Wildlife & landscape
Lion, leopard, cheetah, wild dog, elephant, buffalo and diverse antelope use floodplain, woodland and river systems.
Safari Place
Kafue National Park
A very large park spanning miombo woodland, rivers, dambos and the Busanga Plains.
Wildlife highlights
African Wild Dog
Signature
Lion
Signature
Leopard
Common
Cheetah
Common
Sable Antelope
Signature
Roan Antelope
Common
Red Lechwe
Common
Buffalo
Common
Kafue National Park and nearby Safari geography
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Why safari here?
Its north-south ecological range and scale make route selection more important than treating Kafue as a single stop.
When to go
Busanga access is strongly seasonal and commonly driest from roughly July to October; other sectors have different road conditions.
Gateway & getting there
The M9 reaches western and central sectors from Lusaka; southern approaches differ. Light aircraft serve remote areas.
Typical visit
Three or more nights, often focused on one sector.
Nearby Safari geography
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Safari landscape and people
Fishing, hydropower, farming and communities along the Kafue River help explain the park's wider geography.