Located within the landlocked country of Malawi in South Africa is the industrial hub of Blantyre. Emerging as a popular tourist destination equipped with cheap hotels in Blantyre Malawi, this place is a must visit for all travel enthusiasts.
Some information about the city
The city of Blantyre is popularly also known and referred to as "The Warm Heart of Africa”. If you take a walk within the city, you will see so many minibuses, filled with people and hawkers calling out to the tourists. This is a typical scenario you will experience when you visit this city.
This city has an amazing touristy feel attached to it owing to its unique topography of a plateau along with a ridge and plenty of hills. Apart from the hills, the city also has a number of steep rivers and streams flowing throughout the city which don’t just create a picturesque but also function as a natural drainage system. To add to this, the presence of a number of cheap hotels in Blantyre Malawi makes this city a favorite among tourists.
Weatherwise
Characterized by a typical tropical continental climate, the city of Blantyre enjoys two different seasons in the year. While the monsoon is is from November to April, but even after that there are light showers from May end right until July. These showers are also known as chiperoni.
During the time between May and July, the weather is quite cool and pleasant while the time between September and November, the weather becomes slightly hot and humid. Misty and frosty are the best words to describe the weather conditions during the months of June and July respectively.
Must visit places and activities to do in Blantyre
Staying in some of the cheap hotels in Blantyre Malawi will not just help you in saving considerable bucks, but you will also be able to use that money to indulge in some extra sightseeing and activities carried on within the city. Some of the prominent places to visit in the city of Blantyre are the All Angels Church as well as the St Michael Church. Both these were constructed between the period of 1888 and 1891. The specialty of both these churches was that both these were built directly without a plan or sketch in place. Similarly, the Mandala House is also one of the oldest buildings in the city which is built of mud, grass and bricks way back in 1882. At that time, this place was mainly used as a depot for pioneers and missionaries from Europe. However, today this place has transformed into an art gallery which goes by the name La Cavera art gallery as well as the society of Malawi consisting of a library
Tourists’ looking forward to engage in some folk dance and music, the Mustang Sally bar is the perfect destination for them because this bar boasts of an in-house group called the Mingoli Band. This Mingoli band performs twice a week and plays different versions of local Malawian music along with rumba as well as American pop.
Final words.
All in all with so many tourist attractions along with cheap hotels in Blantyre Malawi will surely make your trip to this part of Africa memorable.
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