Kafue National Park

Covering about 22400 square kilometers, Kafue National Park is the biggest and oldest National Park in Zambia.

It was established as a National Park in the 1950’s by Norman Carr, a famed British conservationist. Adding to its prominent location (only two hours’ drive from Livingstone), Kafue captivate tourists with vast tracts of its virgin bushes and a fantastic diversity of wildlife.

The recent growth in the number of Safari Camps and Lodges that operate in the Park and great infrastructure is the reason that thousands of travelers visit the park.

Activities to do

Wildlife in the Park

Kafue is home to a wealth of wild animals. Rare antelopes like the blue and yellow-backed duiker appear in the thickets, sitatunga and lechwe in the swamps, roan, sable and hartebeest in the miombo woodlands.

Moreover, Kafue is listed amongst the best places to go in Africa for the leopards. These elusive predators are common in some areas of the park at certain times of the year.

You can see them while on night game drives and afternoon boat cruises along the Kafue River. If leopards don’t appeal, Kafue is also known for the cheetahs.

While in Zambia, don’t expect to see cheetahs in Luangwa or Zambezi National Park. The only places to go are in the western part of the country and this is the Liuwa Plains and Kafue.

Moreover, Kafue has the largest population of the wild dogs compared to any other national park in Africa. There are found on both sides of the Kafue River and in all habitat types, from dense woodland to riverine and dambo areas.

The Kafue River is home to pods of hippo and some of the largest crocodiles in southern Africa. Other common species are the elephants, pangolins, bush pig, spring hare, monitor lizards, aardvark, civets, serval, caracal, wild cat, bush baby, grysbok, oribi, roan, honey badger, otters, and sitatungas.

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