... Unlike Blantyre or the other cities, Lilongwe is spaced out with clearly defined neigbourhoods. There are two shopping areas, city centre and old town. There are many up and coming places, like cross roads that has opened up more retail opportunities. Steers, Pizza Inn and Cresta hotels have ... Read review
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Advantages: Great place Disadvantages: May be "slow" for some
...Blantyre or the other cities, Lilongwe is spaced out with clearly defined neigbourhoods. There are two shopping areas, city centre and old town. There are many up and coming places, like cross roads that has opened up more retail opportunities. Steers, Pizza Inn and Cresta hotels have all moved in and there are many privately owned businesses- shops, toys fun and games.
The night life in Lilongwe is also growing- if you want to go for some ... more
This is the the business centre of Malawi- bang in the centre of the country it boast some of the cultural values that have shaped Malawi to be what it is now. There is the burial site of the life president Dr Hastings Kamuzu Banda. Unlike Blantyre or the other cities, Lilongwe is spaced out with clearly defined neigbourhoods. There are two shopping areas, city centre and old town. There are many up and coming places, like cross roads that has opened up more retail opportunities. Steers, Pizza Inn and Cresta hotels have all moved in and there are many privately owned businesses- shops, toys fun and games. The night life in Lilongwe is also growing- if you want to go for some quiet drinks there is always Chameleon situated in the new Four Seasons complex in Area 12, Pacific Paradise in Area 10. French Corner on Mchinji Road and many more in surrounding areas!! there is loads to do and loads to see. The people are friendly just like anywhere else in the country- willing to help.
Advantages: As naff as it sounds: Malawi IS the warm heart of Africa Disadvantages: none
closed and many places cannot be reached easily, even with a ‘heavy duty’ 4x4. Camping and hiking is not much fun either.
2. How to get there
Malawi is not one of the major tourist destination and there are no direct flights from Europe. Lilongwe and Blantyre are normally reached via Johannesburg, Nairobi or Dar Es Salam. Even though I usually book all my trips via the Internet, I used a travel office for this one.
3. How to prepare
As always, preparation is half the fun and will help you get much more out of a trip. So get some books (e.g. Lonely Planet) and surf the web (some sites are listed below). Even if you are not very interested in birds or fish, it is well worth the effort to at least browse a book on the subject, as you will get to see an abundance of these creatures. We will definitely take our own book next ...
garlicpress 27.11.2001 (28.11.2001)
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