Lochinvar National Park - Zambia
One of Zambia's Finest National Parks
In 1904 the Lochinvar National Park was handed back to the nation after
a period during which it belonged to a colonial farmhouse. The
park is under a preservation order and has returned to its natural
and wild state. Lochinvar’s 
wetlands and floodplains have subsequently been
deemed important enough to be granted World Heritage Status.
The park is located on the Kafue River floodplain and it is easily accessible, situated as it is, midway between Livingstone and Lusaka. Lochinvar National Park extends from the north of the Kafue River southwards to low wooded hills.
Within the park are two National Monument sites:
Firstly, the Sebanzi Hill Iron-Age Village, which has dramatic views over the surrounding flats and thick bush land.
Secondly, Gwisho Hot Springs whose sulphurous saline deposits attract animals which delight in licking the salt.
Lochinvar is a tranquil hideaway far from the main safari circuits, offering peace and beauty together with ever-changing waterscapes. Local villagers are also part of the eco system and support themselves by fishing in dug-out canoes (mokoros).
The National Park is a birders’ paradise with outstanding opportunities to see over 420 recorded species within its 428 square kilometres of wild habitat. Lochinvar’s glinting waterways haven’t only attracted an incredible number of birds, but has also enticed masses of antelopes to the Kafue floodplains, including about 2,000 blue wildebeest. It is also the last stronghold of approximately 30,000 aquatic Kafue Lechwe.
Big game is restricted to hippo and buffalo, but predators include leopard and spotted hyaena.
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