One of Africa’s largest and most bio­di­verse wet­lands, Bang­weu­lu tops many bird-watch­ers’ lists of places to vis­it in Zam­bia. The big prize here is the shoe­bill, a bulky swamp-dweller named for its out­ra­geous clog-like bill. Glid­ing through the swamp on a moko­ro (wood­en dugout canoe) in search of this pre­his­­toric-look­ing odd­i­ty is a real adven­ture, and you should see many oth­er birds too.