beyond here. From the gate to Mvuu Camp is 28km along the park track (closed in the wet season), and a 4WD or high-clearance vehicle is recommended for this route.

Another way in for vehicles is via the dirt road (open all year) from Ulongwe, a village between Liwonde town and Mangochi. This leads for 14km through local villages to the western boundary. A few kilometres inside the park is a car park and boat jetty, where a watchman hoists a flag to arrange a boat from Mvuu Camp to come and collect you.

For those without wheels, the best option is to get any bus or minibus between Liwonde town and Mangochi and get off at Ulongwe, where local boys wait by the bus stop and will take you by bicycle to the park gate (US$2) or all the way to the boat jetty (US$3).

Another option is the boat transfer service along the Shire River offered by Waterline River Safaris.