{"id":90465,"date":"2012-09-22T10:15:30","date_gmt":"2012-09-22T08:15:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.untamedtravelling.com\/inspiratie-reis\/tour-by-rental-car-northern-malawi\/"},"modified":"2026-06-24T14:18:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T12:18:00","slug":"tour-by-rental-car-northern-malawi","status":"publish","type":"inspiratie_reizen","link":"https:\/\/www.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/destinations\/africa\/malawi\/tours\/tour-by-rental-car-northern-malawi","title":{"rendered":"Road Trip by Rental Car Through Northern Malawi"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>By Rental Car to Northern Malawi<\/h2>\n<p>During this self-drive tour, you\u2019ll explore the sparsely populated northern part of Malawi. You\u2019ll visit Malawi\u2019s largest national park, the <a href=\"\/?continent_category=het-nyika-plateau-n-p\"><strong>Nyika Plateau<\/strong><\/a>. The vast, rolling hills, covered in grass and occasionally punctuated by patches of forest, will remind you of the Scottish Highlands; however, the zebras, elks, and roan antelopes ensure that you remain immersed in the African atmosphere. You\u2019ll continue your journey to one of the many unique little bays in the far north along the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/destinations\/africa\/malawi\/lake-malawi\"><strong>Lake Malawi<\/strong><\/a> for a relaxing beach getaway, and finally conclude your tour in the up-and-coming Nkhotakota Wildlife Reserve. Don\u2019t expect to see the Big Five on this tour, but do expect a journey far off the beaten path, with unique vistas and experiences in an authentic setting.    <\/p>\n<h4>Tips &#038; Highlights: Road Trip by Rental Car in Northern Malawi:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>This tour can be extended with a safari stay in <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/destinations\/africa\/zambia\/south-luangwa\">South Luangwa<\/a><\/strong> in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/destinations\/africa\/zambia-travel\"><strong>Zambia<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Want to enjoy a local music festival? Check out the dates for the Lake of Stars festival and the Moon Rock festival <\/li>\n<li>Want to get active? Go mountain biking on the Viphya Plateau or canoeing in the Nkhotakota Game Reserve <\/li>\n<li>Are you an adventure seeker? You can also go on a 3-day guided camping hike in Nyika National Park. Or why not spend the night under the stars in Nkhotakota Game Reserve?  <\/li>\n<li>Go snorkeling in Lake Malawi and admire the many endemic species of freshwater fish, or cichlids<\/li>\n<li>Get to know the local game of BAO: you\u2019ll find it everywhere; it\u2019s a great way to relax and the perfect way to connect with the locals<\/li>\n<li>Be sure to check out our recommended accommodations: Makuzi Beach Lodge &#8211; Lake Malawi, <a href=\"\/?continent_category=tongole-wilderness-lodge\"><strong>Tongole Wilderness Lodge<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; Nkhotakota, Chelinda Lodge &#8211; Nyika Plateau<\/li>\n<li>Also, the <a href=\"\/?continent_category=rondreis-per-huurauto-zuidelijk-malawi\"><strong>road trip by rental car through southern Malawi<\/strong><\/a> was a huge success<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By rental car, you&#8217;ll travel past the highlights of northern Malawi, the Nyika Plateau, the Nkhotakota Wildlife Reserve, and Lake Malawi.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":303,"featured_media":90469,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"inspiration_categories":[390],"country":[336],"continent_category":[186],"class_list":["post-90465","inspiratie_reizen","type-inspiratie_reizen","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","inspiration_categories-nature-travel","country-malawi","continent_category-africa"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/inspiratie_reizen\/90465","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/inspiratie_reizen"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/inspiratie_reizen"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/303"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/inspiratie_reizen\/90465\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":414467,"href":"https:\/\/www.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/inspiratie_reizen\/90465\/revisions\/414467"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/90469"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=90465"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"inspiration_categories","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/inspiration_categories?post=90465"},{"taxonomy":"country","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/country?post=90465"},{"taxonomy":"continent_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/continent_category?post=90465"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}