Bangweulu Wetlands
Good to know
- Best time to go
- March to June for shoebill sightings on the floodwaters
- Budget
- $$
- Accessibility
- not-accessible
- Coordinates
- Open in maps
An immense seasonal floodplain where water and sky merge, home to tens of thousands of endemic black lechwe antelope and the rare, prehistoric-looking shoebill stork. Community fishing camps dot the swamps, and canoe trips with local guides are the main way to search for shoebills.