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Welcome to Lusaka

The insider's travel guide to Lusaka

Sprawling Lusaka is Zambia’s capital and commercial centre. It isn’t an easy place to love, but it’s worth spending a day or two exploring its markets, national museum and local music scene.

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The best safari in Zambia
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The best safari in Zambia

Sarah Kingdom
Sarah Kingdom

Journey distances and patchy infrastructure can pose a challenge, and it’s easier to fly between parks than drive, which pressures your budget and the environment. The country’s focus is skewed more to high cost/low volume tourism, so accommodation tends to be more on the expensive side, with less options for backpackers and those on a tight budget.
Decolonising African travel—and travel writing
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Decolonising African travel—and travel writing

Mazuba Kapambwe
Mazuba Kapambwe

Travel writing in Africa has always been an overwhelmingly white affair. Early accounts from 19th century explorers like Henry Morton Stanley and fiction writers like Joseph Conrad depicted Africa as uncivilised, mysterious and barbaric, reflecting the racist attitudes that underpinned European empire building.
The Best Safaris In Africa
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The Best Safaris In Africa

Stuart Butler
Stuart Butler

There is much more to Africa than safari, but there's no doubt the continent's natural heritage is one of the main draws for international and local tourists alike. For the uninitiated "safari" might mean viewing big land mammals from a 4x4, and while the Big Five game drives remain a cornerstone of the experience, these days there's so much more on offer.
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