Chelinda Lodge
Upmarket log-cabin lodge · Chelinda, in hagenia woodland at the heart of the plateau · Central African Wilderness Safaris (CAWS)
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Mid-range
Inside the park
Safari company
The flagship of the plateau: timber cabins in a stand of hagenia woodland with open grassland rolling away in every direction. The full-board-plus rate covers the activity menu that makes Nyika worth the journey, from spotlit night drives to trout water. Evenings end at a fireplace, because this is one of the few safari lodges in Africa where you genuinely need one.
Why you'd pick it
- Log cabins with fireplaces, and you will use them: frost is normal on winter mornings
- The base for night drives, fly-fishing, mountain biking and the Livingstonia trek
- A viewing deck and library lounge overlooking rolling 2,000 m grassland
What's here
- Campsite
Arranged from the lodge:
- Game drives
- Night drives
- Fishing
Read from Chelinda Lodge's own website in July 2026. Anything not listed we could not confirm, which is not the same as it being absent.
What the park charges on top
The rate above buys you a bed. Nyika National Park charges its own entry fee for every day you are inside. Here is what that adds up to.
- Park entryApproximate, and the one figure on this site we could not confirm.
- $10per person, per day
- VehicleSomewhere between $3 and $15 by weight class.
- $8per vehicle, per day
Three nights means three days inside, so two adults sharing one vehicle pay $84 in park fees before anyone pays for a bed.
Malawi publishes no current tariff for Nyika. Treat both figures as indicative and confirm before you travel.
The full fee schedule for Nyika National ParkRates
From $350 pppn. $350 per person sharing in December 2026, $410 from July to November 2026, on a full-board-plus basis that bundles most activities. Park fees are separate.
What the rate covers is not confirmed. We do not know yet whether meals, drinks and activities are included, so read this as the bed only.
Every figure on this page is in US dollars.
Rates are from Central African Wilderness Safaris' own 2026 rate information, gathered July 2026, and from operator websites. Nyika publishes very little pricing. No figure means enquire. Always confirm directly before you travel.