Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
( 0884-462518; huts US$40)
The camp's basic en-suite, thatch-and-brick cabanas are
perfectly positioned on the lakeshore - the local residents are so plentiful, it feels as if
you've just stepped into the pages of a children's picturebook.
Although the management is seriously depleted in its offerings - since the original con-
cession manager pulled a runner - the National Parks' skeleton staff is doing its best and
can cook you dinner in the camp's kitchen if you stock up on food in nearby Rumphi.
There are no vehicles at present that can take you on a wildlife-watching drive,
however, friendly guide
Godwin
( 0994-418625)
is happy to accompany you in your
own vehicle as long as it's a 4WD (per trip for 90 minutes US$10). Alternatively, a walk-
ing safari costs US$10 per trip. Contact Manuel the
Park Manager
(
884-462518)
to
get a status report on whether the lodge is still open.
Getting There & Away
If you're travelling by public transport, first get to Rumphi (reached from Mzuzu by
minibus for MK1000). From Rumphi there are plenty of
matolas
travelling to and from
the Kazuni area and you should be able to get a lift to the main gate for around MK1000.
Otherwise buses and minibuses to Mzimba might drop you at Kazuni village, which is
about 1km from the park gate.
By car, head west from Rumphi. Turn left after 10km (Vwaza Marsh Wildlife Reserve
is signposted) and continue for about 20km. Where the road swings left over a bridge, go
straight on to reach the park gate and camp after 1km.
Mzuzu
Dusty, busy, sprawling Mzuzu is the largest town in northern Malawi and serves as the
transport hub for the region. Travellers heading to Blantyre, Lilongwe, Nkhata Bay, Nyika
or Viphya, or to and from Tanzania are likely to spend a night or two here. Mzuzu has
banks, shops, a post office, supermarkets, pharmacies, petrol stations and other facilities,
which are especially useful if you've come into Malawi from the north.
