African Reservations

Lengwe National Park lays a mere 75km south from Blantyre in the lower shire Valley. The park is 900 sq km big, but unfortunately good roads are only in 90 sq km of the park. This is where 90 percent of the animals reside. The park is home of the beautiful Nyala antelope, which is indigenous only to this park in Malawi. This normally shy creature is a frequent visitor to the lodge. There are many other species in the park including Kudu, Impala, Bush buck, Read buck, Buffalo, Duiker and Warthogs. Velvet monkeys, Blue monkey, Baboons and Bush Babys are primates in the park. Some visitors are lucky enough to see some of the cats (caracal, cerval,genet and leopards) the hunting wail of the hyena can often be heard at night. The park is also a home of 350 bird species. The extenion area of the with its rocky outcrops can be reached from the village of Ndakwera and Kanzimbi.

At the entrance of the park Tisunge! Lower Shire Heritage Centre is being completed. The centre, at the moment, consists of a museum or exposition building, a library, offices, a arts and crafts shop, a weaving area, a meeting area and an ablution block.