South Luangwa National Park

The South Luangwa National Park is the most famous wildlife sanctuary in Zambia and a tourist center of the country. It is the southernmost of the three parks in the valley of the Luangwa River. The other two are the Nordluangwa National Park and the Luambe National Park.

The South Luangwa National Park is home to an extensive and species-rich wild animal population, including a variety of Thorneycroft giraffe and large herds of elephant and buffalo often several hundred animals count. In addition, numerous crocodiles and hippos in the Luangwa live. The Cookson Wildebeest and the Crawshay 's zebra are located only in this valley or nearby. Although the black rhino was protected from poachers by a species conservation program, it died out in 1987.

The Luangwa National Park is one of the most popular for photo safaris National parks in Africa. It was founded in 1938 as a reserve in 1972 and declared a National Park, which has an area of 9050 km ². It ranges from Muchinga Mountains to the west down to the river. The terrain is dominated by miombo and crossed with some steppes. Riverside there are vast floodplains.

The most important place is situated on the east bank of the Luangwa and is called Mfue. There is an airport -developed, which is regularly served by Air Malawi. In the park there are over a dozen lodges and camps each category.

Saddle-billed Stork

Hippos

Puku

The Thorneycroft giraffe is a characteristic of the Luangwa valley subspecies

Crawshay 's zebra

Yellow Baboon

Tiputip ( Centropus superciliosus )

North Luangwa National Park African bush elephant Mfuwe

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