The Malawian people are, without doubt, its greatest asset: friendly and

welcoming to a fault. Every visitor is met with a smile and the warmth of
the welcome is genuine and long-lasting. With a population of a little
more than 14 million, Malawi is one of the more densely peopled countries
of this part of Africa. Most of the population is rural, living largely in
fascinating traditional villages. Many of todays Malawians are
descendants of the Bantu people who moved across Africa and into
Malawi for hundreds of years up to the fifteenth century.

This great video explores some of Malawi's
beautiful scenery as well as it's especially
warm-hearted people. The video is provided
courtesy of Credit Suisse, who make an annual
donation of US$1 million to the Roger Federer
Foundation (RFF) with whom they are in
partnership in developing a dynamic early
childhood education initiative in Malawi. See
here for more details.
Tribes

There is a rich cultural mix in Malawi with the
Chewa being the most numerous tribe. Others
include the Yao, the Nyanja and the Maravi. In
the north the Tumbuka are prominent. Each
tribe has contributed to the modern Malawi
scene, whether it be in dress or dance or
language. Masks are commonly used in various
dances and ceremonies and these are usually
tribe-specific, the best known being the Gule
Wamkulu, performed by the Nyau of the
Chewa.
Traditional (African) doctors still attract many
people and the two main modern religions,
Christianity and Islam, frequently exhibit a
continuing adherence to traditional beliefs.
Cultural Experiences

All travel in Malawi will include some element
of cultural experience as interaction with local
people is very much part of any stay. A visit to
a local village can easily be arranged at most
lodges or hotels, whether they are in a town,
forest reserve, National Park or on the
lakeshore.
These are always real villages, whose residents
have an established relationship with the lodge
in question, and who welcome the interest
from visitors in their daily life. One of the best
Cultural Experiences to be found in Malawi is
in the Ntchisi Forest Reserve.
Places of Interest

In terms of specific places of cultural and
historical interest, Malawi has a few, including
original mission stations and centres of
excellence for handicrafts. Of its modern-day
larger towns, Blantyre, Zomba and Mangochi
have a number of historical buildings,
monuments and museums. Lilongwe and
Mzuzu are of interest for their markets and in
the case of the latter, to see the division
between the Old Town and modern Capital
City. If visiting Blantyre, take the time to visit
The Society of Malawi. Situated in the historic
Mandala House, the society protects a true
treasure trove of the country's history. With
thousands of books and resources safely
stored away, it provides an opportunity to find
out a bit more about Malawi that perhaps
many tourists don't ever discover. For more
information about the society, please click
here.
Along the Lakeshore, Monkey Bay and Nkhata
Bay are bustling ports, whilst Nkhotakota is of
historical significance and now has a renowned
pottery. The link between missionaries and the
Lake is strong, with sites of the Livingstonia
Mission marked by graves at Cape Maclear and
Bandawe, near Chintheche, before it reached
its final and current location near Chitimba in
the north. Across the Lake, Likoma Island is a
wonderful place to interact with local people,
and also see its magnificent missionary-built
Cathedral the same size as Winchesters.
Artistic skills, old and new are on show in and
around Dedza. North of the town is the
Chongoni Rock Art area, a UNESCO World
Heritage Site and the densest cluster of stone
age rock art found in central Africa. And at the
edge of the town is the Dedza Pottery, where
todays artists and craftsmen can be viewed
producing a variety of items then found all
round Malawi or sold for export. Artistic skill is
also on display at Mua Mission, almost directly
down the escarpment from Dedza.
Mua is a mission station whose students create
the finest wood carvings in the country, if not
the whole of Africa, and is also home to a
fascinating cultural museum.

The large agricultural estates, sugar at
Dwangwa and the Lower Shire Valley and tea
at Thyolo are interesting places to visit also. As
well as being able to see the daily workings,
the tea estates in particular have fascinating
colonial histories.
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