WHAT TO DO IN KAFUE NATIONAL PARK

There is plenty to do when visiting Zambia’s oldest and largest national park. Kafue accounts for approximately 33% of the country’s national park system and is a wilderness area that remains mostly untouched. As you can expect with a park of this magnitude, there are several options during your visit.

• Specialized safaris – these bespoke trips are usually anywhere from days to weeks long and offer the opportunity to tailor-make a tour to suit what you would like to experience, taking into account your budget and preferences.
• Walking safaris – you will get to experience the African bush at its most intense. These generally take place are usually overnight so you have the opportunity to camp in the bush (fly camping). All walkers are accompanied by at least one safari guide and an armed ranger from the Zambian Department of National Parks and Wildlife (DWNP). Nature walks are generally shorter treks within the vicinity of game that replace the morning game drive. You may come across big cats and elephants on foot.
• Boating – the Kafue River offers a wonderful vantage point to view game coming to the river’s edge to drink or encounter water birds, hippos and crocodiles up close.

• Guided or nature walks – Nature walks are generally shorter treks within the vicinity of game that replace the morning game drive. Your lodge guide and a ranger will accompany you.
• Night drives – an opportunity to see the park’s nocturnal species.
• Birding – Kafue is home to around 494 recorded species.
• Canoeing – some lodges and camps will take guests out onto the Kafue River in kayaks.