Things to see and do Kafue River Basin

This agency responsible for development of Kafue Park can provide you with all information on the park and make your accommodation reservations in several related institutions. Amazing Zambia also offers 12-day tours from Lusaka (2 nights in Lusaka, 7 nights in different lodges in Kafue Park and 3 nights in Livingstone).

This museum dedicated to the culture of the Tonga people is housed in one of the country's few surviving buildings from the colonial era, a former school from the 1920s. The museum traces the history of the ethnic group, whose most significant event was its sad displacement during the construction of the Kariba Dam, and exhibits many objects emblematic of Tonga traditions: musical instruments, spears, jewelry, statuettes, baskets, objects of daily life ... There is also contemporary art and a small store of crafts.

In the south of the park, the Gwisho springs, located along a geological fault, are surrounded by lush vegetation. The water, which is 1 km deep, rises by convection and its temperature varies between 60°C and 90°C. It contains high levels of sodium, chlorine, calcium and sulfate. Excavations at the Gwisho site have revealed more than 30 Gwisho graves and skeletons, as well as numerous hunters' arrowheads. Further west, women from the surrounding villages often come to the Bwanda springs to do their laundry.

These rocks are called "drum stones" because of the echo produced when they are struck. For the local people, this sacred place was used during the rites of passage to adulthood for young boys. It was said that people who refused to believe in it would never come out again. It is still customary for the traveler to greet the rocks before continuing his journey. Nearby, a huge baobab tree, whose hollow trunk can shelter several people, is considered a magic tree that protects travelers from wild animals.

At the top of this hill, one has a very nice view of the park, but one comes especially to see the vestiges of an archaeological site dating from the Iron Age, classified National Monument. This site seems to be one of the oldest in Southern Africa; some of the pieces that have been found there can be seen in the Livingstone Museum. Inhabited since the ^12th century by the Tonga ancestors who harvested salt from the springs and traded it in the markets. Until the villagers were evicted by the owners of the Lochinvar ranch.