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Found in the centre of western Zambia, Kafue National Park is the oldest and largest of Zambia’s national parks. It covers a massive 22,400 km². First established as a National Park in the 1950s by the legendary Norman Carr, Kafue is one of the largest national parks in the whole of Africa. Despite its size and prominent location only two hours drive from Livingstone/Victoria Falls, it remains little-known and largely unexplored with vast tracts of its virgin bush still untouched.
Thanks to its size and variety of habitat types the Kafue holds a fantastic diversity of wildlife. The Kafue is home to more species of ungulate than any national park south of the Congo Basin. Rare and elusive antelope such as the blue and yellow-backed duiker occur in the thickets, sitatunga and lechwe in the swamps, roan, sable and hartebeest in the miombo woodlands. The park is regarded by those who know it as one of the best places in Africa to find leopard. A rarity for Zambia is the cheetah. Cheetah cannot be found in the Luangwa or Zambezi National Parks and only occur in the west of Zambia, with Liuwa Plains and the Kafue holding the last viable populations of this rare and charismatic predator. African wild dogs are frequently seen in Kafue. Packs can be found on both sides of the Kafue River and in almost all habitat types, from dense woodland to riverine and dambo areas. The Kafue River and its tributaries themselves are a hive of activity and are home to pods of hippo and some of the largest crocodiles in southern Africa. As the bush dries out towards August and September it is not uncommon to watch elephant frolicking in the water and swimming from bank to bank, with their trunks holding on to the tails of the individuals in front. There are few Parks in Africa in which sightings of the more unusual species are so possible: pangolin, bushpig, spring hare, monitor lizards, aardvark, numerous mongoose spp. (selous, white-tailed, marsh, etc.), civet, serval, caracal, wild cat, bush baby, grysbok, oribi, roan, honey badger, otters and sitatunga – 158 recorded species of mammal! Game activities in Kafue focus on game drives and walking safaris.
In the remote north of Kafue lie the Busanga Plains. The plains are positioned on an ancient lakebed which undergoes regular flooding during Zambia’s rainy season, turning the area into one of the few wetland wildernesses left in the world. The Busanga Plains cover an area of 720 square kilometres and is characterised by palm groves, papyrus-choked reed beds and lily-covered lagoons, reminiscent of the Okavango Delta in Botswana. During the dry season, the plains are reminiscent of the savannah of the Serengeti plains, distinct from the miombo woodlands which characterise the rest of Kafue. A wide variety of species is found on the plains including elephant, cheetah, African buffalo, hippopotamus, oribi, roan, lechwe, zebra and blue wildebeest. In addition, Busanga is famous for its leaping lions. It is a birder’s paradise, with over 500 bird species recorded. Safari activities in the Busanga Plains area include game drives, bush walks and boating safaris. Busanga is accessible via a 70 minute flight from Lusaka and its remoteness guarantees low-density tourism.
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I grew up on a farm in the Eastern Cape of South Africa where from a young age we hosted many international guests in our family run lodge and this is where I began my love for tourism, conservation and building interpersonal relationships with people who at the time felt like they came from worlds away. I was blessed to be raised in the beautiful South African bushveld where I cultivated an intense passion for photography which I still enjoy today.
I have been privileged to meet incredible people and see amazing areas of Southern Africa which I truly want others to experience for themselves, not just through photographs. I thrive on listening to stories that other people tell around the boma fire or dinner table while I am visiting these places and thoroughly enjoy sharing our experiences of living in Africa with them. I very quickly realised that there are two types of traveller: the “once in a lifetime” client who has saved for this and only this trip to Africa and the seasoned traveller who is blessed with the means to travel regularly to different destinations. Both types of client deserve and require the same amount of planning, assistance and attention to detail when organising their travels to Africa. I have seen how my fellow consultants always go the extra mile for every client and the joy that this brings all of us when clients send us feedback on their experiences – This makes our hearts happy!
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