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The Lower Zambezi National Park lies on the north bank of the Zambezi River in southeastern Zambia. Until 1983 when the area was declared a national park, the area was the private game reserve of Zambia's president. This meant that the park was protected from mass tourism and now remains one of the few untouched wilderness areas left in Africa.
Liuwa Plain National Park — in the remote far west, no facilities but some large herds of animals; Lochinvar National Park — a small park south of the Kafue Flats world-famous for bird life and herds of lechwe, one lodge; Lower Zambezi National Park — east of Lusaka, offers good wildlife viewing on the Zambezi River; numerous lodges [1]
Zambia's North Luangwa National Park was recognized as Zambia's first Green List site. It is managed by the Frankfurt Zoological Society and the Zambia Department of National Parks and Wildlife and is known for its black rhino and African elephant populations. [10] The park is also home to one of the ten remaining African lion strongholds. [2]
The middle Zambezi was about 300 m (980 ft) lower than the upper Zambezi, and a high waterfall formed at the edge of the basalt plateau across which the upper river flows. This was the first Victoria Falls, somewhere down the Batoka Gorge near where Lake Kariba is now.
Luangwa District is far from the famous Luangwa national parks, but includes spectacular scenery and wildlife of its own. The Lower Zambezi National Park west of the town is a rugged wilderness on the Zambezi Escarpment and the lower Luangwa valley includes unspoilt scenery and wildlife habitats. [5]
Zambezi Escarpment is a name used for the escarpments forming both sides of the rift valley or graben in which lie the middle Zambezi river and Lake Kariba.They are fault scarps, rising 500 to 600 m higher than the lake or river, running from the Batoka Gorge roughly 800 km to the lower Zambezi, and facing each other about 50 to 100 km apart, closer in the west and opening up in the east.
Tourism in Zambia relates to tourism in the African nation Zambia. The tourism industry is a major and growing industry in Zambia. Zambia has more than 2500 lions along with several National parks , waterfalls , lakes , rivers , and historic monuments .
Jeki, Zambia: Location: ... It lies just north of the Zambezi River, which forms Zambia's border with Zimbabwe. ... Seasonal: Lower Zambezi, ...