Liwonde National Park is one of Malawi’s most beautiful. Located on the southern tip of Lake Malombe, just south of Lake Malawi and near the Mozambique border. Liwonde with its incredible wildlife reintroductions and translocations, is a haven for wildlife.

Liwonde is a story of a park back from the brink of destruction and now a Big-5 safari destination and one of Malawi’s key protected areas. When tourism to Malawi was at an all-time low, the 548km² park fell into disrepair. Poaching and human-wildlife conflict escalated. With more wire snares than wildlife in the park, large mammals and predators had vanished. Liwonde was a park in terminal decline.

Bolstered by the incredible success of nearby Majete Wildlife Reserve, a forward-thinking partnership was formed between Malawi’s Department of National Parks and Wildlife (DNPW) and the non-profit organisation African Parks. In 2015 African Parks assumed management responsibility for Liwonde and

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