ZAMBIA | LIUWA PLAIN NATIONAL PARK
LIUWA PLAIN National Park
[ WRITER / PHOTO: Leslie Nevison ]
It is classic ‘Out of Africa’ cinematography passing by our windows; the movie scenes which bring people to Africa in search of them, some of whom never leave. But this isn’t a case of art imitating life. A small herd of zebra avoids our approaching vehicles, which groan in low gear on deflated tyres through the sand, and trots in unhurried unison through waving grasses. Early rain has turned the zebras’ world green overnight, as if by a wizard’s touch. Rain IS magic at the end of Africa’s long dry season. Dampened sand is also a much easier surface to drive on – your wheels don’t dig in as much.
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TRAVEL & LEISURE | May - Aug 2022
