Kafue National Park and the Lower Zambezi together showcase two of Zambia's most distinct wilderness systems. Kafue's Busanga Plains bring vast open floodplain and exceptional predator density in the north, while the Lower Zambezi offers a river-based safari along the base of a dramatic escarpment. Between them, the two parks offer wildlife encounters that are as varied as they are uncrowded.

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Known lion individuals using the main Busanga game-viewing area

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Plains game species, including antelope, elephant, and buffalo

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Species of birds recorded across Busanga's floodplains

Ntemwa-Busanga Camp sits on the southern edge of Kafue’s Busanga Plains, where open grassland, tree-line, and seasonal floodplain meet. Roan and sable antelope graze calmly in the open, while lion, cheetah, wild dog, and leopard move through the same varied terrain. Kutali Camp on the Lower Zambezi offers a completely different character, set beneath Winterthorn Forest along the river, ideally suited to canoeing, boating, and walking safaris.

Leopard Country

The Lower Zambezi has always supported healthy predator populations, but its reputation has sharpened in recent years particularly around leopard. Sightings are now consistently strong, and in some areas almost routine for experienced guides. It’s led to some light-hearted talk within guiding circles of the area as a “new valley of the leopard” a title that still rightly belongs to South Luangwa, but the comparison speaks to how far the Lower Zambezi’s leopard population has come.

Mammal Species

Guests can expect to see a wide range of species across Busanga and the Lower Zambezi, including Red Lechwe, Roan Antelope, Sable Antelope, Puku, Zebra, Blue Wildebeest, Lion, Cheetah, African Wild Dog, Leopard, Serval, Honey Badger, Hippopotamus, Elephant, and Buffalo, along with over a dozen further antelope species across the two ecosystems.

Home of Lions

Busanga is widely regarded as one of Africa’s best predator ecosystems. The lion population alone is extraordinary, with over 50 known individuals regularly using the main game-viewing areas. Cheetah hunt across the plains to the south, while wild dog and leopard also move through the area. Resident to the area is the Ntemwa Pride, along with occasional visits from the Moshi and Lufupa prides pushing north  and the famous “Ntemwa Boys,” a coalition of three large black-maned males who currently dominate much of the southern Busanga region.

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