Zambia has the smallest slice of the Southern part of Lake Tanganyika with
Tanzania and The Democratic Republic of Congo having the longest shorelines.
The lake has played a pivotal role in the history of Africa over the
millennia as a central migration and transportation route, a route of
discovery and exploration, slavery, involvement in the World wars of the
20th century and as home to a host of endemic fauna and flora.
Kasaba Bay was visited by the Famous Explorer David Livingstone in 1867 and the
quote "an area of unsurpassed loveliness" is attributed to him. Ujiji, Tanzania,
on Lake Tanganyika was also the site of Livingstone's famous meeting with Stanley
"Dr Livingstone, I presume". Livingstone's death occurred South of Lake Tanganyika
while exploring Lake Bangweulu in 1873. His porters carried his body one thousand
one hundred miles to Zanzibar and his final resting place is in Westminster Abbey.
Around the middle of last century Nsumbu was the centre of the Slave Trade in this
area and the unfortunate souls rounded up were hauled off across Tanzania to Zanzibar
by the infamous Slave Trader "Tippo Tip". The legacy of the Arab Slaver still lives on
in the facial features of the inhabitants and the design of their Boats.
Lake Tanganyika, Zambia, is part of Africa’s Great Rift Valley, world-renowned for
its fish species diversity. The deep, clear, warm waters of this hidden and secret
end of Lake Tanganyika is the perfect breeding ground for the 600 Fresh Water Fish
Species. Lake Tanganyika has a high Lime content and there is still Geo-thermal
activity taking place along the Great Rift Fault Line, perhaps accounting for the
Lake's minimal variation in Water Temperature throughout the year and why there is
good Fishing all year round.
The Lufubu River forms a boundary of the Nsumbu National Park, which creates a unique
birding wetland and home for a host of rare and unusual African migrants. Guided walks
and trails are with Nsumbu National Park Scouts. The Lufubu River is one of the few
rivers on the African continent used by the Tiger Fish as a spawning ground. The
unofficial Lodge Record is 58 kg (or 127 lbs) for a 4 foot long fish. These rare and
elusive fish are the Ultimate Lake Predators and worthy of inclusion on a world Game
Fish List.
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