A short drive from the city centre, on a 650-hectare forest reserve, is a choice of swanky individual thatched chalets (Madonna has stayed here on her controversial visits to Malawi) with beautiful views of nearby Nkhoma Mountain.
This is a working farm, so the food, including fresh vegetables from the farm gardens and delicious homemade yogurts and cheese, is fantastic. There are plenty of nature trails and bird-spotting opportunities, while hyenas, wild pigs and even leopards are occasionally seen.
