Chirundu Fossil Forest

Southern Province · Zambia

Chirundu Fossil Forest, Zambia
Photo: LittleT889, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

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Best time to go
May to September
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A protected site in the Zambezi Valley scattered with petrified tree trunks dating back roughly 150 million years. The mineralised logs offer a rare glimpse into the region's deep prehistoric past.

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