Visit Zambia, Hidden Jewel of Africa

When we talk about travel destinations in Africa, Zambia is the one that has kept its secrets for many years and still keeps some though it is already beginning to take its crown for African safaris top destinations.

Zambia safari is absolutely an unknown realm when compared with more famous national parks and game reserves in Kenya, Botswana or South Africa. But still one cannot neglect the fact that the wilderness safaris that Zambia possesses can be rated as top class and may even equal the qualities of other more visited hot African safari parks like Masai-Mara or Serengeti.

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After taking a nice cheap flight to Lusaka, Zambia’s capital, you can head to any of the major national parks and experience the wonders of Zambia’s wilderness up close. The first place to visit is Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park, Yeah I know its difficult-to-pronounce, Mosi-oa-Tunya has something extraordinary to scream for, the mighty Victoria Falls, which are actually the reason why the park is named as such, which is literally translated we may arrive at the meaning of “the smoke that thunders”. It thunders roughly so loud that the sound alone is enough to make you stand awestruck and if you get closer, you might feel the violent rushing of water.
As for the wildlife, this park has something unique to offer which other parks may not, some of the remaining rhinos that luckily escaped extinction. And if you are lucky, you may also catch some glimpses of the baboon, impala, giraffe, eland and sables.

You may also like to visit Lochinvar National Park, the bird paradise of Zambia. It is called the bird paradise since some 400 plus species of birds live in here. You may find the big games though are only limited to some herds of buffalo, hippos, spotted hyena, leopard, zebras and wildebeests.

The Kafue National Park is the largest of all wilderness parks in Zambia; Kafue nurses the densest population of wildlife in all Zambia. Thousands of red lechwe, an endless hoard of antelopes, waterbuck, sable, puka, roan, oribi, hartebeest, and a vast number of lions, hyenas and leopards to name a few. In fact, the only animal that you will not find in this park is the Zebras.

So take a nice cheap flight to Lusaka, and experience the exotic wildlife of Zambia.