Some of you may have seen my post late last year questioning the ethics of "lion walks" on the Zambian side of Vic Falls in the face of growing allegations, concerns and criticism from former employees, volunteers, journalists and conservationists. [...]
The Zambia Tourism Board's Marketing Manager Doris Kofi and her delegation were recently in New York at the feted New York Times Travel Show to market the new uni-visa for Zimbabwe and Zambia to the global travel industry. Mrs Kofi [...]
At the tender age of twenty years old, Kalenga Kamwendo has become Zambia's youngest pilot, having been hired as part of Proflight Zambia's commitment to supporting Zambian youth and nurturing young local talent. Kamwendo was given the job on his [...]
The Hotel and Catering Association of Zambia (HCAZ) has urged the Zambian government to come up with a tourism master plan to help guide the tourism sector's operations through 2015 and beyond. HCAZ president Daniel Mweetwa said: “As a country, [...]
Zambia received an early Christmas present when it was declared a yellow fever-free zone by the World Health Organization (WHO) in the run up to the end of year festivities. As we look ahead into 2015 and beyond, this is [...]
The Zambian Tourism Board (ZTB) has officially launched a campaign to encourage Zambians to see some of their country's tourism highlights this festive season rather than just staying at home. The Christmas period traditionally sees many lodges and hotels closing [...]
Fastjet Zambia made a major step towards launching its operations in the country last week when it was granted its Air Service Permit (ASP). CEO Ed Winter said: “We have been working tirelessly to roll out the fastjet model across [...]
Whenever possible, I like to be a responsible traveller. I feel it’s an important part of modern tourism and a way for me to make my “gallivanting” (as my father calls it) a less selfish and superficial pursuit. Before visiting [...]
From the 1st of December 2014, a new uni-visa system will be implemented at Zambian/Zimbabwean borders and will mean that visitors to both countries will require only one visa. This applies to all 40 countries that currently require visas for [...]
With our trip into it's final week, we made our way south-west towards Liuwa Plains. Some locals we had got talking to in Mayukuyuku Camp back in Kafue had told us the trip would take us 4 hours or so. [...]
After a brief stopover in Kasanka National Park for the start of the bat migration and a few days in the city of Ndola to refuel, restock, recuperate, send some teammates home and collect some others flying in to join [...]
After a great four days in South Luangwa, it was time to hit the road north towards Lake Tanganyika. We drove right through the park from the main gate in the south (with one more leopard sighting and plenty of [...]
From Lower Zambezi we made it through to Chipata by nightfall and set up camp at Mamarula Camp on the outskirts of town. We spent the morning stocking up on supplies and giving the car a bit of a touch [...]
In many ways, I think all of us in the team for this trip felt that as soon as we left the Vic Falls area that was when our Zambia adventure would really begin. And what a few days it’s [...]
On the 17th of September, a small team of travel and online marketing experts will be setting off from Cape Town and embarking on an epic six week trip through Zambia (with a few days in Botswana and Zimbabwe en [...]
Zambia has introduced a new online visa service that will be available to all foreign nationals that require a visa to visit the country. According to Zambia Tourism Board (ZTB) Managing Director Felix Chaila, the new eVisas will simplify and speed up [...]
This is the response of ZAWA on their previous press release 'Minister lifts ban on hunting': Contrary to widespread blatant misinformation reports on social media and some sectors of the media that the hunting ban on elephants has been lifted, [...]
Amid rising concerns about the deadly Ebola virus in Africa, Zambia's tourism authorites remain optimistic that the country will reach its projected target of 1.2 million international tourist arrivals for 2014. Felix Mulenga, chairperson of the Tourism Council of Zambia, [...]
No “Bored” Meetings Allowed! The Victoria Falls Conference Centre at The David Livingstone Safari Lodge & Spa officially hosted its first conference week starting 18 August and the bookings are flooding in! This inspiring meeting space overlooking the Mosi-Oa-Tunya National [...]
Minister Of Tourism and Arts Jean Kapata has lifted the ban on hunting in the 19 hunting blocks with immediate effect. Ms Kapata made the announcement at a press briefing held at the Ministry of Tourism head office in Lusaka this [...]
