Primary Journey · Begin here
Katima Mulilo to Lilongwe through Zambia 2 videos available.
The road returns through Livingstone, Choma, Lusaka, Luangwa Bridge, and Chipata before crossing at Mwami–Mchinji into Malawi.
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Lilongwe
Lilongwe, Central Region, Malawi
Malawi's capital and the starting point for the northbound Lake Malawi road.
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Lilongwe city centre 1 video available.
The capital arrival after the Mwami–Mchinji border crossing.
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Lake Malawi to Nairobi 4 videos available.
Lilongwe, Salima, Nkhotakota, Kande Beach, and Mzuzu lead to the Songwe crossing and the familiar road through Tanzania back to Nairobi.
Follow Journey →Malawi Shire River Safari Circuit
Follow southern Malawi's defining river system from the national gateway to Liwonde's floodplains, the Blantyre highlands, and Majete's restored lower-valley wildlife landscape.
Follow Journey →Nairobi to Cape Town and Back 28 videos available.
A nine-country overland loop shaped by the road actually traveled: south from Nairobi through Tanzania, Zambia, Botswana, South Africa, and Lesotho, then home through Namibia, Zambia, Malawi, and …
Follow Journey →Safari from Lilongwe
Lilongwe is the long-distance gateway for an open road progression through southern Malawi's Shire landscapes.
It provides an honest national starting point without turning Lake Malawi or the capital into a Safari destination.
Build road time around daylight, seasonal rain, and current protected-area access rather than assuming fixed journey times.
The routed Circuit travels south to Liwonde before continuing through Blantyre to Majete.