Lengwe National Park
Description:
Lengwe National Park is a rather arid reserve that covers 130 square kilometers. The park is located at a distance of 80 kilometers from the city of Blantyre. Vegetation in the park is dense with deciduous forests, and denser vegetation of trees is located near water bodies.
During the Doge season, usually from December to April, many roads are closed. Outside the rainy season, many water bodies turn into dry sand channels. Near the main gate in the Eastern part of the park there are artificial pools. In the park you can find leopard, hyena, antelope, which are rare animals for Malawi. You can also see: baboon, monkey, warthog, buffalo. Magnificent antelopes Kudu quietly roam the park. Birds here are very interesting, there are about 300 species, as well as quite rare species of birds, some of them live only in Malawi.
At the gate of the park is the inscription “Let’s keep it!” The Heritage Center, which is located here, is a small museum of art and crafts, a store is a library.