Government and stakeholders have been urged to explore the tourism potential on Lake Tanganyika in Mpulungu District to positively contribute to the growth of the sector in 2016 and beyond. Mpulungu Harbour Authority (MHA) manager, Dennis Kaluba, said there was [...]
On Thursday 10 December, Game Rangers International (GRI) hosted a celebration to honour the achievements of Cosmas Mumba, the Project Manager of GRI – Zambia Primate Project. As the first ever Zambian, Cosmas was recently nominated to the prestigious Tusk [...]
The end of the year is fast approaching and with it a time for reflection on the year that was 2015. Here at Zambia Tourism, it's been a busy but very successful year. At the end of 2014, you may [...]
In the past week, Zambia Wildlife Authority (ZAWA) has rescued six pangolins through four separate operations across western Zambia. These scaly anteaters had been illegally captured from the wild by poachers and were being sold as part of the illegal [...]
The Zambia Tourism Board is pleased to announce that the Government of the Republic of Zambia through the Ministry of Home Affairs (Department of Immigration) launched the e-Visa facility on Wednesday, 14th October, 2015 at Mulungushi International Conference Centre in Lusaka which was [...]
A retired policeman from Plymouth in south-west England recently raised £15,000 for charity after spending four days on Zambia's mighty Zambezi River. Trevor Broome, aged 62, spent each night beside his raft on the river bank, as he and an international [...]
Authorities in Zambia have expressed optimism that the country will be able to capture the targeted 1 million tourist arrivals in 2015, the country's investment agency said on Tuesday. According to a statement posted on the Zambia Development Agency (ZDA) [...]
THE Zambia Institute of Chartered Accountants (ZICA) has made a lot of progress on the construction of a state-of-the-art Convention Centre in Livingstone at a cost of about US$ 300 million. ZICA president Wesley Beene said the project, whose ground [...]
The sad and, more importantly, unlawful killing of one of Africa's best-known lions, Cecil, in neighbouring Zimbabwe has taken social media by storm in the last few days and has done serious damage to the "cause" of the pro trophy [...]
ZAMBIA Tourism Board (ZTB) says it has started diversifying its marketing strategies to tap the growing market like India and other Asian countries. ZTB managing director Felix Chaila said Zambia has been receiving tourists from India but they come through [...]
By Claire Birtwhistle Turning 10 years old! It’s a momentous occasion for any child to hit the double digits but for a safari camp it is an even bigger achievement. Luangwa Safari House is patting itself on the back for [...]
We want to hear from you. Do you think lifting the big cat hunting ban is a good or bad move for Zambia? Will it effect your desire to visit the country? Tick a box below and we will do [...]
Disclaimer: Zambiatourism.com is privately-owned and managed by Biggestleaf and Africa Insites. The views expressed in this post are those of the writer alone. On the 15th of May, Zambian Minister of Tourism, Jean Kapata, announced that a two year ban [...]
The Zambian government has said it is spending US $2.4 million on tourism marketing this year, in a bid to draw more attention from the international market. Tourism and Arts Permanent Secretary Stephen Mwansa said that "as the government, we [...]
You may remember that towards the end of last year a small team of from Zambia Tourism embarked on an an epic 7 week tour around the country with a view to expanding and updating the content on this website, [...]
CACTUS Agony, Kapiri Mposhi Top Rank Suite, a reggae band from South Africa and guest disc jockeys from the United Kingdom are some of the attractions at this year’s EleFest, a musical initiative that is meant to support Zambia's country’s [...]
National Geographic Traveler magazine has today announced that Robin Pope Safaris' Mobile Walking Safari experience has been chosen as a 2015 Tour of a Lifetime. In its 10th annual list National Geographic Traveler selected 50 of the world’s “most authentic, most innovative, [...]
CONSTRUCTION of cultural centres in the 10 provinces has commenced to enhance tourism activities in Zambia, Tourism and Art Minister Jean Kapata has said. Ms Kapata said yesterday that so far, Government had put up cultural centres in four provinces, [...]
The Directors and Managment of Lion Encounter Zambia have agreed to suspend lion walks in Zambia as of November 2015. According to their website, this move follows "recommendations by and "consultations with" ALERT's Executive Committee. The Lion Encounter press release [...]
Late last year in London, Norman Carr Safaris in Zambia was named by The Safari Awards as the Best Safari Experience in Africa, 2015. A further 14 safari lodges, houses and mobile organisations were honoured for their achievements in areas such [...]
