An alternative view of Malawi (part I)
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Showing posts with label tourism. Show all posts
Showing posts with label tourism. Show all posts
Malawi in Top 53 travel destinations for 2008
Saturday, January 12, 2008
I thought I should share this information with you esteemed blog readers:
Malawi has been rated as one of the Top 53 travel destinations for the year 2008. According to the International Herald Tribune, Malawi has been pegged at position 29. This is how Malawi has been heralded:
Blame Madonna. Safarigoers tended to overlook Malawi, but that has changed since she began her effort to adopt a 1-year-old boy from this small African country that lies within the Great Rift Valley. Next July, the luxury lodge Pumulani (www.pumulani.com) is set to open 10 villas on spectacular Lake Malawi, home to rare cichlids and pied kingfishers.
Read more on the rankings in the International Herald Tribune newspaper.
Are you travelling to Africa?
Wednesday, November 28, 2007
Are you considering going for a great tourist trip in Africa? If so, then try to include Malawi in your travel plans. Here are some of the great reasons for doing so:
- Malawians are a very friendly people. You will easily fit into their community as a person, rather than simply viewed as another tourist with money.
- Malawi is a very peaceful country that has never seen any war since gaining independence from Britain in 1964
- Malawi's scenery is gorgeous and varied with green mountains, perennial rivers, undulating valleys, savanna woodlands, etc
- Malawi has got the third largest fresh water lake in Africa, Lake Malawi, which stretches 568 kilometers long and 16 kilometers wide, accounting for 20 percent of Malawi's total surface area. The lake is also famous for its diverse cichlid species as well as sandy beaches.
- Malawi is endowed with game reserves and national parks where you may see great wonderful animals in their natural habitat like elephants, lions, hippos, zebras, the list is endless
- Malawi has a rich and diverse cultural heritage with more than 20 different tribes (languages) living in harmony
- By visiting Malawi you will play a part in boosting its economy while yourself as an individual you will surely gain by enjoying a memorable tourism adventure.
- Many tourists do not know about this unspoiled and amazing tourism destination but those who have been to Malawi will always give testimony of their great adventures in this amazing and friendly southern African nation! Ask Madonna, yes, I mean the pop diva, she will bear testimony on the wonderful people of Malawi.
Need I say more? For more information check out the following useful links about Malawi
- Kande Beach on Lake Malawi - Be sure to check out the photo gallery there!
- Malawi Tourism Association
- Club Makokola - a lakeside paradise in Malawi
- Malawi the Warm Heart of Africa
Where do I come from? Malawi!
Saturday, November 10, 2007
I have so many friends (some we just met online) who always ask me of my home country. So I decided to come up with this post.
I come from Malawi, a relatively small country in Southern Africa. Lonelyplanet.com describes Malawi in the following way:
"Tourist brochures bill Malawi as 'the warm heart of Africa', and for once the hype is true. Malawi's scenery is gorgeous and varied and Malawians tend to be extremely friendly toward travellers. Nature lovers will adore the national parks and game reserves, mountain hiking and plateau trekking."
There are also other websites which talk more about Malawi. Here is just a sample of them:
- Malawi in Pictures by Anouk Zijlma from About.com
- Lake of Stars Festival website
- The Government of Malawi website
- The Malawi Nation Newspaper
- The Malawi Daily Times Newspaper
Here are a few photos from Malawi:
Despite the fact that Malawi is endowed with a lot of natural resources such as fresh water bodies, land suitable for farming, minerals, great tourist attractions and many others, Malawi is still in the class of "least developed countries". It pains me a lot that while I live a descent life (at least I can afford daily basic necessities), a lot of Malawians languish in poverty.
The blame partly goes on our political leaders who are usually just interested in enriching themselves at the expense of the poor masses. An example would be the economic "misgovernance" of Malawi that occurred from 1994 to 2004. Luckily, the new government of the new president, Dr. Bingu wa Mutharika, which was ushered in 2004 seems to want to turn the situation around. Mind you, am not saying that Bingu wa Mutharika's government is perfect. No? But it has managed to make a remarkable turnaround to the poor economy. Time and space does not allow me to list its achievements...
By the way, it seems that Africa needs to have educated presidents who can be able to express themselves in international fora as well as have a sense of direction so that they do not just blindly follow misguided economic policies.
Check out an online article by Dr Bingu wa Mutharika on poverty in Africa in Business Daily Africa (a Kenyan paper).
God bless Malawi! God bless Africa! Read more...
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