Category: Travel & Tourism

boat on Lake Malawi National park in Cape Maclear

Five things you’ll love about Cape Maclear

Five things you will love doing in Cape Maclear, Lake Malawi, the world’s first freshwater national park and UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Katawa Cottage in Monkey Bay, Mangochi

Katawa Cottage in Monkey Bay

A photo overview of Katawa Cottage, a new accommodation unit on the shores of Lake Malawi in Monkey Bay, Mangochi.

Mwala wa Mphini in Mangochi

Can shorter work weeks encourage domestic tourism?

To spur domestic tourism, we should consider pushing national holidays to weekends to create shorter work weeks and long weekends to enable families to travel more.

booze and cruise cape maclear

Sunset boat cruise on Lake Malawi

A photostory of Cape Maclear, also known as Chembe, a small tourist and fishing village in the Nankumba Peninsula, on the southern tip of Lake Malawi.

tourism day 2020

Tourism and Rural Development

Malawi celebrates World Tourism Day at an unprecedented time. The theme, Tourism and Rural Development, is an important one given the negative effects the pandemic has had on most rural communities.

rethinking malawi domestic tourism

Rethinking domestic tourism in Malawi

With COVID-19 cutting off revenue from international tourists and conferences, Malawi has to rethink its strategy and package products for domestic tourism.

Tumaini Festival 2019

Art, food and fashion at Tumaini Festival

Tumaini Festival is primarily a music festival. But on the peripherals, there is a lot of art, fashion and food happening.

CaRiz Cakery in Area 47

Weekend Find: Light lunch at CaRiz Cakery

Looking for a light lunch in Area 47? CaRiz Cakery, a coffee shop and cakery, should be on your list. And they prepare a great chicken sandwich!

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