Natural features

Lake Malawi National Park, Cape Maclear

Malawi Mangochi Monkey Bay

Lake Malawi National Park, Cape Maclear
Photo: Hans Hillewaert, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

The southern end of Lake Malawi, a UNESCO site for its hundreds of colourful cichlid fish. Snorkel and kayak among islands from Cape Maclear.


The lake is huge and clear. Malawi is called the 'Warm Heart of Africa'.

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