Mineral field trips 2024
Tour Operator
MIKON Mineralienkontor GmbH
www.mikon-online.com
in collavoration with
extratour Göttingen Reisebüro GmbH
Burgstraße 7, 37073 Göttingen
Tel.: 05 51 – 4 999 333, Fax: 05 51 – 4 999 334
Email: info@extragoe.de
Geschäftsführer: Katja Nüchter, Zoran Sambol
Registergericht Göttingen HRB 1788
*** If you like to join us - please contact us for further details and dates at info@mikon-online.com ***
Mikon – Mineral tour
Prospecting adventures in
Malawi and Namibia
29. July – 28. August 2024
Look forward to a unique journey with extraordinary discovery sites! Large mining operations await you!
You will be active directly on site, both above and below ground. Depending on the yield of finds, planning is done on site, competently supported by the tour guide with over 30 years of experience.
After arriving in Lilongwe, we will first set off for the pegmatites in Mzimba. Rose quartz, aquamarine, beryl, citrine and columbite await us. Continuing along Lake Malawi, we turn off southwards to the Tundulu Complex in Liwonde National Park. In addition to a short visit to see the hippos and elephants, we also enjoy the minerals of the alkali pegmatites with their glow under UV light. We then continue to the Zomba Plateau with its deposits of aegirine and smoky quartz. The tour continues to the Mulanje Massif, where we will come across sodalite. We then travel via Blantyre to Jombo (Blue Lace Agate) and Chimombo (Agate). We spend some time there to collect high-quality agates. On the way back to Lilongwe, we will visit the shipping company to organise the return transport of our finds. We will then fly back or onwards to Namibia.
Travel time: 29 July - 28 August 2024
Can be subdivided or extended on request
Itinerary:
29.7.24: Departure from Germany
30.7.24: Arrival in Malawi
31.7.24: Journey to Mzimba
1.8.24: Mzimba: rose quartz, aquamarine, beryl, citrine and columbite
2.8.24: Drive along Lake Malawi to the Tundulu Complex/Liwonde National Park
3.8.24: Liwonde National Park: chance to see hippos and elephants
4.8.24: Tundulu Complex: UV minerals of the alkali plategmatites
5.8.24: Tundulu Complex: UV minerals of the alkaline pagmatites
6.8.24: Trip to the Zomba Plateau
7.8.24: Zomba Plateau: Aegririne and smoky quartz
8.8.24: Zomba Plateau: Aegririne and smoky quartz
9.8.24: Drive to Mount Mulanje
10.8.24: Mount Mulanje: Sodailt
11.8.24: Mount Mulanje: Sodailt
12.8.24: Drive via Blantyre to Jombo
13.8.24: Jombo: Blue Lace Agate
14.8.24: Jombo: Blue Lace Agate
15.8.24: Drive to Chimombo
16.8.24: Chimombo: Search for high-quality agate deposits
17.8.24: Chimombo: Search for high-grade agate deposits
18.8.24: Drive to the forwarding agent and to Lilongwe
19.8.24: Departure from Malawi return or onward flight to Namibia
20.8.24: Windhoek
21.8.24: Karibib, visit to the Neuschwaben Mine
22.8.24: Usakos
23.8.24: Erongo: Pegmatites
24.8.24: Uis/Brandberg: Amethyst
25.8.24: Okaruso: Fluorites
26.8.24: Return journey to the haulage company and to Windhoek
27.8.24: Departure in Namibia
28.8.24: Arrival in Germany
Destinations and length of stay can be changed on site at short notice depending on the yield!
Itinerary, vehicles and routes:
Flight journey to/from Lilogwe/Malawi (alternatively from Windhoek/Namibia)
Prospecting tour through Malawi
Optional: Extension in Namibia
Return flight to Germany
Finds - Shipping:
Distribution of the finds among the tour participants
Most valuable finds are sold by lot
The finds are shipped by sea container from Malawi
Shopping and sales opportunities for minerals:
Numerous opportunities to purchase minerals from local suppliers
Services:
Round trip in an off-road vehicle according to the country category during the mining tour
Visit to the mines with corresponding prospecting opportunities
Expert tour guide and local guide
Mineral identification on site
Requirements:
The trip is not a relaxing journey - adventurous and strenuous
assuming you are in good health, participation is at your own risk.
This trip is not suitable for people with reduced mobility.
Price per person: 1500.- EUR - Malawi only/2000.- EURO in combination with Namibia
Deposit: 300.-/600.- EURO of the tour price (after receipt of the travel confirmation)
Final payment: 1200.-/1400.- EURO (28 days before departure)
No minimum number of participants!
Services not included:
1. flights
Germany - Lilongwe (-Windhoek -) - Germany
We are happy to book your individual flight!
2. accommodation & catering:
during the prospecting tour
Overnight stay in small hotels
Costs approx. 15.- EURO per day and person
Shopping / restaurant visits on site
Costs approx. 10.- to 15.- EURO per day and person
3. shipping of the minerals to Germany
Charged according to weight at current conditions
4. travel insurances, visa if needed