Country Info
- Lusaka
- Capital
- Kwacha (ZMK)
- Currency
- 9,770,199
- Population
- ZM
- Country Code
Lusaka Slideshow
Lusaka
Travel Blogs from Lusaka, Zambia
Zambia
Malawi was a pain right up to the last day. I was finally able to secure a ticket for the bus heading to Lusaka, Zambia's capital, but the bus left at 5:30 AM. I was careful to make arrangements the day before to have a taxi pick me up at 5:00 AM. ...
Most welcoming visit to Chiko's
This morning we went to Kabwata basic school. Charles picked us up at 8.30am and he had to come in to get us because we left our phone in our room and went to get water... whoops! When we got to the school today we didn't feel very comfortable. The staff ...
Feeling like a celebrity
... version of interact) to Susan, a teacher at Libala basic and she helped us choose 10 kids to be part of the first ever Rota-kids in Zambia, maybe even in Africa! We had a mixture of grade 1s to 4s. One of whom, had to be May who we met yesterday as she ...
The Chronicles of Zambia
A soft and gentle voice whispered 'hello' three consecutive times from outside my tent. I looked at my watch. It read 5:02am. The voice belonged to our safari guide named Martin. Martin is cheerful African man of around 50 years. He has been guiding ...
Lusaka Part I
... and think about how fast they must have to grow up here. Their eyes and their faces hold so much happiness...Zambia (or I should say Lusaka) is beautiful and sad at the same time, I feel like there is something magical here, something that whispers in ...
Belated entry
... of fuel & we were off. In an earlier e mail from Peter Viner (Peter & Jackie & 2 other couples drove through Zambia to Zanzibar some years ago) he warned us about the police road checks with his record being 7 in one day so we decided ...
Journal 14
If you have noticed the location of the entry, you will have realised that yes indeed....I am back in Zambia!!! Surprised? So am I! I didn't see this one coming, but as usual I am being guided to where I need to be right now. I have come to the end of ...
Crossing Zambia
Hello from Lusaka, Zambia, a very non-tourist town in the middle of the country. As you probably got the impression from the last email, Malawi was pretty intense from the human factors end of things, along with the wetness. The wetness eventually ...
Lusaka
... worth it. We then walked to the Zambian Border crossing and got authorisation to walk across the road/rail/pedestrian bridge linking Zambia & Zimbabwe. The bridge is about 120 metres high and is where the bungee jumpers go from. We watched in awe as ...
Lusaka
... and cheap and has a very good bar. The cost of the room is 100,000 kwacha per night. March 15, 2008 Lusaka, Zambia Lusaka is a pleasant little town well laid out with broad streets and nothing much of interest. We were shocked to discover after ...
no fuel
... to run with the stuff. I think that is was blended with kerosene because it costs bugger all. There is a fuel shortage here in Zambia. Not much petrol so hopefully we can sort out petrol tomorrow. We are off to South luangwa national park ...
Lusaka 2
First stop on the road to South Luangwa National Park. We set off from Livingstone at 10:30 on Wednesday 17th, arriving at Lusaka around seven hours later. We bought bus tickets for the next day and checked into The Lusaka Hotel. We've been to ...
Ventetid og oproer
Vi tog fra Victoria falls over paa den anden side af vandfaldet til Zambia, for at tage en bus videre til Lusaka. Det gjorde vi for at undgaa at tage gennem Harare i Zimbabwe, og for at komme hurtigere videre. Bussen til Lusaka var joedisk, med ...
Relaxing in Lusaka
April 9, Rest Day Lusaka Today we visited the Manda Hill Mall. It is large, new and wouldn't look out of place anywhere in North America. Checked my email but didn’t buy anything. More interesting was a market in the parking lot of another mall ...
Slow News Day
... Ro discovered her locker infested with ants. This required a big cleaning. I turned on the TV and watched the Zambia evening news. The newswoman reported that many people celebrate Easter by going to church and that many others celebrate by going ...
Zambia
We drove to Lake Kariba in Zambia and boarded a large three level houseboat for the next two nights. We managed to score one of the large en-suite rooms so were stoked with that. We cruised along the lake for a few hours in the sun, had some drinks and ...
Zooming through Zambia and Lusaka
Zooming through Zambia Lusaka Saturday 28th February - Day 10 Waterfront to Kafue Hook (350km) At last we were now on the road with our new travelling buddies. The music pumping we made our way 350km north east to an area outside Lusaka. ...
Last night in Lusaka
Nothing to write about really... Just stayed in the one backpackers for one night, and then on monday i went on the bus to Kasama. cheers ...
The Great East Road
... we've found in Africa so far.) It's called the "East" road because it's the artery of the eastern half of Zambia which is uniquely shaped like a dumbbell, thanks to Congo hanging down. The views from the bicycle were good. The first ...
Harry Potter & My Parents
... which would leave him being in the country illegally by the time he was due to fly home. We thus decided to stay in Lusaka an extra day to visit immigration to extend his validity. This we did, as well as buy coach tickets to Livingstone for ...
Goodbye Folks
... , but the potential for f@#k-ups is relatively high. 4 – Go back to DRC via the Copperbelt (read: north-west) region of Zambia. This would require being successful at getting a DRC visa at the border (I tried and failed at the embassy here in ...
Fact: monkeys can unscrew lightbulbs
"I was travelling in the purest way, without envy or a spirit of acquisition." Crossing over into Zambia we managed to obtain a visa waiver, saving ourselves $25 each, which was lucky as sometimes the forms mysteriously go missing, thus forcing you to ...
Day trip to the river
After a couple of days on the road with Niraj (one of the owners of the company) and meeting interesting people we went to Kafue on a Sunday to relax a bit. I went with Niraj and his family and had a good time and got to know him and his family a bit. ...
Lusaka
... sign on the blackboard saying 'One way to Joburg for R250'- we could have made the trip but already had a flight booked in Lusaka. So we left and walked to the bus stop where our purple coach was ready and everyone was getting seated while watching WWF ...
Lusaka
... to buy a hard boiled egg and a bread roll for breakfast and got ourselves stamped out of Malawi.....no problem. ....getting into Zambia, however, was more of a mission!! We knew that we needed to pay for a visa and we'd got Malawian Kwacha ...
A walk in the park
Blimey this place is expensive after Malawi - there economies doing really well, so prices have doubled in the last couple of years - not to worry, just means we ate from supermarkets instead of subway... This place is so built up compared to everywhere ...
Making further plans (again)
... with which I also had interesting conversations which make me think about my future. Last time I was in Lusaka I met with some interesting people who were talking about giving me a job so that's sounded like a plan. During ...
Zambia Strikes Back - Day Two
... photographically. I still can't believe the animals I saw. I'm glad I have proof. Sometimes your eyes play tricks on you, but cameras don't lie. Breathe it in Phil... This is Zambia! The journey is still unfolding. More to ...