Set in the heart of western Zambia, Kafue National Park is the country’s biggest and oldest National Park. Three rivers form the lifeblood of the reserve namely the Lufupa, Lunga and Kafue rivers with the annual summer flood of the Lufupa creating an impressive floodplain delta. The floodplains, rivers, and woodlands support an impressive array of animal and birdlife and a number of private lodges make this remarkable reserve easier to visit.
Visitors can look forward to catching a glimpse of the hippos swimming in the waters of Lake Itezhi-Tezhi, viewing abundant birdlife and a variety of game on the northern Busanga Plains such as zebras and lions; and in the more remote southern Nanzhila Plains Cheetah can occasionally be seen. Elephant are common particularly along the
Kafue River and around Lake Itezhi-tezhi – a man-made lake formed when the Kafue River was dammed to store water for the hydroelectric power station of the Kafue Gorge Dam 260km downstream.
The variety of habitats in the park results in a wide diversity of animal species with 21 different antelope species occurring in the park – the highest diversity anywhere
in Southern Africa. Kafue also provides sightings of some of the harder to find species like Civet, Serval, Aardvark, Bushpig and even Pangolin. Birdlife is prolific with 515 species seen here including rarities like Wattled Crane, Ross’s Turaco, and African Finfoot.
