Mulanje Mountain Tours

Mulanje · Southern Malawi

An island of rock, 2,400 metres above the plain

Mount Mulanje rises straight out of southern Malawi with no foothills to soften it. Edgison Chimowa guides walkers across its plateau and up to Sapitwa, the highest point in the country.

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A dirt trail leads towards a steep granite peak on Mount Mulanje, with cloud spilling over the ridge and young pines on either side.
The mountain

Mulanje is an inselberg. It rises about 2,400 metres straight out of the plain with no foothills to break the climb — which is why the walk up is steep, the top is flat, and the plateau holds grassland, huts and forested ravines rather than a summit ridge.

3,002 m Sapitwa Peak 1,800–2,200 m The plateau 600–700 m The plain

What Edgison guides

Mount Mulanje Hiking

Two hikers with trekking poles climb a steep eroded trail high on the mountain.

Hiking, nature walks, sightseeing and photography on Mount Mulanje — from day walks to multi-day traverses across the plateau.

Day walks from $25, or $75 for two or three days on the plateau. Full-board trips cost more and include the park, hut and porter fees.

Read about walking on Mulanje

  • Tea Plantation Tours

    How Malawi tea is grown, harvested and processed, and the history of the industry around Mulanje and Thyolo.

  • Village & Cultural Tours

    Local communities, traditional ways of life, food, crafts, dances and customs — met respectfully, on their terms.

  • Wildlife & Game Reserves

    Game reserve trips for wildlife, birds and the natural environment, with the context of Malawi's conservation areas.

These three run away from the mountain and are described here in words. Photographs will follow once Edgison has taken them on the tours themselves.