John,
I was there at that time in 2003. Less wildlife than other parts of
Zambia, but I saw some good sitings and enjoyed the remoteness. I
stayed at Busanga Bush Camp, so cannot help with independent camping.
In the 3 days there, we spent most of our time hanging out with a
pride of about 8 lions. Also spotted: a pair of cheetah, 2 separate
serval sitings, vervets, baboons, hippo, a honey badger, sable, oribi,
Lichtenstein's hartebeest, roan antelope, reedbuck and huge herds of
red lechwe. Some interesting bird sitings were: purple heron,
Fulleborn's longclaw, rufous-bellied heron, lesser jacana, numerous
watled crane, open billed stork, and black bellied korhan.
To see more and better views of the anteleope, which Kafue is noted
for, a little later in the year would be better--September-October.
Also in Busanga Bush Camp, the lions took to the trees frequently in
the hotter weather, again September-October. I did not see elephants,
but they apparently are in the forests.
Lynn
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