| | Malawi NewsletterOctober 2022 | |
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| | Malawi: Lonely Planet Top Country - Best in Travel 2022
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| | Lonely Planet’s named Malawi as a Top Country in its prestigious Best in Travel book for 2022 and this accolade has seen a raft of Malawi content produced by the famed travel publisher. Learn more about why Malawi was selected and discover the content in these two articles: | | | |
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| | 250 Elephants relocated in Malawi | |
| | African Parks, a non-profit organisation that is responsible for the returning Malawi’s top national parks and wildlife reserves to their former glory, succeeded with a historical relocation of 250 elephants in Malawi back in July 2022.
Samuel Kamoto, Malawi Country Manager for African Parks, shares an insight on the process midway through, in his own words.
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When the relocation was complete, we shared the following news story with lots of details on its success include stats on what was achieved. Read Story
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| | Malawi sees spike in volunteers seeking conservation experiences | |
| | Following the lifting of its Covid-related travel restrictions, Malawi has seen a six-fold uplift in interest from international volunteers seeking to support wildlife conservation efforts. The trend, reported by one of the country’s leading conservation organisations, Lilongwe Wildlife Trust, confirms that Malawi is becoming a rising destination for global travellers and wildlife enthusiasts. Read More
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| | Travel Responsibly with Crafted Africa | |
| | Crafted Africa, one of Malawi’s leading tour operators, share with us their methods for being a driving force for responsible tourism and how they value sustainability, and focus on community engagement and conservation. Read More
Visa Assistance Service Crafted Africa have added a new visa assistance service to their clients, ensuring a smooth process from a team with a wealth of experience! Read More
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| | More animals introduced to Nkhotakota Wildlife Reserve | |
| | A few months ago, the Tongole Wilderness Retreat team were delighted to share the news that more wildlife was being translocated to Nkhotakota Wildlife Reserve. A total of 800 animals were being reintroduced into the reserve, which comprise; Buffaloes, Sable antelope, Impala and Hippo from Liwonde National Park in the southern part of the country. Read More
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| | 1 2 Travel Africa take over management of Africa House & Mitengo House | |
| | Following a transition period with much to arrange, Hessel and Dilo from 1 2 Travel Africa have now officially taken over the management of Africa House and Mitengo House from Kiboko Safaris. Read More
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| | Back in the Wild with Central African Wilderness Safaris
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| | Central African Wilderness Safaris, one of Malawi’s long standing tour operators who also run the iconic Mvuu Lodge in Liwonde National Park and four other properties in Malawi, have released their latest newsletter. Read on to hear everything they’ve been up to in August, written in their own words. Read More
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| | The latest from Lilongwe Wildlife Trust | |
| | Lilongwe Wildlife Trust (LWT), responsible for running Malawi’s only wildlife rehabilitation centre and a key campaigner in Malawi’s fight against wildlife crime, have shared news on all the projects they’ve been involved over the past few months and we’ve chosen some of our favourite stories in the following articles:
LWT News: Wild Dogs, Serval Kittens, Pangolins & Nyika Expeditions LWT News: Nyika, Vultures & TikTok!
Impact Report 2021 - 2022 Lilongwe Wildlife Trust have released their Impact Report for 2021-2022. Despite the challenges of the ever-changing environment with the handling of COVID-19, this report showcases the facts and figures from a really successful year for the Trust. Read More
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| | African Parks show excellent progress in latest monthly reports
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| | African Parks, responsible for the management of 3 of Malawi’s major national parks and wildlife reserves, have shared their recent developments in their latest monthly reports (August 2022). In this article, we summarise our favourite highlights from each report. Read More
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| | Nyika-Vwaza Trust Autumn 2022 Newsletter
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| | The Nyika-Vwaza (UK) Trust, who work in North Malawi and focus on environment and wildlife conservation in the Nyika National Park and Vwaza Marsh Wildlife Reserve, have released their Autumn 2022 newsletter. Read More
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| | Ethiopian Airlines welcome new fleet of aircrafts with increase in demand
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| | Ethiopian Airlines, one of Africa’s leading airlines and a popular choice for visitors to Malawi, have expanded their fleet of aircrafts to “enhance their service and fulfil customer’s demand”. Read More
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| | Malawi remembers Queen Elizabeth II
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| | With the deeply saddening news of the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, we look back on her connection to Malawi, and how her reign encompassed many historical moments for not only Queen Elizabeth II but other members of the British Royal Family, including the Queen Mother, her only daughter, Anne, the Princess Royal and her grandson Prince Harry. Read More
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| | | | Malawi Blogs Take a look through our selection of recent blogs below | | | |
| | BLOG: A modern day Noah’s Ark, by Robin Pope Safaris
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| | In this blog, Robin Pope Safaris share with us an insight into how Malawi’s recent massive elephant translocation marks a contrast to such humble beginnings for African Parks in Malawi 20 years ago, when many of the country’s wildlife areas were depleted. Read on in their words as they unfold this historical event. Read Blog
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| | BLOG: 250 Elephant Translocation - First-hand experience by Crafted Africa
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| | In this blog, Gabriella from Crafted Africa, one of Malawi’s long standing tour operators, had the tremendous pleasure of witnessing 250 Elephants being translocated across Malawi. Read on to find out about the experience in her own words. Read Blog
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| | BLOG: Can women change Malawi’s tourism industry?
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| | To celebrate National Women’s Day in South Africa, in this blog from 1 2 Travel Africa, Dilo shares his thoughts on how women are placed in Malawi’s tourism industry. From understanding traditional roles to adapting to a more modern society, Dilo shares the positive impact and inspirational paths women are taking in tourism. Read Blog
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| | BLOG: Special Sightings in Liwonde, by Robin Pope Safaris
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| | In this blog from Robin Pope Safaris we hear from the Kuthengo Camp team as they share a busy few weeks at the lodge. Everything from the African Parks elephant translocation to having cheetahs in camp, to the weather yet again changing and warming up. Here it is in their own words. Read Blog
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