Out in the Liwonde National Park Wild

Chisomo Ngulube at Liwonde National Park. Photo by my son Vithero Ngulube.

So my husband James Ngulube, our two kids Vithero Benjamin and Takondwa Apoche, and I ventured into Liwondwe National Park on 29th August, 2021. 

It was a welcome break from visiting our beautiful Lake of Stars. 

As the guide Chapola showed us around, I asked nature what it was telling me about life. I share some of the lesson in the series of that follows: 

Lessons from the wild: We can coexist;  

Lessons from the wild 2: Sometimes the lions are minding their own business

 

About Liwonde National Parks as told by the Malawi Tourism Website:

Although only 220 sq miles (580 sq km), Liwonde is perhaps the most popular of all of Malawi’s game parks, with its beautiful riverine setting and teeming wildlife offering thrilling safaris. It is about 100 miles (160 km) north of Blantyre and only rather more than half that distance from the hotels on the Mangochi Lakeshore. Wildlife viewing is enhanced because the River Shire flows along its western border, allowing boat safaris as well as the usual ones on foot or in 4x4s.

Wildlife includes quite large numbers of elephants and the river attracts countless hippos and crocodiles. Lion, cheetah and wild dog have been recently reintroduced into Liwonde with the aid of African Parks who took over management of the Park in 2015 and who continue to turn Liwonde into a first class safari location. Antelope include kudu, sable and bushbuck. Leopards, hyaena and black rhino are also occasionally spotted. Birdlife is exceptionally varied. The river attracts fish eagles and weaver birds build their nests in the thin woodland. Pel’s fishing owl is often seen at dusk along the river’s edge.

As well as the safaris and its beautiful scenery, Liwonde offers a wonderful cultural experience through visits to one of the local villages just outside the park boundary.