Dance and ceremony
The Gule Wamkulu of the Chewa people, recognised by UNESCO, brings masked dancers into the village square at harvest and initiation. Along the lake, Tonga and Yao drumming carries across the water at night.
Welcoming Hearts
Malawi earned its name — the Warm Heart of Africa — from its people. Greetings are unhurried, markets are loud with laughter, and visitors are folded into village life with a generosity that stays with them long after they leave.
Markets and crafts
Woodcarvers at Mua Mission, basket weavers in Dedza, and chitenje cloth stalls in every town centre. Mua's Kungoni Centre also houses one of the finest collections of Malawian art and cultural history in the country.
Food and everyday life
Nsima with chambo fresh from the lake, roasted groundnuts, sweet potatoes and sugarcane from the roadside. Home-stay and community tourism projects let travellers cook, farm and fish alongside their hosts.
Festivals
The Lake of Stars festival on the shoreline, Tumaini in Dzaleka, and Sand Music Festival at Mangochi bring together Malawian and international musicians every year.
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