Comments on: Malawi’s Nyika National Park

By: Rachel Heller

Rachel Heller — Mon, 13 Feb 2023 16:44:09 +0000

In reply to Mark Jamieson. Thanks for your comment! I'd love to hear your impressions when you're back. I wish I was headed back there too!

By: Mark Jamieson

Mark Jamieson — Mon, 13 Feb 2023 12:55:48 +0000

Hi Rachel, great intro to Nyika, thank you! I’m hoping to visit later in the year, I’ll let you know if things have changed much. I hope not!

By: Rachel Heller

Rachel Heller — Mon, 04 Apr 2016 19:08:06 +0000

In reply to Erika @Erika's Travels. Lake Malawi is pretty special too! I would suggest doing the more "roughing it" parts of the trip (Nyika and Livingstonia especially) first, then relaxing at the lake!

By: Erika @Erika's Travels

Erika @Erika's Travels — Mon, 04 Apr 2016 16:44:39 +0000

Seems like a wonderful and off-the-beaten path park! I absolutely loved my short visit to Malawi and regret not having the time to explore some of the tiny country’s wildlife. Next time, I’ll have to rip myself from Lake Malawi and visit Nyika!

By: Rachel Heller

Rachel Heller — Mon, 04 Apr 2016 07:27:15 +0000

In reply to Doreen Pendgracs. Glad to have you back, Doreen!

By: Doreen Pendgracs

Doreen Pendgracs — Sun, 03 Apr 2016 21:43:46 +0000

Hi Rachel. I have missed visiting your blog. Glad I found my way back. I LOVE the pic of the orchid! Thx for showing me Nyika National Park. I had never heard of it.

By: Rachel Heller

Rachel Heller — Thu, 31 Mar 2016 18:10:45 +0000

In reply to Janice Chung. The Tanzanian and Kenyan parks are worthwhile too; it's just a very different experience, and I liked the Nyika experience better. It really was "tourist free," except for us!

By: Janice Chung

Janice Chung — Wed, 30 Mar 2016 19:10:13 +0000

I’m really glad you gave advice about going to Nyika rather than the Tanzanian and Kenyan game parks like Ngorongoro or Serengeti. When I looked into a tour, they went to these parks like most other tours but I never considered how crowded they’d be. You beautiful photos are “tourist free”….no one else was in sight! I will now look at African safaris differently. I’ll get there one day!

By: Rachel Heller

Rachel Heller — Tue, 29 Mar 2016 09:12:01 +0000

In reply to Ruth - Tanama Tales. The easiest would be Tanzania or Kenya because their tourist industry is much more developed: paved roads, organized tours, trained tour guides, accommodations to Western standards, etc. But for me, while that kind of ease is nice, it missed some of the romance of the idea of a safari, which is about going into the wilderness.

By: Rachel Heller

Rachel Heller — Tue, 29 Mar 2016 09:10:00 +0000

In reply to The GypsyNesters. I'd like to go back too!