An elephant seen head-on at water level in Liwonde, with its trunk curled.

Our places

Five places to stay. Three sides of Malawi.

Beside the Shire River, high on the Nyika Plateau and in Lilongwe, each CAWS property offers its own way into Malawi.

Malawi overview — supplied static map of locations and geography. — View full-size map

Liwonde National Park

Life along the Shire River.

Follow the river by boat, explore floodplain and woodland by vehicle or on foot, then return to Mvuu Camp or Mvuu Lodge beside the water.

Chalet 9 at Mvuu Camp at dusk.

Mvuu Camp

Relaxed, generous and welcoming.

From $305 per person per night.

Retreat suite exterior at Mvuu Lodge overlooking the water.

Mvuu Lodge

Quieter, more personal and more flexible.

From $465 per person per night.

Nyika National Park

Malawi at a different altitude.

Open grasslands, rolling hills and cool highland air make Nyika feel unlike anywhere else in Malawi.

Chelinda Camp beside the dam on a sunny day.

Chelinda Camp

An easygoing highland base.

From $225 per person per night.

Chelinda Lodge with the Nyika Plateau stretching behind it.

Chelinda Lodge

Warm, intimate cabins overlooking the plateau.

From $350 per person per night.

Lilongwe

A place to settle into the capital.

Heuglin’s Lodge is a calm, personal base for a night, a longer stay or the beginning and end of a wider Malawi journey.

Heuglin’s Lodge and its garden.

Heuglin’s Lodge

Garden, generous hospitality and room to settle in.

From $120 per person per night.

Plan your time in Malawi

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We will help with the rest.

You do not need a finished itinerary. Our reservations team will get back to you promptly.

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