Local favourite national park · North-Western Province, Zambia
Kafue National Park
Kafue National Park is a national park in North-Western Province, Zambia.
Kafue National Park: crowds and conditions
Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.
Status options for this national park: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.
Best time to visit Kafue National Park
Season: November to March for sightings; sanctuaries may close in peak monsoon.
Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.
How to reach Kafue National Park — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: -14.50000, 26.16667. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Kafue National Park
- Mozhi Ruins · fort · North-Western Province · ~13 km
- Kapiamema Hot Spring · fort · Central Province · ~38 km
- Hook Bridge · attraction · Central Province · ~71 km
- Chipemba Salt Pan · sanctuary · North-Western Province · ~14 km
- Kafue National Park · sanctuary · Central Province · ~31 km
- Lunga Island · river spot · Central Province · ~37 km
- Old farm houses · fort · Central Province · ~39 km
- Waterhole · viewpoint · Central Province · ~45 km
- Salvation Assembly · church · Central Province · ~48 km
- Busanga Swamp · sanctuary · North-Western Province · ~68 km
- Norman Carr Island · river spot · Central Province · ~71 km
- Mutumbwe · viewpoint · Central Province · ~73 km
- Mushingashi Conservancy · sanctuary · Central Province · ~75 km
Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Kafue National Park
- Kafue National Park · sanctuary · Southern Province · ~124 km
- Chipemba Salt Pan · sanctuary · North-Western Province · ~14 km
- Kafue National Park · sanctuary · Central Province · ~31 km
- Busanga Swamp · sanctuary · North-Western Province · ~68 km
- Mushingashi Conservancy · sanctuary · Central Province · ~75 km
- Kasonso Busanga GMA · sanctuary · North-Western Province · ~79 km
- Lolelunga Private Game Reserve · sanctuary · North-Western Province · ~91 km
- Mumbwa GMA · sanctuary · Central Province · ~94 km
- Kasompe Dambo · sanctuary · North-Western Province · ~94 km
- Kaindu Hunting Block · sanctuary · Central Province · ~95 km
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Frequently asked
What is the best time to visit Kafue National Park?
November to March for sightings; sanctuaries may close in peak monsoon. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near Kafue National Park?
Nearby: Mozhi Ruins (fort, 13 km), Kapiamema Hot Spring (fort, 38 km), Hook Bridge (attraction, 71 km), Chipemba Salt Pan (sanctuary, 14 km), Kafue National Park (sanctuary, 31 km), Lunga Island (river spot, 37 km).