Liuwa PlainsAP Surpasses Investment Commitment in Just 5 Years
African Parks has invested USD34-million in Zambia in five years, surpassing their original commitment of USD20m over 20 years. This is according to Minister…
Liuwa PlainsDate Set for 2026 Kuomboka Ceremony
The colourful and sacred Kuomboka ceremony is held each year in Western Province. Dating back 300 years, the festival marks the moving of the King or ‘Litunga’…
Liuwa PlainsZambia on Track to Reach 2025 Visitor Targets
The Zambia Tourism Agency (ZTA) has announced that the industry is on track to reach its goal of attracting 2.4 million visitors this year, reporting that by…
Liuwa PlainsMajor Game Translocations for Liuwa Plain and Kafue
A joint operation between the Department of National Parks and Wildlife, African Parks Network and the Barotse Royal Establishment has seen 2 000 herbivores…
Liuwa PlainsZambia’s Unique ‘Gin Distilled from Honey’ Wins Again
Alvearium Gin, which is distilled from honey gathered in Liuwa Plain’s miombo woodlands, has scooped up another award. Hot on the heels of being Zambia’s most…
Liuwa PlainsUSD143m Funding for Zambezi Basin
The Zambezi Basin, which encompasses almost the whole country except for the northern half of the northern region, has received a major funding boost from…
Liuwa PlainsWill the Barotse Plains get World Heritage Site Status?
The Zambian government has formally submitted the Barotse Plains Cultural Landscape to UNESCO for consideration as a World Heritage Site, consolidating work…
Liuwa PlainsLiuwa Plain Opens Early
Drier than usual conditions owing to less summer rain have one positive consequence: Liuwa Plain National Park has opened on 1 March 2024 rather than closer to…
Liuwa PlainsA Guide to Visiting Liuwa Plains National Park
Up until a few years ago, not much attention was paid to the lesser-known and less-visited Liuwa Plain National Park, located in Zambia's western province…
Liuwa PlainsThree Wild Dogs Successfully Translocated to Liuwa Plain National Park
Earlier this month, (1 November 2021,) African Parks, in partnership with the Department of National Parks and Wildlife (DNPW), successfully translocated three…
Liuwa PlainsRemembering Lady Liuwa, the 'Last Lioness' of Liuwa Plain
It has been confirmed by African Parks that the legendary lioness fondly known as ‘Lady Liuwa’, who lived in Liuwa Plain National Park in Zambia, has died of…
Liuwa PlainsCelebrate Robin Pope’s 30th Anniversary in Liuwa Plains
Situated in a remote section of Western Zambia, Liuwa Plains is a land of rolling grasslands, abundant birdlife and the annual wildebeest migration to the…