The broad savannah of Liuwa Plain are home to the second biggest wildebeest migration on the continent, a flourishing cheetah population, the famed Lady Liuwa lion pride, Africa’s densest concentration of endangered wattled cranes and other rare game . This remote park in the far west is pristine wilderness, which, to the ardent bush-lover, is its biggest attraction, and the rewards are great indeed. It covers an area of 3660 km². It mainly attracts the 4×4 community who come to explore this unspoiled territory and stay at one of the community campsites within the park.
Wildlife
The game is spread out across the plains and takes some driving around to find, but to come upon a vast herd of blue wildebeest, a prowling wild dog, or a pride of dozing lions in this forgotten piece of Africa is especially fitting because of its completely natural and uncommercialised state. The broad savannah are home to the second biggest wildebeest migration on the continent.
Facts
June to December accessible with 4×4 vehicle.
November and December are prime months for the Wildebeest Migration.
The Kuomboka Ceremony
This is another attractions to see in the Liuwa, The word Kuomboka means “to get out of the water onto dry ground”. The ceremony takes place at the end of the rainy season (anytime from February to May) as the flood plain in the Upper Zambezi Valley rises. The Litunga travels on the Nalikwanda, a huge wooden canoe painted with black and white stripe.
