While Kafue National Park in Zambia is not the most-visited of the African safari parks, it is undoubtedly one of the best. Experience traditional wildlife safaris and game drives as you plunge further into the Busanga Plains, where you will see elephants, puku, impala, warthog, hartebeest, and zebra. With such a menu to choose from, you'll also spot the area's main predators, including leopards, cheetah, and prides of lions. Activities cover water, land, and even air - game drives in open air vehicles during both the day and night; excursions on the rivers and deltas to see the hippos & crocodiles and the animals who brave these waters for a drink; and some safari camps even offer hot air balloon rides for a different perspective. Whether a 3-5 day extension to your expedition or an independent weeklong excursion, Kafue never disappoints. Contact us to start planning today.
Highlights of Kafue National Park Kafue National Park, right on the Kafue River, is the best place to see the signature wildlife of Zambia. A visit here includes:
Safari Camps - Don't worry, you won't sacrifice any luxury in these fully electric tents with private facilities and running water.
River cruising to spot crocodile, hippo, and a variety of birdlife that rely on the waterway
Game Drives in open air vehicles, which allow you to safely explore the park and see animals like elephant, puku, impala, warthog, hartebeest, zebra, leopard, cheetah, lion and wild dog.
Exploration of the Busanga Plains in the remote stretches of the park, where on walking or driving safaris you're sure to come across red lechwe, puku, antelope, buffalo, and lion prides.
The trip was not only memorable for the amount of animals we saw but also for the people and accommodations at the two camps where we stayed. Our first guide, BK, was a wealth of information about the animals, landscape and down to the plants and what they were used for. Everyday out was a learning experience with him. All the people at the camps were gracious and the food was excellent.
Our second camp in the Okavanga was just as good as the first as far as the staff, accommodations, food and animals. After our experience at the first camp we amazed that the high quality remained the same. Our guide, G, made sure we were able to enjoy every experience including a rush through the bush to witness a cheetah and an ensuing hunt that he heard over his radio.
In both camps there were enough guides out that if they saw something the other guides were informed which helped in seeing as much as possible. It was also nice that the concessions were large enough that we did not have vehicles following each other throughout the day.
Normally there is always something in a trip of this length that we think could be improved upon but this is the rare case where we cannot think of anything. From the time we left the States to when we returned it was one of the most hassle free vacations we took.
Perhaps emphasizing the use of the laundry facilities at the camps would be useful because of the luggage restrictions would be the only thing I can think of as an improvement to future clients.
Kenneth Dropek
2 days ago
Mary was so pleasant and professional. She made sure all of our questions were answered.