Kafue

Proclaimed in 1950 and spreading over 22 400km², Kafue is Zambia's oldest and largest national park and the second largest national park in Africa, covering a similar area to that of the country of Wales. Named after the Kafue River, the park is home to over 55 species of game and offers amazing game viewing opportunities. Like many of Zambia's other parks, Kafue is relatively untouched by mass tourism, offering a truly unique African experience.

Most of the park is covered by dense woodlands making it difficult to spot game. However, the Zambezian flooded grasslands eco-region in the north, including the Busanga Plains, stretches out for miles and offers sightings of huge herds of red lechwe, sitatunga, big cats and other game. These game rich plains are primary hunting grounds for the predators including cheetah. In fact Kafue is the only park in Zambia where visitors are able to see these big cats. Packs of wild dog can also be spotted.

The rainy season arrives between November and April, causing the Busanga Plains in the north to flood and many of the lodges in the area close during this period.