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Malawi - the warm heart of Africa, the country of my childhood, which with its mildness and friendly population, and its many different natural gems gave me a safe and adventurous upbringing. Strangely enough, it is not an easy destination to sell trips to. This is because the infrastructure is not optimal, there are few travel providers, the accommodation is either very expensive or very primitive, the game reserves are not large and do not have nearly the same amount of game as the neighboring countries to the north. And the mighty rift valley lake, Lake Malawi, is deep and the fresh water has a huge amount of endemic chiclids, and the lake has crocodiles, hippos, and unfortunately also bilharzia. Nevertheless, Malawi is fantastic and has a lot to offer its guests.

There is the highlands of Nyika National Park, where grasslands cover a granite plateau. Here in the hilly landscape, there are over 200 different orchid species and 400 bird species - many endemic - so only found here! Nyika has central Africa's highest concentration of leopards, and elephants and lions are also seen in the park, although they mainly stay below the plateau. Antelopes abound, from the small species duiker and klipspringer, and reedbuck and bushbuck to the largest eland and roan antelopes. There are plenty of zebra in the landscape, and bushpigs (not quite to be translated as wild boar) and warthogs. It is possible to go on guided hiking tours, or on a mountain bike, horseback or 4x4.

In the lowlands, the Shire Valley, lies the Majete Game Reserve, which in the past decade has received massive restoration help from African Parks - a Dutch non-profit organization of which Prince Harry is a patron.

There are plateaus and valleys, rivers and lakes, smaller cities and lots of villages. But the type of guests... they shouldn't want luxury, they shouldn't demand efficiency, they shouldn't be shy to meet the people, they shouldn't be afraid of power cuts and they shouldn't expect wifi. In return, you meet people with big smiles and warm handshakes. You see traditional villages everywhere in the countryside - it is poor, here the people live mainly by cultivating their land.