A hidden gem African safari offers excursions to five countries from £140. Kavango–Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area (KAZA TFCA) is the second-largest nature and landscape conservation area in the world, spanning five countries.
It includes a major part of the Upper Zambezi River and Okavango basins and Delta, the Caprivi Strip of Namibia, the southeastern part of Angola, southwestern Zambia, the northern wildlands of Botswana and western Zimbabwe. The centre of this area is at the confluence of the Zambezi and Chobe Rivers where the borders of Botswana, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe meet. It incorporates a number of notable national parks and nature sites, including Chobe National Park, Hwange National Park, and the Victoria Falls.
The Kavango–Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area covers 200,000 square miles. Over 110,000 square miles of the included land are 19 preexisting protected areas.
The region is home to approximately 250,000 African Elephants, the largest population in the world. It also provides a critical habitat for lions and wild dogs.
“This is paradise season,” said Tinolla Rodgers, managing director and owner of African Monarch Lodges, of the spring. “It’s lush and green, the weather’s warm, lots of young are being born. I’ve worked in the Mara, the Serengeti, Kruger, and Bwabwata is still my favourite; truly special.”
Telegraph travel correspondent Sarah Baxter said that some guided safaris are very inexpensive, with the Pangolin Chobe being £140, including a morning cruise, lunch and an afternoon game drive.
At the heart of the KAZA vision is the premise that conservation can be the region’s economic driver, resulting in a thriving landscape where wildlife and people coexist.
To achieve this, WWF assists KAZA country governments, communities, and other partners to protect wildlife, secure freshwater, promote tourism, and support the socioeconomic well-being and resilience of local communities, ensuring that the people who live alongside KAZA’s iconic wildlife are at the forefront of our conservation planning and actions.
This story originally appeared on Express.co.uk
