Luambe National Park

Size and Landscape

Luambe is one of the smallest National Parks in Zambia. It covers an area of only 254 km2 and is confined almost entirely to flat country bordering the east bank of the Luangwa River. This park was also declared a National Park in 1972.

Habitat and animal population

Luambe is almost entirely a woodland park dominated by mopane woodland cover. However, there are some small areas of miombo woodland on free draining, sandy soils away from the Luangwa River.

The park’s fauna comprises mostly of the species found in the riverine region of the South Luangwa National Park such as buffalo, elephant, hippo, zebra, kudu, impala, greater kudu, eland, waterbuck, Warthog, leopard, spotted hyena, baboon, vervet monkey and lions.

The Park is a potential animal corridor for linking North to South Luangwa National Parks.

 

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