| | | | Malawi NewsletterSeptember 2020 | | | |
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| | As Malawi takes its first steps towards re-opening to tourism, and people start to make plans to travel, we intend to keep everyone updated on, and inspired about, Malawi so that tourism can aid in the country’s recovery fully when visitors return. | |
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| | Airports reopen in Malawi | |
| | Malawi has taken the first step towards the return of tourists to the Warm Heart of Africa as the Department of Civil Aviation announced the lifting of the suspension of international flights as from 1 September. A limited number of flights can now operate to and from Lilongwe airport.
There remain certain restrictions & regulations surrounding entry to Malawi but the first step has been taken and we are confident that that others will follow on soon, so as to allow the proper return of international visitors.
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| | Ethiopian Airlines Re-launches flights to Malawi & supports Ride4Rangers | |
| | Ethiopian Airlines, who have recently re-started weekly flights to Malawi, are supporting a fantastic cause in aid of Africa’s wildlife rangers through a much needed campaign being run by conservation charity TUSK. The Ride4Rangers initiative, the brainchild of Ben Morison, founder of Far & Wild Travel aims to raise £100,000 to cover ranger costs for the next 6-9 months. Read More
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| | Zomba to transform town with tourism workers affected by pandemic
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| | As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to bring negative news around the world, we are delighted to share positive outcomes taking place in Zomba Town and on the Zomba Plateau. The project aims to develop and maintain tourism infrastructure in the city and on the plateau. No less than 200 people living in Zomba will be offered work for 3 months. Read More
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| | Luwawa Forest Lodge launch beautiful new website
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| | Luwawa Forest Lodge, located high upon the Viphya Plateau, have recently launched a brand new website. The new site showcases Luwawa’s beautiful surroundings, their adventurous activities, and their range of accommodation in a modern and attractive way. The website uses a modern and attractive design, features panoramic imagery, is mobile friendly, and wonderfully encapsulates everything that Luwawa represents. Read More
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| | Book the Wild Zambia 2020 tour from Malawi’s Land & Lake Safaris | |
| | Malawi stalwart Land & Lake Safaris are getting ready for their favourite adventure of the year, an escape to the wilderness and journey of a lifetime. Their famed Wild Zambia trip is ON for September 2020! Starting and finishing in Lilongwe, this will be their only Scheduled tour of the year, camping under the stars in remote and untamed destinations, discovering some of Zambia’s best kept secrets. Read More
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| | Run4Reforestation calls people to “Keep your distance, make a difference” with virtual race | |
| | After two years as a growing sports participation event on the Zomba Plateau, Run4Reforestation has responded to the challenges of COVID-19 by going virtual for its third edition. Over the past week, competitive and fun-runners from across Malawi and around the world were encouraged to run the race distances (5km, 10km or 21km) around their own safely distanced spaces, and submit their times online. Read More
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| | Orbis Expeditions launch new site alongside Online Global Citizenship Workshops | |
| | Malawi specialists expeditions organiser Orbis Expeditions, have launched a brand new website alongside new Online Global Citizenship Workshops as they enter a new era due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This brand new website showcases their work with school groups both internationally and locally, presents their sporting and cultural challenges and shows how they work with local communities and businesses. It’s in Orbis Expeditions’ ethos to ensure all tours to Malawi have a positive impact. Read More
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| | Lilongwe Wildlife Trust latest news & volunteering experience video | |
| | Lilongwe Wildlife Trust, a non-profit charity working in Malawi to provide rehabilitation and sanctuary to Malawi’s wildlife, and also at the forefront of wildlife crime prevention and conservation in Malawi, have released their latest newsletter showcasing how they’ve been operating during the COVID-19 pandemic and what’s planned for 2021.. Read More
Meanwhile, to inspire future volunteers into working with Lilongwe Wildlife Trust, the team have released a behind the scenes video on ’The Volunteer Experience’. View Video
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| | Fisherman’s Rest: Helping communities through a pandemic | |
| | Fishermans Rest, an organisation in Malawi that do excellent work in local communities, whilst also running a lodge and a range of cultural activities for guests, have released their latest newsletter. Find out about their 5 in 1 Project, and how Fisherman’s Rest are supporting local communities.
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| | | | Malawi Blogs Take a look through our selection of recent blogs below | | | |
| | BLOG: The Big 5 (Majete Wildlife reserve, Malawi) by Karen Kranenburg | |
| | Global Nomad and travel influencer Karen Kranenburg shares her experience of Majete Wildlife Reserve and her big 5 discoveries in this excellent guest blog.
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| | BLOG: A hive of activity at Mvuu | |
| | Central African Wilderness Safaris share this wonderful blog with us all about what’s been happening at Mvuu Lodge & Camp in Liwonde National Park during what would usually be a busy time in camp. COVID-19 has meant camp has been quiet, but the the animal activity has been quite the opposite! Read Blog
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| | BLOG: Animals cause mischief in Majete at Mkulumadzi Lodge | |
| | Mike Wendel has been looking after Mkulumadzi Lodge for Robin Pope Safaris down in Majete Wildlife Reserve. Whilst camp is currently quiet, the animals have taken over! Read his stories of elephants taking baths, and lions stealing cameras right here. Read Blog | |
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| | BLOG: Safari full of sightings at Robin Pope Safaris’ Kuthengo Camp | |
| | In this blog we have an update from Robin Pope Safaris’ Licia and Marius at Kuthengo Camp. Read all about their fantastic sightings in Liwonde National Park last month, in their words. Read Blog
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