Liuwa Plains, Zambia

Liuwa Plains National Park

One of Zambia’s – if not Africa’s – most remote parks, the Liuwa Plains National Park lies in the far west of Zambia, close to the Angolan border.

Proclaimed a game reserve in the 1880s, by the king of the local Lozi people, it was once used as a royal hunting ground. Seasonal flooding inundates these fertile grasslands, which are dotted with enclaves of native woodland.

Although home to relatively few predators, the park is famed for its sizeable clans of hyenas. And thanks to patient conservation and reintroduction work, a small population of lions once again survives here.

Hyena, Liuwa Plains National Park, Zambia
Liuwa Plains National Park, Zambia
Wildebeest, Liuwa Plains National Park, Zambia
Wildebeest, Liuwa Plains National Park, Zambia
hyaena, Liuwa Plains, Zambia
Hyena, Liuwa Plains National Park, Zambia

Why you should visit Liuwa Plains National Park

  • See clans of hyenas of up to 60 animals
  • Spot 300 species of birds, including the rare and endangered wattled and crowned cranes
  • Admire the plains game that flourishes here, with red lechwes, zebras and wildebeests all seen in their thousands
  • Witness the second largest wildebeest migration in Africa
  • Meet Lady Liuwa, once the park’s last remaining lion
  • Track wild dogs, lions, cheetahs and hyenas with researchers from the Zambian Carnivore Program.

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Wildebeest, Liuwa Plains National Park, Zambia
Liuwa Plains National Park

The Wildebeest Migration

Witness the second largest wildebeest migration in Africa.

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Stilt, Liuwa Plains National Park, Zambia
Liuwa Plains National Park

Bird Watching

Spot 300 species of birds, including the rare and endangered wattled and crowned cranes.

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hyaena, Liuwa Plains, Zambia
Liuwa Plains National Park

Hyenas

Encounter the park’s huge clans of hyenas – some as large as 60 individuals.

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Zebra running on plains, Liuwa Plains, Zambia
Liuwa Plains National Park

Plains Wildlife

Admire the game that flourishes here, with red lechwes, zebras and wildebeests, all seen in their thousands.

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