Malawi

In the southern hills, the tea plantations of Thyolo ripple toward the horizon.
At Huntingdon House, a colonial-era residence, tea brews slowly as mist lifts off the gardens. You taste rare teas, wander among ancient trees, and experience an intimate, graceful Africa.

Westward, in the parks of Liwonde and Majete, nature takes on a deeper intensity.
At Mkulumadzi Lodge, suspended between two rivers, elephants cross the Shire, hippos drift through the lagoons, and sable antelope step into the golden light.
On foot with a ranger, you listen to acacia leaves trembling and feel the breath of the savannah.

Farther north, forests open into the Nyika Plateau, an immense highland landscape of rolling grasslands and wild horses. Zebra, eland and antelope move in quiet procession across wind-swept plains.

And then, the light of Lake Malawi, an inland sea of gold and turquoise.
On Likoma Island, at Kaya Mawa, the world softens: villas carved into the rocks, open-air showers, clear waters filled with tropical fish. Dinner is served under the stars, feet in the sand, with warm wind gliding across the water.

Travelling through Malawi is stepping into an Africa of another time, sincere and diverse, where luxury lies in beauty, light and peace restored.