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Ramonq Says: Mayombo Park in the northern outskirts of Lubumbashi is a mini-safari park with some herbivores freely roaming around the grasslands, although some baboons are tied up because of mischievousness. You can hire a quadbike and whizz around the place or take a leisurely trip...
RobertDM Says: The Kilima is a good place to play Tennis and to swim.
Grand Karavia Hotel: Unique 5* Hotel in Congo
davidoffzino Says: After having stayed in Kinshasa and already expecting the worst based on my experiences there, I was blown away by the level of quality of the Grand Karavia Hotel. This hotel used to be a Sheraton but was worn down by years of neglect. After I presume a lengthy and costly...
Ramonq Says: This is a restaurant, which is part of a bush complex, that has an atmosphere of a game lounge with lots of trophy heads of African animals. It's located in the outlying suburbs of Lubumbashi. There are ostriches roaming around outside and an African-style gazebo...
Planet Hollyboom: Menu changes often (unique in Lubumbashi)
Alpha_Ghana Says: Lost in Katanga, you are happy sometimes find a place that reminds you civilization. The restaurant of Planet Hollyboom offers great atmosphere and great dining possibilities with a good wine card. Everything on the menu. As it varies a lot, recommending something is...
Chez Robert: Cuisine d'Inspiration
Alpha_Ghana Says: In the Golf area, inside one of the best guest houses of the city, the restaurant CHEZ ROBERT offers good international dishes by the chef Robert from Liège. You can have diner outside with a view on the garden and the swimming pool wit a quality service thn you don't often...
Le Centaure: Dining at the horse club
Alpha_Ghana Says: Among the few restaurant were food is eatable in Lubumbashi, Le Centaure offers a good international cuisine. Contrary to many other restaurants, the menu varies quite often, although the preparation is always linked to what you can find in the shopslocally, which is close...
Alpha_Ghana Says: A little bit out of town, as the name can indicate, the Bush Camp is a very good place to be during the weekend. In the middle of a large property, with a farm, giant gardens, there is a huge African house with all western comfort: big bar, lots of tables and big barbecue....
Katanga Fried Chicken: KFC but not KFC
waitaki Says: Good safe food that is cheap. Deep fried chicken and tortilla's among other things. It looks like an american diner on the outside and inside but the food is edible. You can order a two piece chicken meal with chips for about $5USD After eating rice for six months,...
La Brioche: Tuna Club Sandwiches
sebblit7 Says: Good coffee and sandwiches, Tuna club sandwiches were great as was Croque Monsieur
Bush Camp: The place to eat meat...
het_aerts_paradijs Says: This restaurant serves a delicious buffet with meat and local veggies "à la Homer Simpson". The decor is an african hunting cabin: carved wooden beams, tatched roof, copper chimney. The Belgian owner and his wife are very friendly and realy have the restaurant in hand. Only...
N'Temba Dance Club: Katanga flavour dance club
Ramonq Says: N'Temba seems to be a popular name for dance clubs in Africa. There is one here in Lubumbashi. As in other African cities, this N'Temba is very African. Women in traditional African garb and men in suits mix around the numerous bars inside this spacious club. It may look...
Planet Hollybum: Dance the Night away
Ramonq Says: Locals call Lubumbashi either Lushi or Bum. Hence the name Planet Hollybum! This complex has an accommodation area, a restaurant and a nightclub. The nightclub is perhaps the most Western dance place in Lushi. While most dance clubs in Lubumbashi play Congolese music and...
Market: Don't buy handicraft in Katanga
Alpha_Ghana Says: Local craft, mainly art made of malachite and black copper (copper refined to 92%) are very expensive in Katanga. If you travel to DRC, buy the craft in Kinshasa or other towns. It is much cheaper yet made in Lubumbashi.
Be careful with the bank notes
Alpha_Ghana Says: The biggest bank note value is 500 Francs, wich is less than 1$. Congoleses use to keep this low quality paper notes in their crotch. It means the sweat of is warm and humid place destroys and dirties them quickly. Always wash your hands if you manipulate DRC bank notes, and...
Alpha_Ghana Says: End of 2008: crisis, 177 mining companies have closed, 30000 people have lost their job. Katanga becomes very dangerous. Expatriates are shot at gun point in towns. If you have to go to Lubumbashi, stay at home with protection at night fall. Lots of murders and robberies.
Alpha_Ghana Says: When you drive in Lubumbashi and whole Katanga, you will very often see on the side of the road you will see people with yellow helmets and yellow shirts. They are supposed to be road police. In fact, they just stop you to collect your money.If they stop you, try first to...
Don't buy souvenirs in Lubumbashi
Alpha_Ghana Says: Katanga is capitale of copper. If you want to buy any craft made of metal (balck copper, brass, etc.) don't buy it in Lubumbashi, it is really far too expensive even if you negotiate well. Estimate the weight of the craft, and compare it to the price of the commodity on the...
Ramonq Says: Watch football at Kenya Stadium and observe the locals root for their team. Mazembe is a crowd favourite here. Lots of choreography and brass band.
Alpha_Ghana Says: 18 holes golf in very good condition at a quite cheap rate (800USD per year for membership). what you need for golf.
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The Kilima is a good place to play Tennis and to swim.
Q: I LIVE IN USA MY HUSBAND HAS ACCEPTED A JOB IN LUMBABASHI I WOULD LIKE TO JOIN HIM THERE WE HAVE TWO SMALL CHILDREN IS THIS PLACE...
A: Lubumbashi is the largest City in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The US State Department has had an active travel warning in effect since January 2008 and remains...
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Lubumbashi, capitale of Copper (and other mining)
Lubumbashi, second town of Democratic Republic of Congo is the former Elizabethville created by the Belgians in the 19th century. Inthe middle of nowhere, always more than 2000 km from an ocean...
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Located at the tail end of the Democratic Republic of Congo is the mining city of Lubumbashi in Katanga province, southeast of the DRC. Lubumbashi is a city thar copper built. This area of Africa has...
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If you drive about 2 hours North you'll get to a town called Likasi about 15 minutes north of Likasi you'll get to the now closed Shinkolobwe Mine. This is the mine where the Uranium came from that......
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<img src="http://images.animfactory.com/animations/flags/nations_a_to_f/congo_democratic_republic_of_the_fl_md_wht.gif" Lubumbashi, situated in southeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo......
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Lubumbashi capital de combalt.
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