Nyika National Park
The Nyika National Park was the first officially certified national park in the country. It was founded in 1062. It stretches over the majority of the Nyika Plateau area in the Northern Region and covers an area of over 3,000 sq. km. The area is virtually uninhabited by man. The Nyika is mainly covered with treeless grasslands, endless rolling hills and small parts of evergreen forest in the ravines and valleys. You can also find some waterfalls on rivers flowing off the high plateau. The Nyika National Park is home to large herds of zebra, eland, roan antelope, sable antelope, lichtenstein’s hartebeest, kudu reedbuck, bushbuck, duiker, and warthog. It houses the largest concentration of leopard in the country. The nocturnal family of wild animals include hyena, jackal, civet cat, honey badger, porcupine and aardvark. There are apparently no lions in the park.
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Nyika Plateau National Park
Located in northeast Zambia on the border with Malawi, this 31-square-mile (80 km2) park includes the small Zambian portion of the Nyika Plateau. This is a good park to visit for a keen naturalist or anyone wishing to escape the summer heat of the valleys below. Due to the high altitude, night tempera¬tures sometimes drop below freezing May-September.
Montane grassland and relic montane forest dominate the scene. A great variety of orchid and butterfly species are present along with Moloney's monkey, blue monkey, civet and a number of other small mammals. Leopard, serval, bushbuck, reedbuck, blue duiker and
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Omo National Park
Omo National Park is situated at the south-west on the west bank of Omo River. This park is 870km south-west of Addis Ababa, covering an area of approx 4,070 sq km
Omo National Park is home for buffalo, elephant, giraffe, cheetah, lion, leopard, zebra, kudu, hartebeest, oryx, Anubis baboon and many other animals. Over 306 species of birds exist in this national park. This is also a wonderful area for visiting local peoples and experiencing their cultures.
The park is not easily accessible. The park HQ is 75km from Kibish settlement. However, a new airstrip is available close to
Zimbabwe: Chizaria National Park
This national park in western Zimbabwe is one of the country's most remote and least-developed reserves. The park sits astride the dramatic Zambezi Escarpment and is filled with steep cliffs and river gorges. The wildlife, particularly in the Busi Valley, is abundant. There are a few camps in the park, but the Chizaria Wilderness Lodge, just outside the park is the lodging of choice if you can afford it. Be aware that there are no facilities within the park, so you'll need to take along your own supplies. 200 mi/320 km west of Harare.
Luambe National Park
This undeveloped, 99-square-mile (254 km2) savannah and woodlands park is located just northeast of South Luangwa National Park. Luambe has many of the same species and features of South Luangwa National Park, but lacks first-class tourist facilities to accommodate visitors.
