Malawi – Land and Lake Safaris
There are many wonderful things that you can do in` Malawi, and most of them are related to nature. You can go on a safari trip where you can see wild animals, go bird watching, swim at the beach, climb a mountain, go hiking, and so on. But before you do any of these, you need to prepare yourself by stocking your bag with food and first aid treatment, fill your gas tank, and other travel necessities. And one place where you can go shopping and get the services that you will need is in Salima, Malawi.
There is not much to see in Salima, Malawi, but you cannot help but pass through this place because it has a market full of products and the usual services that all travelers need through travel packages. One thing that Salima, Malawi is popular for is its nearness to Senga Bay. Senga Bay has several beaches that have crystal clear water. Although the beaches here are more crowded than other beaches in Malawi, you will still enjoy taking a dip in the cool water especially when the weather is hot. There are many hotels, campsites, and lodges that line Senga Bay but the most popular are the Safari Beach lodge and Sunbird Livingstonia Beach and one can enjoy all these with Beach Holiday packages. Both of these lodges are located in a very nice place. You can enjoy their superb meals while looking at a nice beach views. In Safari Beach Lodge, you will even have baboons watching you while you are eating breakfast. Be careful, though, or your food will end up as the baboons’ instant breakfast.
The Great Rift Valley runs through the country from north to south, and to the east of the valley lies Lake Malawi making up over three-quarters of Malawi’s eastern boundary. Lake Malawi is sometimes called the Calendar Lake as it is about 365 miles long and 52 miles wide. The Shire River flows from the south end of the lake and joins the Zambezi River 250 miles farther south in Mozambique. The surface of Lake Malawi is located at 1,500 feet above sea level, with a maximum depth of 2,300 feet, which means the lake bottom is over 700 feet below sea level at some points.
In the mountainous sections of Malawi surrounding the Rift Valley, plateaus rise generally 3,000 to 4,000 feet above sea level, although some rise as high as 8,000 feet in the north. To the south of Lake Malawi lie the Shire Highlands, gently rolling land at approximately 3,000 feet above sea level. holiday packages In this area, the Zomba and Mlanje mountain peaks rise to respective heights of 7,000 feet and 10,000 feet. Malawi’s climate is hot in the low-lying areas in the south of the country and temperate in the northern highlands. tour package The altitude moderates what would be an otherwise equatorial climate. Between November and April the temperature is warm with equatorial rains and thunderstorms, with the holidays storms reaching their peak severity in late March. After March, the rainfall rapidly diminishes and from May to September wet mists float from the highlands into the plateaus, with almost no rainfall during these months.
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