Mike, born in Zimbabwe and raised in Malawi, left his finance career in London for a life of adventure. After travelling across South America, he returned to Malawi and identified a market gap, leading him to found Malawian Style (now Crafted Africa) over 10 years ago. Initially focusing on Malawi, the company has since expanded to include Zambia and Mozambique, with operations in Tanzania, South Africa, Botswana, and Zimbabwe.
We are thrilled to share a list of destinations and lodges our team visited in 2023/24. As a tour operator, we take pride in exploring the hidden gems and popular tourist destinations to curate unique travel experiences for our clients. Our team members have travelled to various places, including South Luangwa NP, Mozambique, Malawi, and Likoma Island, to name a few. Here’s a quick summary of where we travelled and what we did during our trips.
January – Mike and Lotte revisit Nkwali, South Luangwa NP, in the green season.
March – Fabiano, Chifundo, and Razziah explore Mozambique while visiting Feitoria and Villa Sands in Ilha Mozambique and then spent some time at Nuarro.
April – Mike & Lotte explore Northern Malawi for Easter, visiting Nkhotakota Wildlife Reserve, Kachere Castle and Luwawa Forest Lodge in The Viphya Plateau.
April – Fabiano, Razziah, Ivy and Tiwonge climb Mulanje mountain and visit other areas in
Malawi, including Zomba Plateau, Thyolo Tea Estates, Majete Wildlife Reserve & Liwonde National Park.
May – Mike and Lotte explore Southern Mozambique, visiting White Pearl, Anvil Bay, Machangulu and Colina Verde.
August – Mike and Lotte take the family to Blue Zebra, revisit Luangwa Safari House and Shenton Safaris in South Luangwa, and then hop across to Mozambique, visiting Ilha Mozambique and Nuarro.
September – Razziah and Tiwonge explore The Lower Zambezi, visiting Baines River Lodge, Zambezi Grande, Chiawa, Old Mondoro, Sausage Tree, Lolobezi, Tusk & Mane and Anabezi.
October – Tapiwa, Razziah, Chifundo, and Fabiano visited South Luangwa for ten days, visiting Tafika, Tena Tena, Nsefu, Nkonzi, Kakuli, Mchenja, Kukaya (and all The Bush Camp Company Bush Camps), Three River Bush Camp, Sungani, and Kulandila Bush Camp.
October – Ivy, Tiwonge, Prince and Sam cross the border to South Luangwa, visiting Flatdogs, Kafunta, Nkwali and Msandile.
November – Mike and Lotte host various groups of travel partners at Blue Zebra, Mumbo Island, Majete, Liwonde & Chinzombo, Kafunta & Kukaya in South Luangwa. Ivy hosts travel partners in South Luangwa at Chinzombo, Puku Ridge & Kafunta.
November: Fabiano & Chifundo fly to Likoma Island to visit Kaya Mawa and Pure Likoma.
November – Mike and Lotte revisit The Lower Zambezi, visiting Zambezi Grande, Chiawa (new sleepout deck), Tusk & Mane and Old Mondoro.
December – Tapiwa, Razziah, Chifundo, Fabiano, Sam, Prince, Ivy & Tiwonge revisit Mvuu Lodge in Liwonde.
December – Mike and Lotte explore Mozambique again, visiting Sussurro, Santorini, Azura, And Beyond, Kisawa, Zenguelemo, Umbila and Peri Peri Divers.
December – Mike and Lotte revisit Likoma Island, staying at Ndomo Point.
January – The Crafted Africa team visits Makokola Retreat for the annual strategy and planning retreat.
January – Mike and Lotte revisit Kefi and Zomba Forest Lodge in Zomba Plateau, Mvuu Lodge in Liwonde and Ntchisi Forest Lodge.
