Wilderness Busanga Bush Camp

AREA & ACTIVITIES

Habitat & Wildlife
The Kafue National Park is one of the largest parks in Africa, covering an area of nearly 22500 sq.kms. The north-eastern and southern sectors of the park are essentially covered by miombo woodland, whereas the north-western sector contains the Busanga floodplains which become accessible from late June to November. There are three major rivers, the Kafue River itself and its perennial tributaries, the Lunga and Lufupa. Although the terrain is generally flat, the beauty of the park is evident in its diverse habitats with floodplains, miombo woodland, thick riverine vegetation and open grassy areas called dambos.

The wildlife is impressive – in the miombo woodland areas, lion, leopard, wild dog, zebra, elephant, buffalo, Lichtenstein’s hartebeest, roan, sable, kudu and impala are found, whilst on the Busanga the most dominant antelope species are red lechwe, puku and the diminutive oribi, and aside from lion, cheetah and hyaena are the major predators. Hippo frequent the permanent water channels.

The birdlife is fantastic, with over 490 species recorded including the endemic Chaplin’s barbet and large flocks of pelican, crowned crane and wattled crane. Tsetse fly are common.

The Busanga Plains are one of the best places to see cheetah in Zambia, and are one of the best places in Africa to see the rare Roan antelope. The birdlife is excellent too.

Activities
Game viewing by open four-wheel drive vehicle is the primary activity, whilst walks can be arranged subject to local conditions and night drives can also be arranged. Hot-air ballooning over the plains is also available. The game viewing is very good in the local plains area, with strong lion populations in particular.

Seasons
Wilderness Busanga Bush Camp is open from June to October, though the best game viewing conditions will be from August to October.