Malawian Visa is not required for Gaboneses
Stay Duration: 30 days
Entry Requirements
- Gabon passport holders can visit Malawi by obtaining a visa on arrival at any international airport in Malawi.
- This visa on arrival allows Gabonese to stay in Malawi for a period of 30 days.
- Intending visitors must possess a passport valid for at least 6 months beyond their expected date of exit from Malawi. The passport should have at least one blank page for visa stamping.
- On entry into Malawi, visitors with foreign currency will be required to declare it.
- Visitors from Gabon are not allowed to exit Malawi with funds of up to $3000.
- Visitors are to pay an airport tax of $30 at the airport of departure.
- Gabon citizens travelling to Malawi with pets must provide a veterinarian’s good health certificate and a certificate of vaccination against rabies.
- Tourists are required to have a return or onward ticket and proof of enough funds to spend during their stay, which could be a recent bank statement.
- Confirmation of accommodation during their entire stay in Malawi, which can be a confirmed hotel reservation is required.
- Intending visitors can get to Malawi from any international airport in Gabon. There are international airports in Libreville and Port-Gentil.
- ASKY, British Airways, Kenya Airways and Ethiopia Airways are some of the airlines that fly from Gabon to Malawi.
- The estimated flight duration from Gabon to Lilongwe, Malawi is 16 hours.
- Malawi has a subtropical climate, with distinct dry and rainy seasons. The warm-wet season runs from November to April, which is the best time to visit the country, while the dry season lasts from September to October.
- The Malawian kwacha is the official currency of Malawi. Visitors can exchange their foreign currencies at various banks and exchange outlets in the country.
- Christianity is the dominating religion in Malawi with about 44% being Christain protestants, 18% being Roman Catholics and other Christian denominations are about 18% of the country’s population. Other religions like Islam and traditional beliefs are present as well.
- Tourists travelling to Malawi can budget an average of $50 to spend per person on each day.
- The power plugs and sockets used in Malawi are of type G. The standard voltage is 230 V and the standard frequency is 50 Hz.
- Malawi has English as its official language and Chichewa as the national and most widely spoken language. Chinyanja, Chiyao, and Chitumbuka are other indigenous languages in Malawi.
- Malawi uses the Central Africa Time (GMT+2). Malawi is an hour ahead of Gabon.
- Visitors can move around in Malawi with buses, taxis and car rental
- Some of the tourist attractions in Malawi include Liwonde National Park, Kasungu National Park, Nkhotakota Wildlife Reserve and Mulanje Mountain Forest Reserve.
- Tourists are advised to follow the instructions of local authorities and also monitor local news broadcasts while in the country.
- Tourists are also advised to take sensible precautions to protect themselves from muggers and bag-snatchers.