Malawian Visa is not required for Thais
Stay Duration: 30 days
Entry Requirements
- Malawi is a landlocked country in southeastern Africa with its capital at Lilongwe. Malawi is known for its extraordinary freshwater lake, Lake Malawi which dominates the landlocked country.
- Thailand citizens visiting Malawi are eligible to get their visas on arrival after making the necessary online application and can stay up to 30 days.
- The required documents for Thais before visiting Malawi are a valid passport with 6 months’ validity, two blank passport pages for visa stamps, passport photographs, hotel reservations, and yellow fever vaccination certificate.
- 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.
- Intending visitors can get to Malawi from any international airport in India.
- The average flight duration from Thailand to Malawi is 9 hours 46 minutes while the distance is 8,017 Km.
- 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 traveling 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. You should always travel with your electronic adapters.
- 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 which is 2 hours ahead of GMT with no Daylight Saving Time.
- The time difference between Thailand and Malawi is 5 hours, Thailand is ahead of Malawi.
- The operating airlines from Thailand to Malawi are Oman Air, Air Asia, and Ethiopia Airlines.
- 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.