Liuwa Plain National Park is a spectacular and little visited wilderness in Western Zambia. Spectacular scenery (open plains, rivers, floodplains), wildlife, and original unique Lozi culture.

The park covers an area of 3,600km2 of vast wooded islands, and the plain from which the park takes its name. The park plays a vital role in the Zambezi's catchment and is flooded from late December to May each year. This intricate ecosystem supports an abundance of wildlife including over 33,000 wildebeest, plentiful camivores and huge flocks of a great diversity of birds. This is one of the last remaining wilderness destinations in Africa with very few tourists visiting each year.

Three campsites with basic amenities and attendants are built in the camp. The place is a bit out of the way from main tourism attractions in Zambia, but can be well combined with a trip to Kafue. Most visitors arrive in Oct to Nov to witness wildebeest migration, but December and late-Apr to early May are also great time of the year to visit.

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You need to drive west from Lusaka to Mongu (6.5 to 7 hours). Then 2 hour drive through a Zambezi floodplain to Kalabo (only doable from July till Dec). This is a rough but spectacular drive.... The pontoon on Zambezi only operates approx. from July till end of Dec, in May and June you need to drive around through Sitoti-Senanga or all the way from Sesheke. Jan-Apr is not driveable in Liuwa.

In the wet season, you can hop on one of the local taxi boats betweeb Mongu and Kalabo but this takes about 4 hours...but then there is no transport to the park from Kalabo,

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Juraj U.

Dec 10, 2008

I lived and worked in Liuwa Plain on and off for two years. It is indeed a place that is unique in Zambia. Very little visited partly because it is hard to get to. African Parks has built up a basic tourism infrastructure and campsites are comfortable and situated in beautiful spot with views of the plains. 3-day stay minum recommended due to distances and moving wildlife. Check out some of the villages in the park, the area is still governed within a strong indigenous culture, originally settled there to protect the area for its king (Litunga).

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