Lake Malawi National Park  

Located at the stunning Cape Maclear, Lake Malawi National Park is an aquatic and terrestrial park, the first freshwater national park in the world. It covers 94 square km. The park was created to protect the lake’s endemic fish species, the cichlids and was declared a World Heritage Site in 1984. The biodiversity is comparable to the worlds famous Galapagos Islands of South America. The cichlids are generally small and the most attractive are the colourful, flashing, striped and decorated fish, seen to best advantage at cape Maclear and around the islands. Animals that are also found in the national park, include baboon, antelope and hyrax, plus a bird population that includes fish eagles, cormorants and hamerkops. A walk through the park to the Otter Point is highly recommended