List of national parks of Malawi

There are nine National Parks and Reserves in Malawi.

• Nyika National Park — the first (certified in 1965), the largest (over 3,000km²) and the highest (average height 1,800M)
• Kasungu National Park — situated approximately 165km north of the capital city, Lilongwe, this is, at over 2,000km², the second largest of Malawi's parks
• Lake Malawi National Park — designated a National Park in 1980 to protect the unique diversity of tropical fish living in Lake Malawi, some not found anywhere else on earth
• Liwonde National Park — situated 120km north of Blantyre, on the banks of the Upper Shire River.
• Lengwe National Park — most famed for the nyala antelope, not found in the other northern parks of Malawi

Other protected areas

• Majete Game Reserve — in the South West of Malawi, with an area of 691km²
• Mwabvi Wildlife Reserve — the smallest of the parks, at 350km², Mwabvi was adopted by Project African Wilderness in 2007 (PAW is a charitable organisation based in Malawi and the UK)
• Nkhotakota Game Reserve — the oldest and largest established reserve in Malawi
• Vwaza Marsh Game Reserve — southwest of the Nyika Plateau, to the north of the South Rukuru River, Vwaza Marsh covers an area of 1,000km²

References

• "The Africa Guide". http://www.africaguide.com/country/malawi/parks.htm. 

External links

Project African Wilderness