Travel to Malawi to backpack, study, intern, volunteer, work,

or live as a digital nomad, expat or emigrant?

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Backpacking or traveling in Malawi?

  • Malawi is found in the heart of East Africa. It is a small, beautiful country full of tea plantations, mountains, and a huge lake! It is a real backpacker destination that is still relatively undiscovered. It is also a good destination for sustainable travelers. You will find many eco lodges and sustainable initiatives. 
  • Activity spotting: explore trendy Blantyre, visit the ancient capital Zomba, learn about the freshwater fish of Lake Malawi, go on safari in at least one of the nine national parks (and they are all really different), snorkel or dive at Cape Maclear, delve into colonial history at Livingstonia, climb Mount Mulanje and experience real African life in Lilongwe. 

Studying in Malawi?

  • If you want to study in Malawi, there are a few options. The quality of education does not score very high, but it can be special to study there. There are 5 universities to choose from, with limited study options. These include education, accounting, business administration, marketing, environmental studies, journalism, biology, tourism, etc. 
  • Study cities: Mikolongwe, Blantyre, Ntcheu.
  • Language: English and Chichewa. 

Internship in Malawi?

  • There are many internship opportunities in Malawi, especially for NGOs. Examples include wildlife veterinary medicine, helping with media and marketing at small organizations/businesses, community development, education, sustainable tourism. 
  • Competencies: cross-cultural communication, creative thinking, problem solving, fieldwork, empathy and social awareness, independence. 

Volunteering in Malawi?

  • For volunteering, it is similar to internships. Options can be found mainly in education (English classes or other skills), conservation projects and protecting endangered species. 

Working in Malawi?

  • Malawi is a pretty poor country and there are not many options for work in the small job market. The best opportunity is with international nonprofit organizations with offices in Malawi. 

Working as a digital nomad in Malawi?

  • There are very few digital nomads in Malawi, so a good place if you want to be original!
  • Life is relatively cheap, but as far as we know, facilities are not very good and certainly WiFi leaves much to be desired. 

Living in Malawi?

  • Living in Malawi offers many advantages. With beautiful nature and wildlife parks and vibrant, colorful cities, Malawi offers a lot of beauty for expats. Also, the cost of living is certainly not high.  
  • It is one of the poorest countries in the world, but that does not stop the people from being hospitable and friendly. Also, the political situation is fairly stable. 
  • Be prepared for power outages, missing your Western conveniences and the sometimes too laid-back attitude of the locals.
  • Health care also leaves much to be desired. Make sure you arrange your own health insurance.

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A 4-day festival at different locations in Zomba City during the May Day public holiday. Explore the green historical city in Southern Malawi during four days of contemporary arts & culture.

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Songtext national anthem of Malawi

Herewith the English text of the Malawian national anthem that impressed me a lot. Oh god, bless our land of Malawi Keep it a land of peace Put down each and every enemy Hunger, disease, envy Join together our hearts as one That will be free from fears Bless our leaders, each and every one And mothe...

Journey to Malawi

A journey we will never forget! When I received the letter about the journey to Malawi, I wasn’t really sure if I wanted to go. I was already thinking about my internship in the United States and I had already found a place where I wanted to go to. But then, when I started thinking about the w...

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Wie?

  • Peri Peri Reizen

Door wie?

  • Oprichters Nelleke Priem en Kees Quist startten Peri Peri Reizen in 2011, na vakantiereizen en vrijwilligerswerk in diverse zuid-Afrikaanse landen
  • Nelleke kwam voor het eerst op het Afrikaanse continent in 2005, toen zij voor 3 ma...

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FloJa Malawi: hulporganisatie en campsite

FloJa Malawi is a Dutch foundation that provides education, health and nutrition to vulnerable children in Ngara, a village in northern Malawi. FloJa Malawi runs a campsite, and welcomes long and short term volunteers, travellers and interns.  

Njobvu Cultural Village Malawi

Er wordt een unieke ervaring op het gebied van overnachten in Malawi aangeboden. In Njobvu Village slaap je in een traditionele Afrikaanse hut van modder/leem, net als de lokale bevolking! Op deze manier beleef je het echte lokale Afrikaanse leven van dichtbij en steun je zelfs de locals met jou ove...

Matoke Tours

Matoke Tours raakt reizigers in het hart met de mooiste reizen door het oosten en zuiden van Afrika. Matoke Tours is een kleinschalige reisorganisatie die gespecialiseerd is in groeps- en individuele reizen in onder andere Oeganda, Tanzania, Zanzibar, Madagaskar en Rwanda.

African Travels

African Travels biedt verantwoorde en duurzame reizen aan naar Botswana, Congo, Kenia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius. Mozambique, Namibie, Oeganda Rwanda, Seychellen, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabawe, Zuid-Afrika. African Travels is een Social Enterprise en heeft als doel reizen aan te bie...

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A 4-day festival at different locations in Zomba City during the May Day public holiday. Explore the green historical city in Southern Malawi during four days of contemporary arts & culture.

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Deze 2 meisjes spoken nog dagelijks in mijn hoofd, daarom wil ik hun verhaal met jullie delen. Niet alleen hun verhaal, maar vooral waarom ik nog dagelijks aan deze meisjes denk en wat mijn gevoel bij hun is. Wanneer ik aan hun denk vraag ik mij af: Hoe gaat het nu met hun, wat zijn ze aan het doen ...

Chitimba Camp

Dit Guesthouse, Hostel en Camping met Nederlandse eigenaren organiseert ook tours en trips, heeft een eigen guesthouse en zijn geregeld op zoek naar medewerkers binnen de afdeling hospitality & management. Veel mensen die van dwars door Afrika reizen per auto komen hier overnachten. Een voorbee...

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