Kafue Lion

Kafue Lion

 

Kafue is a seldom visited park in Zambia which still retains a true feeling of raw wilderness. Most of the time we were completely by ourselves, we would drive for hours and never encounter any other car. However it takes hard work to find the animals here as they are sparse and quite skittish. Admittedly we didn’t visit the best area – the Busanga Plains – as it was (and still is) practically closed off for us as self-drivers. I will make it a point to visit someday as I hear it is amazing. The second best area around is Lufupa, which is where I took this photo early one morning. If you would like to know more about our adventures self-driving in Zambia and Zimbabwe do have a look at my trip report: http://www.alisonbuttigieg.com/zambia-zimbabwe-self-drive-2012/

Techs: Canon 550D | Canon 100-400 f/4.5-5.6L IS USM @ 400mm | f/5.6 | 1/100s | ISO 100