Lusaka

'Lusaka is a city whose bustling chaos has a certain charm that is just Zambia.'

Size & Location: 3.2 million inhabitants
When to visit the City : Year round
Climate: It can get very hot between October and March
Rainfall: Unavailable
Altitude: Unavailable
Lodges & accommodation: Lusaka Accommodation

CITY INFORMATION:

The tourist passing through the capital may not see any reason to stay, but Lusaka is the product of a country battling to find its way in a new world, caught between colonial beginnings, years of socialist independence and now democracy. It typifies the problems many African countries face as they find their "independent" footing in world that's surging ahead.

The fascinating thing about Lusaka is its energy. Not perhaps of the same ilk as the Big Apple, but an African energy, propelled by that need to survive. Lusaka is as much a part of "the real Africa" as the rich national parks and stunning scenery. Well over 60% of its 2 million inhabitants are unemployed, but there are surprisingly few beggars. Although petty theft occurs, most people try to make an honest living, selling their wares or services and smiling to boot.

The markets are a hive of activity, the thousands of stalls are filled and cleared every day. A myriad of motor spares dealers, restaurants, hairdressers, fishmongers, fruitsellers and rows and rows of "salaula" - discarded clothing from the West sold to Africa by the bale.

Venture out to a nightclub or roadside shebeen and "get in the groove", so to speak, of the local people. Dance the night away to the sounds of rhumba, kwela, techno or good old rock 'n roll.

MAIN ATTRACTIONS:
» Restaurants and Nightlife
» Shopping
» Sporting Facilities

ACCOMMODATION AND SAFARIS THAT INCORPORATES LUSAKA
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