Mudumu National Park seasonal wildlife guide for Caprivi Region conditions

Trans-frontier wildlife corridor in Namibia's Kavango-Zambezi conservation landscape

Mudumu National Park

Mudumu National Park represents a vital protected area in Namibia's north-eastern corner, where the flat Kalahari landscape meets the lush riparian environments created by the Kwando River. Established in 1990, the park covers 737 square kilometres and forms an unbroken connection with neighbouring protected areas and communal conservancies across international boundaries. The park sits at the heart of the Kavango-Zambezi Trans-Frontier Conservation Area, a massive trans-frontier initiative that links protected areas across five southern African nations and aims to restore historic wildlife migration routes while providing economic benefits to local communities. Unlike many fenced game reserves, Mudumu remains completely open, allowing wildlife to move freely between Namibia, Botswana, Angola and Zambia in search of water and grazing. The park is managed as part of the Mudumu North and Mudumu South complexes, which group formally protected areas with surrounding conservancies and forestry management areas into integrated management units. This collaborative approach involves stakeholders from government agencies, local communities, and private lodge operators in law enforcement, anti-poaching efforts, fire management and wildlife monitoring.