Malawi is a landlocked country of striking scenery with broad green plateaux, towering mountains and lakes, bordered by Tanzania, Zambia and Mozambique. It is known as “the warm heart of Africa” because of the hospitality of its people. Many people utilise Lake Malawi, which covers nearly a third of the country, as a relatively inexpensive beach destination at the end of a safari in Zimbabwe, Zambia or Tanzania. The main industries are plantations of tung oil, coffee, tobacco, fishing, and tourism is relatively undeveloped with only a handful of bush camps and safari operations.

Air Malawi and British Airways fly from London to Llongwe (via Harare). Camps are generally accessed by a combination of road transfers, scheduled internal Air Malawi flights and light aircraft charter flights. There is also a regular scheduled service to Mfuwe in Zambia, which combines very well with a safari in the South Luangwa Valley.