Chad never ceases to amaze. It is not only an endless and impenetrable desert, oases and miraculous lakes, traditions and a crossroads of ethnic groups, but also wild nature and unique ecosystems.
About 800 km from the capital N‘Djamena, in the humid region to the south of the country, lies the Zakouma National Park. This is a naturalistic area that has maintained its Sahelo-Sudanese ecosystem, its original flora and fauna intact, not without difficulties linked in the past decades to increasing pressure from the demographic growth of the local populations and their disrespectful behaviour.
It became a national park in 1963 in response to the threat of extinction to the local fauna. It covers an area of about 300,000 hectares, set in one of the largest protected areas in the world, the Bahr Aouk and Salamat floodplains.
Hundreds of elephants, lions, giraffes, buffalo, cheetahs, leopards, antelopes, rhinos, hippos and crocodiles live here undisturbed, as do many other species of mammals and migratory birds, which seasonally flock to the park’s numerous reservoirs.
The park is structured according to a winning and respectful eco-tourist philosophy, with pleasant and discreet eco-hotel receptions and well-trained guides, who through naturalistic itineraries lead to the discovery of the truest and most uncontaminated savannah, making the safari a real adventure of discovery and learning, and not just a tourist route of simple sighting.
