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Malawi Travel and Safari Guide
PRE-DEPARTURE INFO
When to Go
The best time to visit Malawi overall is in the dry season, which lasts from late April to October or November. If you're coming to see wildlife, make it late in the dry season, when animals converge at water holes. But beware, the heat can be unpleasant, especially in the lowlands. The landscape is much more attractive and conditions less oppressive from May to July, but there are fewer animals about. The early dry season is the best time for birdwatching; it's also exceedingly hot, exceptionally wet or both.
Visas Overview
Citizens of Commonwealth countries, the USA and most European nations (except Switzerland) receive a free, automatic 30-day tourist visa at the point of entry. Extensions (also free, and up to a maximum total stay of 90 days) are easy to arrange at the immigration offices in Blantyre and Lilongwe.
Electricity
230V 50Hz
Electric Plug Details
British-style plug with two flat blades and one flat grounding blade
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