safari experts, since 1991
Nkhotakota Wildlife Reserve
MALAWI
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Nkhotakota Wildlife Reserve is Malawi’s oldest and biggest protected area - covering a vast rugged area of 1,800km2 (180,000 hectares). The reserve extends east from the edge of the escarpment of the Great Rift Valley to just five kilometres short of the shoreline of Lake Malawi.
This is a great conservation story - of restoring a poached landscape - under the expert guidance of African Parks
Nkhotakota wildlife
Species to look for include lion, leopard, elephant, buffalo, crocodile, hippopotamus, hyena, sable and roan antelope, eland, impala, waterbuck, zebra, kudu, impala, bushbuck, common duiker and warthog. Smaller species include side-striped jackal, honey badger and several species of mongoose.
Over 280 of bird species have been recorded - including palm-nut vultures, bat hawks, Hildebrandt's francolins, scaly francolins, Boehm’s bee-eaters, Schalow's turacos, crowned eagles, Pel's fishing owls and Taita falcons.
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Why us
We live here, in Africa, and have been doing this since 1991. Travel in Africa is about knowing when and where to go, and with whom. A few weeks too early / late or a few kilometers off course and you could miss the greatest show on Earth. And wouldn’t that be a pity?
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African Travel & Tourism Association (ATTA)
Southern African Tourism Services Association (SATSA)
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