10 Best Reasons To Visit Kasanka

10 Best Reasons To Visit Kasanka National Park In Zambia

The 10 best reasons to visit Kasanka National Park in Zambia are; Bird watching, Game drives, Nature walks, Fruit bats, Aqua life, Canoeing, Flora among others.

Have you ever meditated on a beautiful scenery anywhere in Africa? Kasanka National Park in Zambia is the answer. Its one of the smallest National Parks in the country covering around 400 sq km. Kasanka National Park is privately funded  and has operated ever since 1980’s with the most beautiful sceneries like River Luwombwa as one of the largest in the park, Lake Wasa being the largest lake, the bat birds at Mushitu as the base and so many other sceneries as mentioned below.

 

1. Game Drives in Kasanka National Park

Game driving is the best way to view wildlife in Kasanka national park. This activity is carried out on a 4 x 4 well established safari vehicle. The vehicle is of open roof on the top and the windows too be open for proper viewing while on the game drive. During these game drives in Kasanka national park, not all animals are seen as wanted.

Meaning there is no guarantee to meet these animals but well spotted areas exist in the park where tourists can watch and even at times move out of the car and walk around in the game park. This is all done in the presence of a game ranger and a guide to direct and protect the tourists from dangers and restricted areas.

 

    2. Bird Watching in Kasanka National Park

You have been searching for the best bird watching scenery in Africa, your on the right track. Have a trip to Kasanka National Park in Zambia and find your bird watching thirst, drunk with different, unique and beautiful birds that flood the air of Kasanka National Park. There are above 300 species of birds in Kasanka national Park. These birds can be found in different parts of the park.

Some of them are found along the Luwombwa River which is the largest river in the park. Tourists taking boat rides and canoeing can watch several birds along the shores as they sail on the waters of the river. The most popular birds along the river includes the half-collated Kingfisher, Pel’s fishing owl, the lesser jacana and the African pygmy goose among other rare birds. Still in Kasanka National Park exists the forest Mushitu with also a wide variety of birds that keep flying around with beautiful colors and sounds that are pleasant to listen and watch.

The birds evidenced at Mushitu include; Brown-headed apalis, Green twinspot, Grey waxbill, Olive, Yellow-bellied, among others. However, not only at Mushitu forest and the shores of river Luwombwa can one find birds. These birds fly all over the park and some of the birds found are; The Whyte’s barbet, spotted creeper, scrub robin, red-capped crombec, Cabanis’s bunting among others.

 

   3. Aqua Life in Kasanka National Park

Different water bodies are found in Kasanka national park. It has several lakes, rivers and wetlands that cover up a large surface area of the park with Lake Wasa as the largest and River Luwombwa as the largest river in the park. River Luwombwa being the largest in the park, carries more water that floods the park and also part of the source of water for the Congo river and some wetlands.

The water bodies in the park also posses a lot of aquatic life for tourists to view. These include some dangerous animals such as the Hippopotamus, crocodiles, Turtles, Fish among others. Tourists also love participating in fishing, watching crocodiles hunt other animals, canoeing, boat cruising, swimming among others on the water bodies found in Kasanka national park.

 

   4. Fruit Bats in Kasanka National Park

Kasanka National Park is blessed with a cauldron of Bats and is one of the most famous tourism attraction in the game park. Flying all over the park must especially at Mushitu forest. This attracts so many other animals that also feed on the Bats as food. Scavengers, eagles and vultures are the most found at Mushitu that feed on the Bats. The bats feed on a variety of fruits in the park and hence the name Fruit Bats.

Some of the fruits the bats eat at Kasanka national park are the local fruits such as mangoes, pawpaw’s, and some berries especially the water berry. These bats are assumed to have migrated from different parts of Africa and Congo spotted as one of the country source. The bats massive migration is due to the accumulation of variety of fruits in the forests found in the park. This happens in the months of October to December and is the very time the highest number of bats is found in the whole world approximately above Seven million Bats.

 

   5. Nature Walks in Kasanka National Park

Kasanka National Park in Zambia is adored with several natural features and calls for the reason why its one of the  best nature walks in Africa for tourists. It has several rivers, lakes, landscape, vegetation, climate, mammals, birds among other nature that are really so attractive to look at. As per tourism as a global sector, it is characterized with difference in the likes by the tourists but with the nature in Kasanka national park, all tourist needs are covered about nature.

The activities done while carrying out nature walking in the park include Bird watching, wild viewing, Dip netting and this is specifically done on the shallow water bodies in the park for visitors who enjoy fishing as a hobby.

 

  6. Flora in Kasanka National Park

Kasanka National Park is covered with evergreen forests and the swamp vegetation. Some of the forests found in Kasanka National park are; Mushitu forest, Miombo woodlands as the largest and a home for several animals such as antelopes, Warthogs, monkeys among other animals in the park.

The park also has the ever dry green vegetation named mateshe. It’s similar to dry savannah grasslands but they are different from each other.

 

  7. Canoeing in Kasanka National Park

Canoeing is one of the extremely a perfect activity to relieve stress and relax the body for the tourists as it gives the visitor the cool feeling and view of nature as they sail on the canoe boat. With the presence of water bodies in Kasanka National park, Canoeing is also another activity a tourist visits the Park. River Luwombwa being the largest in the park has facilitated the activity a lot. Tourists on the canoe boats can sail along the river watching birds, Aqua life, vegetation especially the riverine forests along the river.

 

  8. Fishing in Kasanka National Park

Several water bodies are found in Kasanka National Park and these act as fishing grounds to the visitors. It has lakes, rivers and swamps. Lake Wasa being the largest and then river Luwombwa being the largest river in the game park. The water bodies in the park are not so deep and so they favor several fishing methods for tourists. Tourists can use baskets, nets among others to catch fish and this fish is prepared and consumed by the visitors.

 

  9. Game walking in Kasanka National Park

Kasanka national park also provides game viewing on a well established spot where the tourist is escorted by the game ranger with a gun. This is more lively and while on a game walk you really experience the exact feeling of being in the wild. Although this activity exists in the park, there are restrictions to visitors and not all visitors are accepted to have this kind of tours at the park. For their safety.

  10. Camping in Kasanka National Park

Kasanka National Park also has enough space to accommodate camping tourists. For tourists who really want to camp and feel the wilderness experience, the camp provides the camping facilities to the tourists and protection is provided too by the game rangers to keep away wild animals from attacking the visitors.

 

When to visit the park

Kasanka National Park in Zambia is open all thought the year for 24 hours each day with a variety of activities provided to tourists thought the year. Birding is especially good in the wet season and Game viewing is best in the dry season. Fishing is also best done in the wet season though it can be done at anytime of the year. Depending on the tourists interested days to travel, the park welcomes all tourists at any hour, day, season, and year. There is no best time to visit kasanka national park

 

How to reach Kasanka National Park

Kasanka National Park is located northwest of the Capital city of Zambia, Lusaka. The park is about 500km sq from the Capital city. By road transport, using the tourists vehicle, its over 6 hours journey from Lusaka to Kasanka National Park. Unfortunately, there are no direct flights to Kasanka national park, but provisions for domestic flights are available and most strictly in the dry seasons. The flight ends at Mulembo airstrip and the plane is a chartered plane. The detailed map of kasanka national park can be found in Google.

 

Accommodation In Kasanka National Park

Kasanka national park is one of the smallest parks in Zambia and lesser known. But still booms in terms of beautiful and luxurious accommodation and the major ones within the park being Wasa lodge and Luwombwa lodge. The favourite places to stay in Kasanka national park are accompanied by some guest houses, dormitories and camping sites with well built tents to accommodate tourists.

The accommodation prices at the park are relatively affordable by all tourists. And all the earnings in the park are re-invested in the  park for further more growth of the park and building of its brand.

 

In conclusion

Kubwa Five Safaris helps the Tourist reach their dream lands such as Kasanka National Park Zambia with good beautiful sceneries as seen above. Bookings can be done online, at least one month before the date of the Trip. This shall help Kubwa Five Safaris plan best for the Trip and book exact places of accommodation that are of interest to the Tourist so as to have the best experiences ever. Contact Kubwa Five Safaris today and book your trip.