Ntchisi Forest Reserve

The reserve is located about 2 hours from the city of Lilongwe and is located on the slope of the East African Rift Valley, in Central Malawi.Ntchisi Forest Reserve is one of the last remaining areas of tropical forest in South Africa.

Ntchisi Forest Reserve covers about 75 square kilometers and is surrounded on all sides by hills on which subsistence farming and traditional villages are located.

Before the reserve became a protected area, the forest was used as a refuge for local Chiva tribes, from attack by warring tribes in the nineteenth century. Thanks to this, the governor avoided deforestation for firewood.

A variety of vegetation in the rainforest, in which you can find many orchids, wildflowers and other unfamiliar plants, find strange fruits and colorful pods with seeds. In the reserve live rare birds, monkeys, baboons, hyenas, pigs, black leopard, antelopes. Mountain forests and pastures create a contrasting view, thanks to the alternation of forests and shrubs. These are excellent conditions for hiking and mountain biking.