Location
this 320 sq. kms park is Mamili is centered on the Nkasa and
Lupala islands on the Kwando and Linyanti rivers in the south-western
corner of East Caprivi
Geography
The area has the largest wetland area with reed beds, oxbow lakes
and tree-covered islands and two large islands in the Kwando/Linyanti
River |
Getting
There
During the rainy season large parts of Mamili are flooded and
cannot be accessed.
Even in the dry season you should attempt this area only in a
convoy of at least two vehicles
the King
Accommodation
- Very rudimentary
camping sites
Facilities - Visitors
have to be completely self-sufficient in terms of water, food
and fuel
Visiting Times
- between September and April |
Wildlife
Elephant, lion, buffalo, giraffe, rare sitatunga and red lechwe,
crocodile and hippo, puku
Lion front pawprint
Bird species
- over 430 bird species have been recorded here including
squacco, longtoed plovers, western bandedsnake eagles, lesser
blue-eared starlings, Dickinson's kestrels, bateleur, fish eagle,pygmy
goose, lesser jacana, purplebanded sunbird,African golden oriole,
Schalow's lourie,whitecrowned plover, rock pratincole |
