Malawi

Philip Briggs (e philip.briggs@bradtguides.com) has been exploring the highways, byways and backwaters of Africa since 1986, when he spent several months backpacking on a shoestring from Nairobi to Cape Town. In 1991, he wrote, for Bradt, South Africa, the first such guidebook to be published internationally after the release of Nelson Mandela. Over the rest of the 1990s, Philip wrote a series of pioneering Bradt travel guides to destinations that were then - and in some cases still are - otherwise practically uncharted by the travel publishing industry. These included the first dedicated guidebooks to Tanzania, Uganda, Ethiopia, Malawi, Mozambique, Ghana and Rwanda (co-authored with Janice Booth), all of which are still in print having gone on to multiple editions. More recently, he authored the first English-language guidebooks to Somaliland and Suriname, as well as a new guide to The Gambia, all published by Bradt. He spends at least four months on the road every year, usually accompanied by his wife, the travel photographer Ariadne Van Zandbergen, and spends the rest of his time battering away at a keyboard in the sleepy village of Wilderness in South Africa.

PART 1GENERAL INFORMATION
Chapter 1 Background Information
Geography, Climate, History, Government and administration, Economy, People and culture
Chapter 2Flora and Fauna
Vegetation, Conservation areas, Wildlife
Chapter 3 Practical Information
When to visit, Itineraries, Tourist information, Tour operators, Red tape, Getting there and away, Safety, Women travellers, What to take, Electricity, Money and banking, Getting around, Accommodation, Eating and drinking, Public holidays, Shopping, Media and communications, Cultural etiquette
Chapter 4Health
Preparations, Medical problems, Unusual medical problems, Other safety concerns

PART 2 LLONGWE AND SOUTH-CENTRAL MALAWI
Chapter 5Lilongwe
History, Getting there and away, Orientation, Getting around, Tourist information, Tour operators and safari companies, Where to stay, Where to eat and drink, Entertainment and nightlife, Shopping, Sports and swimming, Other practicalities, What to see and do, Short trips from Lilongwe
Chapter 6Senga Bay and Surrounds
Getting there and around, Where to stay, Where to eat and drink, Shopping, Other practicalities, What to see and do
Chapter 7Dedza and Surrounds
Dedza, Chongoni Rock Art Area, Mua Mission and surrounds
Chapter 8Lake Malawi National Park
Monkey Bay, Cape Maclear (Chembe), Inside Lake Malawi National Park
Chapter 9Mangochi and the Southern Lakeshore
Mangochi, From Mangochi to Monkey Bay

PART 3SOUTHERN MALAWI
Chapter 10Liwonde
Liwonde Town, Liwonde National Park
Chapter 11Zomba and Surrounds
Zomba Town, Zomba Plateau, Lake Chilwa, Chikala Pillars
Chapter 12Blantyre
History, Getting there and away, Orientation and getting around, Tourist information, Tour operators and safari companies, Where to stay, Where to eat and drink, Entertainment and nightlife, Shopping, Other practicalities, What to see and do
Chapter 13Mulanje and Surrounds
Mulanje Town, The Mulanje ring road, Mulanje Massif, Thyolo
Chapter 14Lower Shire Valley
Getting around, Chikwawa, Majete Wildlife Reserve, Lengwe National Park, Nchalo Sugar Estate, Mwabvi Wildlife Reserve, Bangula, Nsanje, Elephant Marsh

PART 4NORTH-CENTRAL MALAWI
Chapter 15Inland from Lilongwe to Mzuzu
Ntchisi Forest Reserve, Kasungu, Kasungu National Park, Mzimba, South Viphya Forest Reserve
Chapter 16Nkhotakota and Surrounds
History, Getting there and away, Tourist information, Where to stay, eat and drink, Shopping, Other practicalities, What to see and do, Beaches south of Nkhotakota, Nkhotakota Wildlife Reserve
Chapter 17The Lakeshore from Dwanga to Chinteche
Dwangwa, Kande, Bandawe, Chintheche
Chapter 18The Lake Ferry and the Islands
The Lake Ferry, Likoma Island, Chizumulu Island
Chapter 19Nkhata Bay
Getting there and away, Tour/activity operators, Where to stay, Where to eat and drink, Shopping, Other practicalities, Around Nkhata Bay Helena will add a section on Usisya rather than attaching it to Ruarwe

PART 5NORTHERN MALAWI
Chapter 20Mzuzu
History, Getting there and away, Tourist information, Where to stay, Where to eat and drink, Nightlife, Shopping, Other practicalities, What to see and do
Chapter 21Nyika and Vwaza
Rumphi, Nyika National Park, Further afield, Vwaza Marsh Wildlife Reserve
Chapter 22Livingstonia and the Northern Lakeshore Resorts
Kandewe Cultural Heritage Site, The lakeshore from Chiweta to Ngala, Livingstonia
Chapter 23Karonga and the Far North
Karonga, Chitipa, Misuku Hills

Appendices
Language
Further information
Index