This is a trip report about my summer trip to Africa and Portugal. 

After the red sands of Namibia, we flew to Malawi, known as the “Warm HEART of Africa.”  We went to the tea growing area and stayed in one of the oldest, family owned tea plantations in the world.  I’m still drinking my green verbena tea I bought…delicious!

Huntingdon House was built in the 1930’s and has five spacious suites. It included all meals and was simply lovely.  I LOVED our hot water bottles delivered every evening!  Here’s some photos…

One day our guide took us to hike Mt. Mulanje – just beautiful! 

Another day we hiked the tea fields and toured the tea and coffee making facilities.  And of course, had afternoon tea!

Our next stop was Mumbo Island Camp, where we stayed in an over the water bungalow on Lake Malawi. This resort had no electricity, only solar.

Lake Malawi is known as the “Calendar Lake” because it’s 365 miles from top to bottom, 52 miles at its widest point and 12 main rivers flow into the lake. It’s the third largest lake in Africa (ninth largest in the world). 

We enjoyed hiking the various trails on the island and looking at some beautiful views! Mumbo Island was very remote and fun to visit.

If you’d like to see some drone shots of these two places, check out my instagram, milestravelingteacher.

Next up, an overnight in Beirut, Lebanon and on to Porto, Portugal!