 Kafue National Park is the oldest and largest park in Zambia, and
is the second largest national park in the world. It covers 22,440
km2 of land and offers an excellent collection of game and birds.
Visitors come to Kafue to enjoy fishing opportunities, as well as
the vast and varying landscapes and beautiful scenery, from the marvellous,
untouched Busanga Plains in the north, to the lush southern region
that gets fed by the sustaining Kafue River.
Kafue National Park supports a diverse and immense number of wildlife.
Animal species include: lion, leopard, cheetah, puku, roan, oribi,
duiker, tsessebe, kudu, grysbok, zebra, red lechwe, reedbuck, impala,
buffalo and hartebeest, as well as warthog, bush pig, serval, hyena,
jackal, baboon, vervet monkey, civet, genet, porcupine and mongoose.
Over 400 bird species in Kafue include: wattled crane, purple crested
loerie and Pel's fishing owl.
In the south the Kafue River runs into the Itezhi Tezhi Dam – a vast inland sea covering an area of 370 km2. This expansive watery
area covers 750 km2 during the rainy season, as there are numerous
streams and rivers flowing into the dam. This is a beautiful area
surrounded by rocky bays, grassy plains and submerged trees. It
provides a home for many hippos and crocodiles, and supplies water
to elephant, buffalo, zebra and many other animal species. The dam
also offers excellent fishing opportunities.
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