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swana's Chobe National Park. However, visitors with time and patience can get off the
beaten path here, exploring such hidden gems as Mudumu, Mamili and Bwabwata nation-
al parks.
BWABWATA NATIONAL PARK
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Only recently recognised as a national park, Bwabwata was established to rehabilitate loc-
al wildlife populations. Prior to the 2002 Angolan ceasefire, this area saw almost no visit-
ors, and wildlife had been virtually wiped out by rampant poaching instigated by ongoing
conflict. Now that a decade of peace has returned, the animals are miraculously back
again, and tourism is starting to pick up once more.
