National Parks of Malawi - Nyika National Park, Mwabvi Wildlife Reserve, Lake Malawi National Park, Kasungu National Park (Paperback)

Chapters: Nyika National Park, Mwabvi Wildlife Reserve, Lake Malawi National Park, Kasungu National Park, Vwaza Marsh Game Reserve, Mulanje Mountain Forest Reserve, Chongoni Rock Art Area, Liwonde National Park, Nkhotakota Game Reserve, Majete Game Reserve, Lengwe National Park. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 32. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Nyika National Park - Lake Kaulime inside the parkThe park covers practically the whole of the Nyika Plateau in northern Malawi, about 480 km north of Lilongwe and 60 km north of Rumphi by road. Access is by a single dirt road which branches north off the road from Rumphi to the Katumbi border post, and winds its way up the south-western scarp of the plateau, continues over the top, where it forms the border with Zambia, then descends the north-west scarp in a series of bends, and continues north to the Chisenga border post. On the top of the plateau, a spur goes east to Chelinda, the headquarters of the park nearer the centre. Although the park boundary comes within 35 km of Livingstonia there is no access from the eastern side. The name, Nyika, means "where the water comes from" as the plateau's elevation makes it wetter than surrounding areas. The top is frequently in cloud in the rainy season which brings over 200 types of orchid into flower. The grasslands of Nyika are rich in wildflowers in other seasons as well. Miombo forest inside the parkNyika is recommended for trekking, mountain biking and horse riding safaris, as well as more conventional 4x4 excursions. The montane vegetation attracts large numbers of antelope from the diminutive duiker to eland and roan. Zebra are common. The park has one of the highest densities of leopard in Central Africa and there are a number of species of smaller mammals such as warthog and bushpig....More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=3490508