History of Liwonde

At the Mangochi turn off there is a selection of carving though just outside of town on the way to Zomba, the next village has an excellent selection of chief chairs.

The city itself has a reputation of being hot. As you drive down from Zomba, the heat and the humidity of the valley can be sharply felt. The trees become spare and the grasses, baobab and flame trees share the land with brick walled, iron sheet homesteads.

There are few expatriates that live there. Most expatriates are seen traveling between Zomba and Lilongwe or to the game park. The few that do stay are well received