Guidebook for Blantyre
Sightseeing
CCAP Nkhoma Synod
Beautiful architecture and a rich history.
Blantyre’s main sports venue is the Kamuzu Stadium, off Makata Rd between the city centre and Limbe. This is also Malawi’s national stadium; international football and other events are held here. There’s no regular program, but matches are advertised in the newspaper and on billboards around town.
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Kamuzu Stadium
Blantyre’s main sports venue is the Kamuzu Stadium, off Makata Rd between the city centre and Limbe. This is also Malawi’s national stadium; international football and other events are held here. There’s no regular program, but matches are advertised in the newspaper and on billboards around town.
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Parks & Nature
Mulanje Mountain is the second highest mountain in Africa after Mt Kilimanjaro in Kenya. It has beautiful, guided hiking trails, natural pools and streams as well as overnight accomodation at the very top for the experienced hiker.
Mulanje Mountain
Mulanje Mountain is the second highest mountain in Africa after Mt Kilimanjaro in Kenya. It has beautiful, guided hiking trails, natural pools and streams as well as overnight accomodation at the very top for the experienced hiker.
Arts & Culture
La Caverna
Malawi’s interesting national museum has a few gems, including a royal ceremonial stool dating from the 16th century and a display on Gule Wamkulu dances. The museum is between central Blantyre and Limbe, accessed from Moi Rd opposite Chichiri Shopping Mall. Take a minibus headed for Limbe and ask to be let off at the museum.
Lying in the grounds are a number of beautiful, rusty relics of Malawi’s bygone transport age, including an old locomotive dating to 1902, a decrepit City of Blantyre fire engine and an old Nyasaland bus.
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Museum of Malawi
Malawi’s interesting national museum has a few gems, including a royal ceremonial stool dating from the 16th century and a display on Gule Wamkulu dances. The museum is between central Blantyre and Limbe, accessed from Moi Rd opposite Chichiri Shopping Mall. Take a minibus headed for Limbe and ask to be let off at the museum.
Lying in the grounds are a number of beautiful, rusty relics of Malawi’s bygone transport age, including an old locomotive dating to 1902, a decrepit City of Blantyre fire engine and an old Nyasaland bus.
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Shopping
Chichiri Shopping Mall
Kamuzu HighwayDrinks & Nightlife
Infusion Pub & Grill
17 Kabula HillQuiet and friendly place to have a drink and something to eat.
Everything Else
Thanks to a Danish foreign minister who visited Malawi during the independence celebrations in 1966 and wasn't too impressed by the beer available, a Carlsberg brewery was established here. Beerophiles should book in advance to join the tour and learn about Malawi's favourite drink, the 'Green'.
You’ll be told all about the brewing process, after which you’ll be rewarded with a free tasting session, although the beer has recently been served warm to discourage excessive drinking.
Castel Malawi Brewery
Thanks to a Danish foreign minister who visited Malawi during the independence celebrations in 1966 and wasn't too impressed by the beer available, a Carlsberg brewery was established here. Beerophiles should book in advance to join the tour and learn about Malawi's favourite drink, the 'Green'.
You’ll be told all about the brewing process, after which you’ll be rewarded with a free tasting session, although the beer has recently been served warm to discourage excessive drinking.