Plan a trip to Malawi

Places to see in Malawi

12 of the 20 places VoyaKin maps here. Descriptions from Wikipedia and photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each card.

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  Lake MalawiUNESCO

  Lake Malawi / Lago Niassa

  Lake

  Lake Malawi, also known as Lake Nyasa in Tanzania and Lago Niassa in Mozambique, is an African Great Lake and the southernmost lake in the East African Rift system, located between Malawi, Mozambique and Tanzania.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Joachim Huber from Switzerland (CC BY-SA 2.0). Map

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  Mulanje MassifUNESCO

  Mountain · Mulanje

  The Mulanje Massif, also known as Mount Mulanje, is a large inselberg and World Heritage Site in southern Malawi. Sapitwa Peak, the highest point on the massif at 3,002 m, is the highest point in Malawi.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Wikimedia Commons: Mulanje ETM 26may02.jpg (Public domain). Map

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  Lake Malawi National ParkUNESCO

  Park & nature · Mangochi

  Lake Malawi National Park is a national park at the southern end of Lake Malawi in Malawi, Southeast Africa. It is the only national park in Malawi that was created with the purpose of protecting fish and aquatic habitats.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Joachim Huber from Switzerland (CC BY-SA 2.0). Map

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  Lilongwe

  City · Central Region

  Lilongwe is the capital and largest city of Malawi. It has a population of 989,318 as of the 2018 Census, up from a population of 674,448 in 2008. In 2020, that figure was 1,122,000.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Brian Dell (Public domain). Map

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  Blantyre

  City · Southern Region

  Blantyre is Malawi's centre of finance and commerce, and its second largest city, with a population of 800,264 as of 2018. It is sometimes referred to as the commercial and industrial capital of Malawi as opposed to the political capital, Lilongwe.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: SMuyila (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

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  Zomba

  City · Southern Region

  Zomba is a city in southern Malawi, in the Shire Highlands. It is the former capital city of Malawi.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Lix from german Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

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  Mzuzu

  City · Northern Region

  Mzuzu is the capital of Malawi's Northern Region and is the third largest city by population in Malawi. The city has 221,272 residents and 20,000 commuters with about a million people in its metropolitan area. It is in the Mzimba District.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Malawiana (Public domain). Map

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  Likoma Island

  Island · Northern Region

  Likoma Island is the larger of two islands in Lake Malawi, in East Africa, the smaller being the nearby Chizumulu. Likoma and Chizumulu both belong to Malawi, and together they make up the Likoma District.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Ulanwp (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

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  Lake Chilwa

  Lake · Southern Region

  Lake Chilwa is the second-largest lake in Malawi after Lake Malawi. It is in eastern Zomba District, near the border with Mozambique. Approximately 60 km long and 40 km wide, the lake is surrounded by extensive wetlands. There is an island in the middle of the lake called Chisi Island.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: NASA (Public domain). Map

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  Chizumulu Island

  Island · Northern Region

  Chizumulu Island is the smaller of two islands in Lake Malawi, the larger being the nearby Likoma island, which together make up the Likoma District. Both these islands lie just a few kilometres from Mozambique and are entirely surrounded by Mozambican territorial waters, but they belong to Malawi.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Ulanwp (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

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  Liwonde National Park

  Park & nature · Southern Region

  Liwonde National Park, also known as Liwonde Wildlife Reserve, is a national park in southern Malawi, near the Mozambique border. The park was established in 1973, and has been managed by the nonprofit conservation organization African Parks since August 2015.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Brian Dell (Public domain). Map

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  Lake Malombe

  Lake · Southern Region

  Lake Malombe is a lake in southern Malawi. It is located on the Shire River, in the Southern Region around 14°40′0″S 35°15′0″E, about 20 km (12 mi) south of the much larger Lake Malawi. It has an area of about 450 km2 (170 mi2).

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Wikimedia Commons: Lake Malombe NASA.jpg (Public domain). Map