15 day Great Malawi Journey. Vwaza Marsh, Nyika Plateau and Lake Malawi

Day 1: Luwawa Forest Lodge

Arrive Lilongwe and meet vehicle and guide and caterer. Drive approximately 4 hours north to overnight at picturesque Luwawa Forest Lodge in the Viphya Mountains. Comfortable en suite accommodation. Luwawa is set in a pine plantation but with patches of indigenous forest nearby-great walking and also birding.

Days 2 & 3: Lake Kazuni Safari Camp – Vwaza Marsh Game Reserve

Continue north on your Malawi safari to Lake Kazuni Safari Camp for 2 nights full board. Situated in Vwaza Marsh Game Reserve this simple camp offers en suite grass chalets and a central dining boma overlooking the Lake -the reserve has healthy buffalo and Elephant populations and also Puku, Kudu, and Impala. Water birds are a speciality.

Days 4-6: Chelinda Lodge – Nyika National Park

A drive of about 5 hours today to Nyika National Park which is scenically Malawi's most spectacular wild area. It boasts an incredible mixture of scenery and landscapes – pristine brachystegia woodland, mature montane forest patches, crystal clear running streams and miles and miles of open rolling grassland. Being situated at a mean height of over 2 000 metres guarantees a permanently temperate climate which is of particular contrast to the lakeshore areas of Malawi.

Days on your Malawi safari can be spent walking, game driving and relaxing at the lodge. There are also horse-riding opportunities for keen riders. Game that can be spotted includes Burchell's Zebra, Roan antelope, Common reedbuck, Eland, Bushbuck, Warthog, leopard, hyena, side-striped jackal and serval.

Birdlife is prolific, 'Specials' include Churring and Mountain cisticolas, Red-tufted malachite sunbird, Fulleborn's black bou-bou, Bar-tailed trogon, Mountain nightjar and several species of Bulbul which occur deep in the canopy of the forests.

With panoramic views over the rolling grasslands of the Nyika Plateau, Chelinda Lodge has one of the most magnificent settings in Africa. Sixteen guests can be accommodated in eight individual en-suite log cabins, each with its own log fire.