2 independent reviews for Malawi luxury holiday
Reviews for Malawi luxury holiday
Mercedes Carballo review 15 Jun 2025
1. What was the most memorable or exciting part of your holiday?
Getting under the skin of the country. The amazing service from the staff at the parks and our guide/driver Mathias and being able to experience the friendliness of the Malawian people.2. What tips would you give other travellers booking this holiday?
Use Responsible Travel! Do your research beforehand to craft the itinerary to what you want.3. Did you feel that your holiday benefited local people, reduced environmental impacts or supported conservation?
The host company used a local Malawian ground operator which means that obviously it had an impact, tipping the staff would also contribute to a direct impact in a really poor and undeveloped destination. I did ask our guide/driver about their own policy about that and he said their company gave money for scholarships. However, I do not remember included any specific information about how we/they were contributing during our communication exchange which would have been a nice thing to see. Lodges did not have a selection of food to choose from, which is fine, but we basically were offered meat every day. We saw wonderful fruit and vegetables in markets everywhere but got offered imported South African apples most of the time and had very little exposure to local produce, including fish from Lake Malawi. We went to Malawi because our daughter is volunteering in a childrenīs home in Blantyre called STEKA. They do an amazing job taking care of 120 children from the streets and rely on donations and their own resources. I would be interested in talking to someone at Responsible Travel to understand if there is anyway that STEKA could be one of the projects that could eventually benefit from bookings through Responsible Travel. Would it be possible to discuss this with anyone in your team?4. Finally, how would you rate your holiday overall?
Excellent! I would suggest that the host company provides a more detailed itinerary at proposal stage and before departure time. We found out on the ground that cool experiences were part of it (some which enhanced the experience) which where not reflected on the itinerary. This could have been due to miscommunication between the host company and the ground handler or just the host company not dedicating much time to write a more engaging and detailed itinerary which would have made their proposal the winning one from the beginning. We had an excellent trip and will definitely recommend Responsible Travel and the host company and Malawi as a destination.Elizabeth Philp review 14 Aug 2022
1. What was the most memorable or exciting part of your holiday?
Wildlife safaris.2. What tips would you give other travellers booking this holiday?
Take cash in local currency, not cards. Ask about transit times and logistics.3. Did you feel that your holiday benefited local people, reduced environmental impacts or supported conservation?
Yes.4. Finally, how would you rate your holiday overall?
Excellent.Holiday Reviews
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