So we rocked up to Kafue on Christmas Eve without any reservation or plan. The place we really wanted to stay was three hours into the park on roads we weren’t even sure were passable in the rainy season, so we compromised with something a little more accessible. Right away we signed up to do a night drive, hoping we could replicate the luck we’d had in South Luangwa. Kafue is weird. The park is huge, with a decent sized tarmac road running directly through the centre which sees a reasonable amount of traffic. It feels like cheating to do a game drive on what is essentially a highway by African standards, but a lot of animals like to hang around by the road at this time of year because it’s a firm dry surface, easier
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