Southern Explorer Mvuu Lodge & Mumbo Island Malawi

Southern Explorer – Mvuu & Mumbo Island

This wildlife and beach tour (7 nights) is an enchanting introduction to Malawi, staying in Liwonde National park and then on the southern shores of Lake Malawi.

DURATION

7 Nights

PRICING FROM

$ 2,340 (Pps)

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Overview

The Mvuu & Mumbo Island/Lake Malawi safari is an enchanting wildlife and beach holiday which is a great introduction to unspoiled Malawi. It could also be the basis for a longer stay (perhaps combining it with a fly-in safari to the Nyika Plateau).

You stay first at one of the best-loved safari camps in Malawi, Mvuu Wilderness Lodge in the Liwonde National Park. Next, you travel by road north to Cape MacClear in the southern part of Lake Malawi. From here you are transferred by boat to Mumbo Island Camp for three magical nights of Robinson Cruscoe living – but with a great deal more comfort and style!

We have given the tour at three different price points.

Paired Back combines 3 nights at Mvuu Camp with 3 nights at Makokola Retreat (Std room).

Our base itinerary combines 3 nights at Mvuu Lodge with 3 nights at either the rustic but idyllic Mumbo Island Camp or at a Lake Suite at Makokola Retreat (if you prefer a hotel ambience more).

Our Red Carpet option combines 3 nights at Mvuu Lodge with 3 nights at Pumulani Lodge

Tour Highlights

Combining Liwonde National Park & Lake Malawi.
Enjoy beautiful views over the lily-strewn lagoon just off the Shire River where elephant frequently come to drink.
Lake Malawi has miles of pristine sandy beaches, rocky outcrops and islands.
Water sports include scuba diving, snorkelling, kayaking, sailing and just chilling out by the lapping waters.

Southern Explorer – Mvuu & Mumbo Island at a glance

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PRICE FROM $ 2,340 (PPS)

An idea of price

All our itineraries are merely samples of what we can arrange. Virtually every trip is tailor-made for you. The exact price of our sample itineraries depends on the time of year and accommodation used. This is merely a guideline.

It excludes regional flights to the start and end of the itinerary (as these may vary depending on where you fly into Africa). But it includes an estimate of any flights WITHIN the itinerary. Contact us for a quote including any regional flights needed.

Pared Back

if you need to save

Average Of
$ 2,340
/PPS

If you like this sample itinerary, we also use Mvuu Camp & Makakola Retreat (Standard room)

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This Itinerary

as outlined above

Average Of
$ 3,195
/PPS

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Red Carpet

all the bells & whistles

Average Of
$ 3,480
/PPS

If you like this sample itinerary, we upgrade to Pumulani Lodge

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Pared Back

if you need to save

Average Of
$ 2,350
/PPS

If you like this sample itinerary, we also use Mvuu Camp & Makakola Retreat (Standard room)

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This Itinerary

as outlined above

Average Of
$ 3,260
/PPS

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Red Carpet

all the bells & whistles

Average Of
$ 3,495
/PPS

If you like this sample itinerary, we upgrade to Pumulani Lodge

Choose This Plan

Pared Back

if you need to save

Average Of
$ 2,475
/PPS

If you like this sample itinerary, we also use Mvuu Camp & Makakola Retreat (Standard room)

Choose This Plan

This Itinerary

as outlined above

Average Of
$ 3,550
/PPS

Choose This Plan

Red Carpet

all the bells & whistles

Average Of
$ 4,185
/PPS

If you like this sample itinerary, we upgrade to Pumulani Lodge

Choose This Plan

Pared Back

if you need to save

Average Of
$ 2,475
/PPS

If you like this sample itinerary, we also use Mvuu Camp & Makakola Retreat (Standard room)

Choose This Plan

This Itinerary

as outlined above

Average Of
$ 3,550
/PPS

Choose This Plan

Red Carpet

all the bells & whistles

Average Of
$ 3,775
/PPS

If you like this sample itinerary, we upgrade to Pumulani Lodge

Choose This Plan

Includes:

Accommodation, meals as specified, road transfers between Lilongwe and the lodges, boat transfers to Mumbo Island Camp and back, game activities in Liwonde National Park and non-motorised water activities at Lake Malawi, park fees

Excludes:

All drinks and motorised water sports such as diving at Mumbo

Southern Explorer – Mvuu & Mumbo Island gallery

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Selected accommodation for this tour

Malawi

Latitude 13

Latitude 13 is a boutique hotel combining bold contemporary style with instinctive personal service. The 9 spacious luxury suites and one of the best restaurants in Lilongwe, make Latitude 13°...

PRICE (PPS) $ 160

RATING Premier

Liwonde National Park

Mvuu Lodge

Mvuu Wilderness Lodge in the Liwonde National Park is a small and very pretty luxury tented lodge, built to blend in with its environment. The setting of Mvuu Lodge is hard to beat - on the edge...

PRICE (PPS) $ 420

RATING Premier

Liwonde National Park

Mvuu Camp

The well-priced Mvuu Camp is situated close to Mvuu Wilderness Lodge, also overlooking a broad stretch of the Shire River with its profusion of hippos, crocodiles and birdlife of the Liwonde...

PRICE (PPS) $ 245

RATING Comfortable

Lake Malawi

Mumbo Island Camp

Mumbo Island Camp is a luxuriously rustic and private eco-lodge on a practically deserted tropical island in Lake Malawi National Park, approx. 45 mins by boat from the lakeshore. The actual camp...

PRICE (PPS) $ 290

RATING Comfortable

Lake Malawi

The Makokola Retreat

The Makokola Retreat is one of the best-known Lake Malawi hotels on the southern lake shore near Mangochi. The hotel is spaciously laid out in 10 acres of well-tended gardens, but it is the...

PRICE (PPS) $ 170

RATING Premier

Lake Malawi

Pumulani Lodge

Exclusive beach lodge on the western shore of Lake Malawi. The only luxury beach lodge within Lake Malawi National Park. A sandy private beach with watersports including water-skiing, sailing,...

PRICE (PPS) $ 370

RATING Luxury

Southern Explorer – Mvuu & Mumbo Island

Overview

Tour Highlights

Southern Explorer – Mvuu & Mumbo Island at a glance

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An idea of price

Includes:

Excludes:

Southern Explorer – Mvuu & Mumbo Island gallery

Selected accommodation for this tour

Latitude 13

Mvuu Lodge

Mvuu Camp

Mumbo Island Camp

The Makokola Retreat

Pumulani Lodge

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