Lower Zambezi National Park is one of Zambia’s newest National Park, situated opposite the famous Mana Pools Reserve in Zimbabwe, and covering an area of 4,092 km². Most of the game is concentrated along the valley floor, with the escarpment along the northern end acting as a physical barrier. The beauty of Lower Zambezi lies in its absolute wilderness state, and the opportunities to get close to game wandering in and out of the Zambezi channels are spectacular. Enormous herds of elephant, some up to 100 strong, are often seen at the river’s edge, and ‘island hopping’ buffalo and waterbuck are common. The park also hosts good populations of lion and leopard. The river’s edge is overhung with a thick riverine fringe, while further inland is a floodplain fringed with mopane forest and interspersed with winterthorn trees and acacia albida. The hills, which form the backdrop to the park, are covered in broadleaf woodland.

Most activities are concentrated along the Zambezi as this is what draws the animals and aside from game drives and walking safaris the area offers canoe trips and tiger fishing.