Mount Mulanje

Things to see in Malawi: Mount Mulanje

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Reaching 3,000 metres, this is one of Central Africa's highest mountains. It rises sheer out of the plain in an impressive array of lofty peaks, plateaux, rolling grassland, montane forest and rushing streams.

It's a great area for hiking, staying in simple cabins with good food and experienced guides. The vegetation changes dramatically as you climb, and its wildlife includes tiny klipspringer and birds such as black eagle and white-necked raven.

Around its base, near the former capital of Blantyre, are the tea estates that were planted in the 1870s.

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