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Blue Lagoon National Park is a small wildlife haven in the northern part of the
The Kafue River's main channel is about 10 km south of the southern park boundary.
Herds of Kafue Lechwe are seen in the flooded areas, Sitatunga in the swamps and zebra, Reedbuck and buffalo graze the drier parts. A very large number of bird species can be seen there, especially aquatic birds.Camerapix: "Spectrum Guide to Zambia." Camerapix International Publishing, Nairobi, 1996.
It is similar to
on the Zambia National Tourist Board website.
Kafue Flats
The Kafue Flats (locally called Butwa) are a vast area of swamp, open lagoon and seasonally inundated flood-plain on the Kafue River in the Southern, Central and Lusaka provinces of Zambia. They are a shallow flood plain 240 km long and a ...
in Zambia
Zambia (), officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country at the crossroads of Central Africa, Central, Southern Africa, Southern and East Africa, although it is typically referred to as being in Southern Africa at its most cent ...
's Central Province. It covers about 500 km² and is very accessible, being about 100 km west of Lusaka
Lusaka (; ) is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Zambia. It is one of the fastest-developing cities in southern Africa. Lusaka is in the southern part of the central plateau at an elevation of about . , the city's population was ab ...
(120 km by road).
Ecology and wildlife
The Kafue River's main channel is about 10 km south of the southern park boundary.
Herds of Kafue Lechwe are seen in the flooded areas, Sitatunga in the swamps and zebra, Reedbuck and buffalo graze the drier parts. A very large number of bird species can be seen there, especially aquatic birds.Camerapix: "Spectrum Guide to Zambia." Camerapix International Publishing, Nairobi, 1996.
It is similar to Lochinvar National Park
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The Lochinvar National Park lies south west of Lusaka in Zambia, on the south side of the Kafue River.The habitats the national park protects are a large portion of the southern Kafue Flats floodplain, including the Chunga Lagoon, and dri ...
in the south of the Kafue Flats (but there is no direct road between the two, except via Lusaka).
Facilities
The land was once a farm and the old farmhouse is now the Park reception. There are four chalets available for accommodation, and a campsite at the edge of the floodplain.Blue Lagoon National Parkon the Zambia National Tourist Board website.
See also
*Wildlife of Zambia
The wildlife of Zambia refers to the natural flora and fauna of Zambia. This article provides an overview, and outline of the main wildlife areas or regions, and compact lists of animals focusing on prevalence and distribution in the country rather ...
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