The second largest park in the country and one of the truly wilderness areas of Malawi, representative of a true Southern African Savannah, Kasungu National Park is a place to visit. The park is part of Malawi-Zambia Transfrontier Conservation Areas.
The park is one of the easiest to reach from Lilongwe the capital city. Lying only 60 kms from the M1 road, that runs from Southern to Northern parts of Malawi. Visitors to the park can see elephant, hippopotamus, buffalo, greater kudu, hartebeest, sable, impala, puku, bushbuck, duiker, zebra and roan antelope. Other animal species that can be seen include lion, leopard, civet, serval cat, genet, and bush baby.
The Park has over 300 species of birds which include a variety of waterbirds such as the palearctic migrant White Stork. and woodland birds such as the Shelley’s Sunbird.This makes it a good destination for bird watchers. A few fish species of barbs and redbreast tilapia occur in the Lifupa dam and streams of the park.
Things To Do
Game Viewing
Historical and archaeological site visits
Bird Watching
Sport fishing (Trout fishing)