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On the Road with Zambia Tourism III: South Luangwa
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 up after the considerable battering it had taken coming over [...]
On the Road with Zambia Tourism II: Lower Zambezi
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 been. We hit the road from Livingstone early and made [...]
Experts to Revisit Zambia on Epic Tour
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 route) on behalf of zambiatourism.com. Members of the team have [...]
Electronic Visas to Boost Zambia’s Tourism
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 the processing of visas for people wishing to visit Zambia. [...]
ZAWA explains hunting ban lift
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, The Zambia Wildlife Authority (ZAWA) would like to inform members [...]
Project Luangwa Newsletter August 2014
Four years ago, in July 2010, my husband, Dave and I moved from a hot Saudi Arabia to a 'not quite so hot' Zambia and Project Luangwa was born. Since then we've . . . . . . laughed and cried, experienced joy and frustration, shared some wonderful successes that [...]
Zambia’s 2014 International Tourist Target On Course
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, said the Ebola outbreak would have minimal impact on the [...]
Victoria Falls Conference Center
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 Park promises to deliver a stimulating and engaging venue for learning, team [...]
Minister lifts ban on hunting
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 morning. She however said that the hunting will be conducted [...]
ZAWA Appalled by dishonesty in industry
The Zambia Wildlife Authority (ZAWA) is appalled at the level of dishonesty by some Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) in the industry, which go to the extreme of claiming credit for works they did not do in their quest to appease donors. ZAWA last week collaborated with Green Rural African Development (GRAD) [...]
Highlights from world lion day
ZAWA in conjunction with the Wildlife and Environmental Conservation Society of Zambia (WECSZ), Green Rural African Development (GRAD) and Grassroots Trust (GRT) celebrated an educational and fun day for children to create awareness on the importance of lions and wildlife conservation in general, particularly as their populations are dwindling to [...]
52 Buffalo Dead After Stampede in Kafue
52 buffalo have been found dead by Zambian Wildlife Authority (ZAWA) officers during their tour along the Musa River in the southern part of Kafue National Park. At a vast 22,400km2, Kafue is Zambia’s largest game reserve and is found in the Itezhi Tezhi district of Central Province. Most of [...]