In Malawi, a single city serves as the base for Bushlore Africa and its Toyotas fitted out for camping: Lilongwe, the capital, in the centre of the country. The exact handover point, depot or meeting place, is given to you when you book. From there, the shore of Lake Malawi is about a two-hour drive east, and the main roads head north to Mzuzu and south to Blantyre.
In October 2026, CoolDrive recorded prices for ten versions, Hilux and Land Cruiser 79, for four departure dates spread from January to October 2027, each over 15 days. The daily price starts at €269 for the two-person Hilux Camp and rises to €461 for the single-cab Land Cruiser 79 Bush Camper with automatic transmission; the average of the 40 offers is around €368. These amounts are well above those seen in South Africa for the same vehicles.
All 40 Lilongwe offers include unlimited mileage, and the excess is around €1,631, whatever the model.
Our view: a practical base for a self-drive trip between the lake, the southern parks and, if the offer allows it, neighbouring Zambia. The daily budget remains high, and the single departure point usually means looping your itinerary back to Lilongwe.
