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Malawi

Visited between April and May 2002. I crossed the border from Zambia and travelled to the north of the country and sailed down Lake Malawi on the MV Ilala. I visited Zomba and Blantyre and trekked to the summit of Mt Mulanje before crossing the border to Mozambique.


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Lonely Planet Malawi
Travel Report

Lilongwe to Livingstonia
The MV Ilala
Zomba & Blantyre
Trekking on Mt Mulanje
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Travel Notes

Zomba
Blantyre


Photos

Livingstonia
Lake Malawi & the MV Ilala
Blantyre & Mt Mulanje


Soundbites

Livingstonia Choir 1
Livingstonia Choir 2
Lake Malawi at Night


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Blantyre and Mt Mulanje Photo Gallery

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The Queen Victoria Clock tower at Mangochi. The small memorial to the victims of the Vipya disaster at Mangochi. Laundry day in the Shire River, Mangochi.
The view looking south along Victoria Avenue, Blantyre. Colonial era buildings along Henderson Street, Blantyre. The view west along Haile Selassie Road, Blantyre.
Tea plantations surrounding Mt Mulanje. 'Fancy a brew???' The skyline path leading up the escarpment.
The Chambe Hut in the Chambe Basin, Mt Mulanje. Myself, our guide (middle) and the Chambe Hut caretaker. Keeping warm beside the fire inside the Chambe Hut.
Cloud rolling over the ridges as we hiked towards Chisepo Junction. Climbing out of the Chambe Basin. Aloe mawii growing on the granite slopes leading up to Sapitwa Peak.
The summit of Sapitwa Peak, the highest mountain in Central Africa. The view looking west from Sapitwa Peak. Standing at the summit of Sapitwa Peak, 3,001m.

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