20 Best Tourist Attractions in Zambia
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1. Solwezi
2. Sioma Ngwezi National Park
3. Chingola
4. Blue Lagoon National Park
5. Ndola
6. Lower Zambezi National Park
7. Kafue National Park
8. South Luangwa National Park
9. Lusaka
10. Nsumbu National Park
11. Livingstone
12. Kitwe
13. Kasanka National Park
14. Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park
15. Siavonga
16. Lake Kashiba
17. Sindabezi Island
18. Nyika Plateau National Park
19. Samfya Beach
20. Lake Kariba
1. Solwezi
Actually, a mining center that sits high on the bluffs of the north-western uplands of Zambia, Solwezi has raised from sleepy backwater to flourishing industrial center. The newfound confidence has bloomed in a cluster of pleasant beer bars and pubs that become replenished with locals after sunset, not to mention the appearance of just a couple of homestays for the burgeoning tourist scene. The key industry of Solwezi is copper mining but tourists come here to watch the rock works. Solwezi is home to some of the country’s ancient Stone Age carvings. These engraving can be found in the caves and canyons and the nearby Kifubwa River.
2. Sioma Ngwezi National Park
Although devastated by reckless poaching in former decades, the reserves of Sioma Ngwezi are back on the up. This natural reserve has been graced with the reinstalled presence of African elephants in recent years. The approximate number of the elephants here is 3,000 and they are largely seen on the park’s southern edge. Spectators will see here all the usual kudus and impala and sometimes if their luck favors they will be able to see rare cheetah. There are some luxury safari lodges to experience here, all within close range to the falling waters of the Ngonye Falls.
3. Chingola
Deep in the Zambian heartlands, a little Copperbelt town Chingola, is a lovely place. It’s topped with the dangling branches of acacia trees and the irregular spiny cactus, and ticks over to the reasonable thrum of copper mining machinery and the chitchat of local prospectors. Now, a number of good hotels and restaurants attract a humble crowd of tourists each year. They come to visit the huge open shaft mines that encompass the settlement. Some come to play a round of golf in the nearby golf course which is one of the most acclaimed in the whole Copperbelt area, nay, the whole country!
