It's sailing season again. The winds are fresh and the water's inviting. At Danforth we have a range of dinghy's and catamarans including Lasers, Darts and Hobie-Cats. Of course the piece de resistance is the magnificent 38 foot, ten berth live-aboard yacht Mufasa. The yacht is available to Danforth guests for day sailing, sunset cruises and full live aboard yacht charters, including some of our exceptional Sailing Safari packages.

Kite Boarding - the fastest growing sport - sets its eyes on Likoma. Following the visit of a Kite Instructor last week, new for 2012 Kaya Mawa is looking at setting up a Kiteboarding centre on Likoma. The centre will be kitted out with the latest equipment from Cabrinha Kites and we will have our own IKO Instructor in house. Guests will be able to do courses which should have them up and running in a few days. The Mwera season has never looked more attractive.

Robin Pope Safaris is ready for its new African adventure! On the 15th July our newest project, Mkulumadzi lodge, opened in Majete Wildlife Reserve, southern Malawi. Undiscovered by tourists, Majete is a true wilderness where every trip into the bush with our team of experienced guides will feel like an adventure. Mkulumadzi lodge has just eight exclusive luxurious chalets, with private viewing decks for dinner under the stars. The area is home to black rhinos, elephants and buffalo, so the game drives should be as memorable as the hospitality. Guests can be as active or as idle as they wish. Head into the bush to track rhino, enjoy a river cruise, hike to the peak of Majete Hill, take a cultural tour of local villages or simply lounge by the pool, or on the shaded riverbank listening to the gentle grunt of hippos.

While on a dive around Thumbi Island last week we had a couple of fantastic sightings of the very illusive and strictly nocturnal 'Cornish Jack' hiding under rocks around the area known as the Aquarium. The diversity that is around at the moment is staggering, the cool weather and the southern winds are stirring up the waters and the surge of nutrients stirred up attract large numbers of chambo and chichlids and in turn predators, such as the 'Cornish Jack' and even some Ncheni which are normally open water predators. We were even lucky enough to see a small, fresh water eel which was keeping very still and hoping desperately to be overlooked as a twig or a piece of weed, drifting through the rocks. It certainly is a brilliant time to be at the lake!

To mark the anniversary of Malawi's Independence this month, come and savor some of our locally inspired dishes... anyone for some Nkhwani or Cassava? See if our take on it inspires your taste buds, while you soak up the surroundings on this truly remarkable Tea Estate.

Ulendo Airlink has officially started flying the Skies of Malawi from the 11th July. Check out our new website www.flyulendo.com to check out routes, Fares, Exciting promo specials and how to book. Regular Flights between Blantyre - Lilongwe and Likoma - Mfuwe. Every Day In the month of July Anyone who flies with us stands to win a single leg ticket to one of our scheduled destinations. You can follow Ulendo Travel on Twitter as well now, please follow us @UlendoSafaris for more news and regular updates.

Update from Mvuu:
The dryness of the winter season at Mvuu brings with it excellent game viewing opportunities with the entire population of the park's elephants frequent the river's edge at some point of the day. There are also large herds of sable on the northern floodplain and the ESOM sanctuary continues to allow for consistent views of hartebeest, kudu and buffalo.

Learn a new skill - try Scuba diving in the clear, fresh water of Lake Malawi. Probably the easiest place in the world to learn to dive!

Take a swim or snorkel in Chintheche's Inn's azure waters.