Majete Reserve

Majete Reserve is located in the south of the country, near the village of Chikwawawa, 45 kilometers from the city of Blantyre. The reserve covers an area of 70 thousand hectares. The park is inhabited by elephants, water goats, sables, buffaloes, antelopes, black rhinos, which were included in the program to restore the population.

The Majete Nature Reserve is very rich in wildlife, but by the end of 1990 most species of large beasts were found. Even the elephants were destroyed. The remaining species have been reduced to very low and in some cases critical numbers. In 2003, African Parks (APM), a non-profit organization in partnership with the government and local communities, took responsibility for the restoration and long-term management of the reserve. Mass movements of wild animals began in 2003, and by March 2012, the number of animals amounted to 2,554 animals from thirteen different species, including elephants, black rhinos, leopards, buffaloes, graceful antelopes, zebras, zebras, hyenas.

Other attractions include the Mpatamanga Gorge, near Chikwawawa, which became the tomb of geologist Richard Thornton, a member of Livingston's unsuccessful expedition, as well as the unusual shape of the baobab that grows among sugar cane fields.