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Visit the area that use to be...
  • By angel_2076 on August 24, 2002
  • Zambia Page by angel_2076
  • Visit the area that use to be a zoological compound back in the 40s and 50s. It still has scuplture rising from the ground. You can see the potential and how it was once a very beautiful garden. Even neglected it is still inspiring

    The people were friendly and their was a sense of peace. Although it was very dry, the flowers wer still blooming and the grass was very green. Believing in the Bible, Zambia has the peacefulness of God.

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    Visa forms
    Saagar
  • Updated By Saagar on June 17, 2005
  • Zambia Page by Saagar
  • You will find visa forms and detailed requirements on the web pages of the Zambian embassies nearest you.

    I suppose the forms are the same all over, and thus you can download a visa form from this site:
    www.zambiaembassy.se/Links/forms/visa_form.pdf

    The Zambian embassy in Stockholm wants one week's working time to processa visa.

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    ...VISIT Livingstone!!!!
    Guttvik79
  • By Guttvik79 on August 25, 2002
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    Zambia General Tips Tip (Untitled)
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  • By art-ur on August 26, 2002
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    fortunate zebra
    spoed
  • By spoed on May 15, 2003
  • Zambia Page by spoed
  • Zambia General Tips
    by spoed
    today the winner is the zebra

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    The villages of Zambia
    duke0123
  • Updated By duke0123 on December 21, 2002
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  • A villages - Zambia
    A villages
    by duke0123
    Interesting in Zambia are the villages where the local people live.

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    The Zambian visa
    georeiser
  • Updated By georeiser on November 11, 2009
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  • The Zambian visa - Zambia
    The Zambian visa
    by georeiser
    A tourist visa-on-arrival cost 50 USD for all. If you already got a visa from an embassy prior to your arrival, there is nothing for you to write. The officer stamps your passport and the handling takes less than a minute. A tourist visa is valid for 90 days.
    Note: Zambian Immigration officials insist that visitors carry the original or a certified copy of their passport and immigration permit at all times. Certified copies must be obtained from the immigration office that issued the permit. I didn't do that, but it is an idea if you shall walk around in the streets. (Road blocks are common in Zambia, and the police check your documentation in hope of receiving a bribe).

    I was fooled by another web site to believe the visa fee on arrival was up to 200 USD. And therefor had my passport sent by mail to the Zambian embassy in another country prior to the arrival. The total price with postal fee was more than the visa-on-arrival-fee. And more work for me...

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    Elephants are one of the most...
    jaec
  • By jaec on August 25, 2002
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  • Zambia General Tips
    by jaec
    Elephants are one of the most impressive sights in South Luangwa.

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    Kwacha - the currency
    Saagar
  • Updated By Saagar on August 11, 2005
  • Zambia Page by Saagar
  • Kwacha - Zambia
    Kwacha
    by Saagar
    Interesting money - and lots of them.
    July 2005 exchange rate to the dollar was 1:4600.
    The smaller notes are so worn that you cannot read their denomination, only guess by color code. The new, crisp notes are depicting beautiful animals.
    Banks, hotels change cash quickly. Didn't try bankcards in the ATMs, but they were on every corner at the shopping plazas of the Archades, Manda Hill etc.
    Apart from the odd exchange rate, the money handling in Zambia was easy.

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    Meet a Zambian family
    Ramonq
  • Updated By Ramonq on August 29, 2002
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  • Village life - Zambia
    Village life
    by Ramonq
    The Zambian part of the Victoria Falls

    Meeting a Zambian family.

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