A luxurious lodge, located in the heart of Nkhotakota, provides a truly exceptional wilderness experience with breathtaking views over the beautiful Bua River. It provides a truly exceptional experience in this pristine region.

Tongole Wilderness Lodge is dedicated to operating the business in the most sustainable way possible and with a commitment to a positive impact on the surrounding communities. The lodge provides significant training and employment opportunities in a very poor region of the country. The safari activities on offer to the lodge’s guests have been carefully selected to have, a low environmental impact to protect this pristine region. Tongole Lodge was built with locally sourced and sustainable materials and self-sustainable systems like solar power generation. Finally, at the heart of the Tongole Wilderness Lodge is The Tongole Foundation; a community uplift charity, which has a lasting impact on the community, providing hope and pride in this beautiful area.

Tongole Wilderness Retreat is an exciting eco-tourism venture deep within the pristine woodlands of the Nkhotakota Wildlife Reserve. Our vision was to create a stunning luxury wilderness lodge with first-class accommodation, food, service, and safari activities that will delight our guests. The long-term aim is to benefit the local communities and the conservation of the abundant wildlife through sustainable tourism. The lodge has created significant training and employment opportunities in a deprived part of the country and with it has brought hope and pride in the area.

Built with a vision of sustainability, the luxury safari lodge is fully eco-friendly. Both electricity and hot water are produced by solar energy.

Tongole is the only high-end lodge in the reserve, perfectly positioned a unique location on the forested banks of the beautiful Bua River. This is one of Africa’s, and possibly Malawi’s last remaining truly unexploited areas of wilderness attracting those who seek an exceptional wilderness experience with all the comforts of home.

At Tongole we pride ourselves on our friendly and personal service. Our professional team include trained chefs, knowledgeable safari guides and experienced game scouts. You’ll be greeted with a smile and every request will be enthusiastically attended to.

• Scenic Drive - Jump in one of our luxury safari vehicles and look out for elephants bathing in the river and the boisterous baboons!
• Bush walks and treks - Set out on foot and explore the unspoilt habitat inaccessible to vehicles or drift along the beautiful Bua River, heading deep into the undiscovered wilderness of Nkhotakota Wilderness Reserve. Bush walks and treks - Take a walking safari for an up-close experience with the wildlife.
• Bird Safaris - With over 280 species recorded for the reserve, Nkhotakota is a great bird-watching destination. Raptors, such as palm-nut vultures and martial eagles, are especially well represented, and there is a good number of miombo specials, including miombo pied barbet and pale-billed hornbill.
• Hiking Chipata Mountain - The evergreen forest on Mount Chipata has its own specials, such as moustached green tinkerbird and grey-olive greenbul. Guided walking is one of the main activities in the park, which is ideal from a bird-watcher’s perspective.