Many visitors to Zambia will spend at least one night in the capital city. It's a slightly mad place, so let us make sure that you are well informed.
- All roads lead to Lusaka!
- The Lusaka International Airport
- Largest & fastest growing city in Zambia
- See the Munda Wanga Environmental Park
- Shop & explore the city's many informal markets
Lusaka is the capital and largest city of Zambia and is located in the southern part of the central plateau. With a rapidly expanding industrial sector and population, Lusaka is one of the fastest growing cities in Africa. As the national capital, Lusaka is the seat of the legislative, executive and judicial branches of government. And all roads really do lead to Lusaka with the four main highways radiating north, south, east and west from it.
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There are a number of
lodges in Lusaka and we have selected the very best for your convenience! And if you want to know where things are, then click on our handy
Lusaka Map which shows all the locations, lodges and landmarks.
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Lusaka's history follows a familiar African pattern of tribes, colonialism and eventually independence. Legend has it that Lusaka was named after the chief of the village that was originally sited here. In 1935, recognizing the importance of its central location and position on the railway, it was chosen to replace Livingstone as the capital of the British colony of Northern Rhodesia. Later, after the federation of Northern and Southern Rhodesia in 1953, it was a centre of the civil disobedience movement that led to the creation of the independent state of Zambia. In 1964, Lusaka became the capital of the newly independent Zambia.
With so many people, it comes as no surprise that Lusaka is always a hive of activity. Frenzied rushing bodies, wares sold on almost every available street corner, chaos, activity, noise, colour, these are all things associated with Lusaka. Most of all it's an African city. Visitors shouldn't expect Rome or St Petersburg, Lusaka is something completely different and with its own merits.
Attractions besides the many markets include
Lusaka National Museum, the
Political Museum, the Zintu Community Museum, the Freedom Statue, the
Zambian National Assembly, the Moore Pottery Factory, the Lusaka Playhouse theatre, the Cathedral of the Holy Cross, a golf club and the zoo and botanical gardens of the
Munda Wanga Environmental Park.
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