Tour Mozambique and Malawi safari and beach – E56

DAY 1 BLANTYRE CHILEKA AIRPORT - MAJETE WILDLIFE RESERVE, Malawi. Arrival in Blantyre around 14:00 with Ethiopian Airlines. The country is welcoming and warm: its people have a warm and hospitable heart that in no other country in Africa we have ever heard. Away from tourism, despite the poignant beauty of its landscape, its hospitable and incredibly friendly people, the kilometers of pristine beaches of golden sand, Malawi is a country not yet discovered by tourism and this makes it even more fascinating. After meeting at the airport, we will drive immediately to Majete Wildlife Reserve, to get to the heart of the park and safari. Overnight at the lodge, located in the park overlooking a waterhole where we often spotted elephants and nyala. Full board.

DAY 2 MAJETE WILDLIFE RESERVE. Introduction to the park. First day safari in the morning, with the possibility of spotting  species such as buffalo, elephants, lions and nyala. Return to camp for lunch. In the afternoon, night safari and return to camp for dinner. Stunning location of the lodge, in the mid of the park where often spotted are shy antelopes, baboons, or, if lucky, elusive leopards. Full board.

DAY 3 MAJETE - MULANJE FOREST RESERVE. Last morning safari to increase the chances of sightings. We will cross the Shire River and go up to an altitude of 800m. where the city of Blantyre is located. We will reach the Mulanje massif and the spectacle of tea plantations in the late afternoon. The hills are like endless expanses and the bright green color leaves room only for the red of the labyrinthine paths that cross the plantation. Overnight stay in an ancient colonial house, surrounded by plantations. Full board

DAY 4 MULANJE MOUNTAIN.  After breakfast, around 8.30am, if it is Saturday, a visit to the colorful Ruo market walking from the lodge. On the way back, visit the Mbyia pools, with a walk of approximately 1 hour where you can bring your swimsuit for a swim and we will organize a picnic lunch immersed in nature. We will dedicate this day to a short trek in the forest, among endemic chameleons and unique plants such as the famous Mulanje cedar, a protected species. Legends and stories are part of the Malawian culture that describes the mountain of Mulanje, "the island in the sky": this is also why the site has been proposed in the list of World Heritage Sites. We will therefore have some legends told to us by those who have always lived under this 650 km2 mountain, which at 3002 meters is the highest point in southern Africa.  Return at 3.30pm - relax. Africawildtruck lodge, full board.

DAY 5 MULANJE - BORDER - ILHA. Customs formalities to entry into Mozambique. Wake up at dawn and travel the whole day to cross the north of Mozambique. A road with some potholes will lead us, in passages between numerous villages, to the dusty town of Nampula; a long day of travel through the fertile highlands of northern Mozambique, passing through Alto Molocuè, an area remembered for the splendid views typical of the tobacco plantations and the numerous inselbergs that characterize the whole area. Evening entry into the city of Ilha de Moçambique, crossing the bridge (3 km) that connects it to the mainland.  Bed and breakfast

DAY 6 ILHA DE MOZAMBIQUE We will live in contact with the two souls of the city: the Macuti city, built with characteristic thatched roofs, and the stone city, founded by the Portuguese at the beginning of the sixteenth century. Arab, African, Portuguese and Indian influences blend into the culture of the island rich in history and past which began the construction of the Mozambican identity. Overnight stay in a hotel on the island of Mozambique, in a seventeenth-century palace. Bed and breakfast

DAY 7 ILHA DE MOZAMBIQUE Dhow trip to Mossuril Bay. We can go to Cabaceira for a day of sea and beach, directly by boat from Ilha de Mozambique: the colors of the sea are incredible.  Fish-based lunch, under the Baobabs. Return, Relax.Overnight stay in a seventeenth-century colonial house like the previous night. Bed and breakfast

DAY 8 ILHA DE MOZAMBIQUE WHALE WATCHING. Another boat trip day,  for those who wish,  to try to spot the passage of whales, a period in which they migrate from the Antarctic to the warmer waters of Mozambique to mate and give birth. Fish-based lunch on an island. come back in. Relax.  Overnight stay in the lodge, like the previous night. Bed and breakfast

DAy 9 ILHA DE MOZAMBIQUE The name of the entire country derives from the island of Mozambique; A World Heritage Site, it was the first capital of Portuguese East Africa. The importance of the island was and still is very great, so much so that today it finds itself in overcrowded conditions. Here there are schools, markets, work and people still move from the coast to come and live here, on a strip of land 3km long and just 500m wide at its widest point. Breathe in the scent of the ocean, as if lost in a time that doesn't seem to exist. The atmosphere of Ilha struck many poets and artists who dedicated their verses to it. We will simply try to let ourselves be lulled by its sleepy rhythms and its lived-in air. The decadence of its buildings and its rich architecture could be food for thought to better understand the phases of colonialism. Walking along the seafront, admiring the fortress, getting lost in its market, listening to the muezzin who invites you to pray, walking on the beach and observing the calm of the people who live there: the philosophy of the island takes us right to the other side of the world. Overnight stay in a recently rehabilitated seventeenth-century colonial house. Bed and breakfast

ILHA - NAMPULA — JOHANNESBURG/other destinations*. Departure from Nampula International Airport. Flight to  other destination.

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* The current times are estimates calculated on flight plans provided by the airlines by the year 2024. If the route changes could be varied.