Kafu National Park

The largest in Zambia Kafyu National Park is located near the river of the same name two hundred kilometers from Lusaka. It is the largest facility of its kind in the country, founded in 1950.

Its evergreen flowering view of the park lands owe to the rivers Lunga, Kafu and Lufupa. They give abundant life-giving moisture to plants growing along their shores. Local rivers, including the huge Iteji-Teji reservoir, are excellent habitats for a large number of fish and other freshwater organisms. Along the shores on green grassy plains you can find peacefully grazing hippopotamuses.

The reserve is home to more than 150 species of exotic mammals, 500 species of African birds, 70 species of reptiles. This and several species of antelope, cane goat, shrub pig, hyena, wild dog, lions, leopards, cheetahs and many others.

“Bird” pride of Kafu are fish owls and earring cranes. On the rocks of the bay, eagles-longtails, cormorants settle in huge numbers. Swampy shores are a great place for hunting giant herons.

Of the plants of particular interest are baobabs, date palms, candelabra trees, numerous teak jungles.