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National park in Chad
Photo: Fatakaya, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Zakouma National Park is a 3,000-km² protected area in the south of Chad. Since management of the park was taken over by African Parks, in partnership with the Chadian government, this park has seen a resurgence of wildlife and has brought tourism to a beautifully unique but rarely visited part of the world.
The park is open to visitors from mid November to end May each year. This is outside of the flooding season when movement is very limited.
Read in the guideIf you rent a vehicle you can self-drive in the park with a ranger. Otherwise, twice-daily game drives are included in the lodge pricing.
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