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ish Crossroads has all the facilities you'd expect: friendly, professional staff, and 100
rooms based around a pleasant courtyard. There's a nice cafe, bar and pool and you're
close to the amenities of Crossroads Mall. Rooms have cable TV and are very comfy in-
deed. There's also a car-hire agent: Crossroads Car Hire ( Click here ) .
Mabuya Camp $
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( 01-754978; www.mabuyacamp.com ; Livingstone Rd; campsite per person US$4, dm
US$6, d/tw US$18/18, chalet d US$45; ) Lilongwe's liveliest backpacker spot
buzzes with a mix of solo travellers, overlanders and volunteers relaxing by the pool and
in the large shady gardens. There are dorms and a double in the main house as well as
chalets and camping pitches in the garden, and rooms share clean showers set in thatched
rondavels (round, traditional-style huts).
There's also a bar with sport on TV, its menu featuring wraps, salads, breakfasts and
sandwiches. If you want to self-cater, there are barbecues. Fifteen minutes' walk from the
centre of Old Town.
CAMPING, HOSTEL
HOSTEL, GUESTHOUSE
Mufasa Lodge $$
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( 0999-071665; www.mufasamalawi.com ; Kamuzu Procession Rd, Area 4; dm from
US$8, s/d US$21/33; ) Very popular with the backpacker crowd, friendly Mufasa
has relocated to a leafy road. Its clean rooms vary, with cramped singles, decent dorms
and spacious doubles and twins with en suites. There's a little kitchen, storage lockers,
laundry service, a tourist info point as well as an exchange library and bags of space in the
garden to chill.
Continental breakfast is included and there's an all day menu and well stocked bar. You
can also arrange airport drop offs and pick ups here.
Barefoot Safari Lodge $$
( 01-707346; www.barefoot-safaris.com ; campsite per person US$10, s/d tent rental
US$15/25, s/d/family chalet US$60/110/190; ) Set in 16 acres of lush gardens,
Barefoot makes for a quieter alternative. There are five nicely finished chalets with
private verandahs, and five walk-in tents, plus loads of space for pitching tents. The ablu-
tions block is spotless and clean linen can also be provided.
GUESTHOUSE, CAMPING
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