Kasungu National Park is located west of Kasungu, about 175 kilometers north of Lilongwe, extending along the Zambian border. Kasungu National Park is Malawi's second-largest national park. Once crowded with wildlife, the park has been heavily poached and, despite recent clampdowns, animal densities are low. The only lodge is well priced and located at Lifupa Dam, which has some resident hippos and attracts elephants in the dry season. If wildlife viewing expectations aren't too high, Kasungu offers a great bush experience.

The vegetation consists mainly of Miombo woodland with grassy river channels, known locally as Dambos. A number of rivers flow through the park, notably the Dwangwa and the Lingadzi and its tributary, the Lifupa, which creates an important spot for hippo surveyal in the park at the Lifupa Lodge. Kasungu National Park is known for its population of elephants although is threatened by poaching.

Most years the park is closed during March, during the wet season. The park is warm from the months of September to May and cooler from June to August. During the summer months a large variety of birds migrate to the park and bird watching is common between June and September. Birds of Kasungu National Park include; Red-billed Teal, Yellow-billed Duck, Little Grebe.