Nkhotakota Wildlife Reserve

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James Bainbridge –

Visited: September

James is a travel writer and author of many Lonely Planet guides, including senior author of the guide to South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland.

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Elephants and more in the forests

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Nkhotakota is a rising star among Malawi’s major reserves, following African Parks’ historic translocation of over 500 elephants and 1400 game animals from Majete Wildlife Reserve and Liwonde National Park. Whereas the 1800km² of dense miombo forests was once poached empty, I heard elephants crashing through the undergrowth during my stay in a safari tent at Bua River Lodge. Further into the reserve, Tongole Wilderness Lodge is one of Malawi’s best, offering canoe safaris, luxurious chalets and a beautiful thatched main lodge with aerial viewpoint, while Kachenga Bush Camp opened in 2017. With newly translocated sable, kudu, buffalo, waterbuck, impala and warthog, over 280 bird species and a 19,000-hectare wildlife sanctuary, Nkhotakota is an impressive chunk of wilderness within easy reach of Lake Malawi.

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