Malawi

'Briggs's information is up to date and reliable, and he comes across as an intelligent, courteous traveller who clearly enjoys the country.' Times Literary Supplement Recommended reading Wanderlust Recommended reading National Geographic Traveller magazine

Philip Briggs (e philip.briggs@bradtguides.com) has been exploring the highways, byways and backwaters of Africa since 1986, when he spent several months backpacking on a shoestring from Nairobi to Cape Town. In 1991, he wrote, for Bradt, South Africa, the first such guidebook to be published internationally after the release of Nelson Mandela. Over the rest of the 1990s, Philip wrote a series of pioneering Bradt travel guides to destinations that were then - and in some cases still are - otherwise practically uncharted by the travel publishing industry. These included the first dedicated guidebooks to Tanzania, Uganda, Ethiopia, Malawi, Mozambique, Ghana and Rwanda (co-authored with Janice Booth), all of which are still in print having gone on to multiple editions. More recently, he authored the first English-language guidebooks to Somaliland and Suriname, as well as a new guide to The Gambia, all published by Bradt. He spends at least four months on the road every year, usually accompanied by his wife, the travel photographer Ariadne Van Zandbergen, and spends the rest of his time battering away at a keyboard in the sleepy village of Wilderness in South Africa.

PART 1 GENERAL INFORMATION Chapter 1 Background Information Geography, Climate, History, Government and administration, Economy, People and culture Chapter 2 Flora and Fauna Vegetation, Conservation areas, Wildlife Chapter 3 Practical Information When to visit, Itineraries, Tourist information, Tour operators, Red tape, Getting there and away, Safety, Women travellers, What to take, Electricity, Money and banking, Getting around, Accommodation, Eating and drinking, Public holidays, Shopping, Media and communications, Cultural etiquette Chapter 4 Health Preparations, Medical problems, Unusual medical problems, Other safety concerns PART 2 LLONGWE AND SOUTH-CENTRAL MALAWI Chapter 5 Lilongwe History, Getting there and away, Orientation, Getting around, Tourist information, Tour operators and safari companies, Where to stay, Where to eat and drink, Entertainment and nightlife, Shopping, Sports and swimming, Other practicalities, What to see and do, Short trips from Lilongwe Chapter 6 Senga Bay and Surrounds Getting there and around, Where to stay, Where to eat and drink, Shopping, Other practicalities, What to see and do Chapter 7 Dedza and Surrounds Dedza, Chongoni Rock Art Area, Mua Mission and surrounds Chapter 8 Lake Malawi National Park Monkey Bay, Cape Maclear (Chembe), Inside Lake Malawi National Park Chapter 9 Mangochi and the Southern Lakeshore Mangochi, From Mangochi to Monkey Bay PART 3 SOUTHERN MALAWI Chapter 10 Liwonde Liwonde Town, Liwonde National Park Chapter 11 Zomba and Surrounds Zomba Town, Zomba Plateau, Lake Chilwa, Chikala Pillars Chapter 12 Blantyre History, Getting there and away, Orientation and getting around, Tourist information, Tour operators and safari companies, Where to stay, Where to eat and drink, Entertainment and nightlife, Shopping, Other practicalities, What to see and do Chapter 13 Mulanje and Surrounds Mulanje Town, The Mulanje ring road, Mulanje Massif, Thyolo Chapter 14 Lower Shire Valley Getting around, Chikwawa, Majete Wildlife Reserve, Lengwe National Park, Nchalo Sugar Estate, Mwabvi Wildlife Reserve, Bangula, Nsanje, Elephant Marsh PART 4 NORTH-CENTRAL MALAWI Chapter 15 Inland from Lilongwe to Mzuzu Ntchisi Forest Reserve, Kasungu, Kasungu National Park, Mzimba, South Viphya Forest Reserve Chapter 16 Nkhotakota and Surrounds History, Getting there and away, Tourist information, Where to stay, eat and drink, Shopping, Other practicalities, What to see and do, Beaches south of Nkhotakota, Nkhotakota Wildlife Reserve Chapter 17 The Lakeshore from Dwanga to Chinteche Dwangwa, Kande, Bandawe, Chintheche Chapter 18 The Lake Ferry and the Islands The Lake Ferry, Likoma Island, Chizumulu Island Chapter 19 Nkhata Bay Getting there and away, Tour/activity operators, Where to stay, Where to eat and drink, Shopping, Other practicalities, Around Nkhata Bay Helena will add a section on Usisya rather than attaching it to Ruarwe PART 5 NORTHERN MALAWI Chapter 20 Mzuzu History, Getting there and away, Tourist information, Where to stay, Where to eat and drink, Nightlife, Shopping, Other practicalities, What to see and do Chapter 21 Nyika and Vwaza Rumphi, Nyika National Park, Further afield, Vwaza Marsh Wildlife Reserve Chapter 22 Livingstonia and the Northern Lakeshore Resorts Kandewe Cultural Heritage Site, The lakeshore from Chiweta to Ngala, Livingstonia Chapter 23 Karonga and the Far North Karonga, Chitipa, Misuku Hills Appendices Language Further information Index