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- Lusaka
- Capital
- Kwacha (ZMK)
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- 9,770,199
- Population
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Chirundu
Travel Blogs from Chirundu, Zambia
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Canoeing on Zambezi river
This is a top pick! Version traduite plus bas Oct 8, Zambezi River Canoeing « There are 5 dangers on this river: the hippos, the current, the wind, the logs and the sun » announces the guide... I wonder why he did not mention the crocs! The morning had not started ...
Thanksgiving in Africa
This is a top pick! Version traduite plus bas Oct 6, Thanksgiving dinner "I thank Duncan for his jokes and his sarcasm" laughs Roman at the dinner table, "if you don't know how to make knots, do lots"...had said Duncan as Roman was getting frustrated at removing a clothe ...
From South Luangwa to Chirundu on Zambezi river
This is a top pick! ... away though, so in the dark, I could not see them.... but, hear them, we did! Corinne 5 octobre, de South Luangwa à Chirundu, sur le fleuvedu Zam bèze Nous sommes restés à Petuake puis au camp « Zambèze Breezers », près de ...
Easy Peasy Zambezi
... and my internship coordinator Jen. We went to the Kiambi Lodge near Lower Zambezi National Park, where the Zambezi River divides Zambia and Zimbabwe. It was a beautiful getaway and we really appreciated the fresh - but extremely hot - air. Lusaka ...
Bridge Camp
... that they have and you like. Languages vary so much from one country to another. You can meet some people here in Zambia that speak about 8 languages from the different tribes. English is commonly spoken here in Zambia. Similar to Malawi, they learn ...
Bridge Camp
In the morning we packed and went swiftly.. we thought we would get to Lusaka (the Capital) about midday and planned to eat lunch at a place called Ghandi's.. very nice Indian thalli’s and Chai.. stocked up with food and fuel and headed out.. It ...
A river runs through it (a three day canoe trip)
Ahhh, lovely….calmly we stroke the water with our paddles as the current of the Mighty Zambezi silently does the rest. Peace and tranquillity is all around us…the cry of a hunting Fish Eagle echoes from afar…..Ahhh, Africa….. ...
The Road to Mvuu - last trek East
The Road to Mvuu - now late afternoon, we left the Kafue River behind and began down the road to Mvuu - watch out for cattle, animals and bicycles. The dust was just incredible, reducing visibility on the road and for the vehicles to about 2m, made no ...
IN THE PATH OF HIPPOS
... to one of the girls of the group, one of the other members of the group asked if I knew I was talking to the current Miss Zambia. She was traveling with her camera crew and, as you would expect, was tall and gorgeous. I can't believe I didn’t get a ...
Bridge Camp Luangwa
Bridge Camp Luangwa 9th & 10th August 2009 The drive from Lusaka to Bridge Camp was really good. We had expected the Great East Road to be of poor surface quality, but it has recently been upgraded and apart from a small stretch of potholes it is a ...
In which I have a close encounter
I didn't sleep all that well last night, with a bump under my mattress. That’s what happens when you let someone else position your tent! Anyway, woke with the dawn, shortly before 6am. We made "coffeetea" as TK calls it, breakfast of ...
Crossing the River Kafue
... trucks on this pontoon, the river was flowing fast. There are no services at the crossing. The last gas stop would have been Chirundu - we had filled up outside Kafue and carried an extra 40 litre gas each to make it back. This pontoon services the cattle ...
In which I don't know I have another encounter
... ; Into the swing of it now, paddling slowly and letting the current carry us down. We passed under a big bridge joining Zambia and Zimbabwe, and saw big trucks trundling across and a lot of foot traffic, people with day passes crossing from Zim to ...
Makuti
05 July We left Chimoio at 7 and reached the Zimbabwe border by 9 - right on schedule. As we were the only people crossing the border at this crossing and time, the entire procedure took less than 30 minutes. In spite of the problems Zimbabwe is ...
The great trek North and the East...
... for a longer than expected journey. So we headed in a North Easterly direction towards Lusaka and then South from Kafue towards Chirundu. There are many small towns en route via - Choma, Pemba, Monze, Mazabuka - with gas and fresh veggies, ...
Mana Pools on the Zambezi River
Saw my first 5-legged elephant and nearly got my hand nibbled by a hyena in my ...
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