Attractions in Zambia
Attractions in Zambia: Zambia has for long been a tourism hub littered with several attractions that together create awesome activities that entertain its visitors all year round. Below are some of the popular attractions in Zambia.
National parks in Zambia.
Zambia is endowed with multiple national parks that make Zambia safari or Zambia a travel destination such an eccentric place to visit. The country has a total of 20 national parks and 34 protected reserves or reserves. South Luangwa, Kafue national park and lower Zambezi national parks are the top national park in the country. Some of the country’s most popular national park include: Kafue National Park
Kasanka National Park,Lochinvar National Park,Lower Zambezi National Park,Liuwa Plain National Park,Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park,North Luangwa National Park,Nsumbu National Park,Sioma Ngwezi National Park,South Luangwa National Park.
Some other national parks smaller than those listed above include: Blue Lagoon National Park,Isangano National Park,Lavushi Manda National Park,Luambe National Park,Lukusuzi National Park,Lusaka,National Park,Lusenga Plains National Park,Mweru Wantipa National Park,Nyika National Park,West Lunga National Park.
Water falls
Water falls also make a wider section of the most visited places in Zambia, the abundane of water falls in Zambia is attributed to the presence of multiple lakes and rivers a cross the country therefore creating such beautiful water falls, that have travellers go and watch the water cascade down the steep decent. Some of the most popular and most visted water falls in Zambia include Victoria falls located in southern part of the country on the Zambia Zimbabwe boarder, Kalambo falls, lumangwe falls, and Kindalila falls.
Lakes in Zambia
Zambia is also blessed with multiple lakes despite being land locked. Lakes also play a huge fraction as attractions in Zambia because of their beautiful scenery as well as some of the activities that take place. Some of the most common lakes and popularly visited include: Lake Bangweulu Lake Kariba, Lake Mweru,Lake Tanganyika .
Rivers in Zambia.
In addition to the scenic lakes, Zambia is also rich in rivers, those long water channels that sometimes span two or more countries have also contributed to the wide a ray of visitors that frequrnlty make their way to Zambia on a Zambia safaris.
One of most notable rivers is river Zambezi. The Zambia River draws its water from its source in north western Zambia, its runs thorugh the Barotse flood plains until it creates aborder between zambia and Zimbabwe. Zambezi river has also led to the formation of the Kariba dam in zambia. Zambezi river are is also complemented with river Luangwa and Kafue before they all make their ways to the indian ocean. Note that kafue river and Luangwa rivers have been the back bone of kafue national park and south Luangwa national park respectively feeding these national parks as wells as creating awesome activities such as canoeing and boat cruises while on a safari in these national parks.
Cities in Zambia
It’s not correct to say you have explore Zambia when you haven’t visited or explore the cities in Zambia. Zambia holds a record of being one of Africa’s most urbanised country with a tune of up to 44% people living in the cities or urban centres. The economy of the country however is steadily increasing leading to the influx of rural population to the urban areas therefore leading to the increase in the economic growth sited from the services they provide ranging from provision of cheap labour among others.
Lusaka happens to be the capital city of Zambia and the major business district in the country filled with several attractions that bring in a sizeable numbers of visitors annually. Resulting from some the developments and good services that it offers. Other cities like Livingstone have also received remarkable growth resulting from attractions like the Victoria Falls. Other major town’s chingola, Ndola and Kitwe have also seen economic growth.
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