Stores, Malls or Markets in Zambia

Sells food and drink, also stationary, basic home utensils , meat and bread.
Lusaka: Manda Hill, Cairo Road, Chilenje, Matero
Kitwe
Livingstone

Ndola
Mansa

Kabwe
Kasama

Luanshya
Solwezi

Mufulira
Chipata

Chingola
Mongu

Mazabuka

If you left your warm clothes at home buy yourself some here... not too expensive, also sells various other things.
Lusaka: Manda Hill, Cairo Road, Freedom Way, Matero, Kafue
Kitwe
Chipata

Ndola
Petauke

Kabwe
Katete

Luanshya


Chingola
Mansa

Chililabombwe
Kasama

Livingstone
Mpulungu

Mazabuka
Nchelenge

Choma
Mpika

Monze

There are various hand made musical instruments you can buy, just ask locals how to play it.. and have a great time playing these african drums and other various instruments.
If you have children that are musical this can keep them busy for hours...

What to buy: Copper is used everywhere and other metals, if your into that kind of stuff you can find gorgeous things just on local markets to put in your home, and very nice necklaces and bracelets.

What to pay: You can always try and bargain, its almost considered compulsory

A little bit of everything. This is where you can gobble up your last dollars or other convertible currencies. No Kwacha here...
Easy to find in the waiting area after check-in. Some smaller stalls are around, too, with somewhat better prices but more limited goods.

What to buy: I bought a South African wine box - good value, in fact, at 11 USD, coffe from Chemba Valley - expensive, and a book on Southern African trees which was very expensive. The art goodies were over the top priced. Some nice grass weaves and trays, even a bed, but how do you get it on board?
If you do not feel like buying anything, go to the restaurant, where you can also consume your good kwachas. A departure Mosi?

What to pay: Yes, it is duty-free, but the prices are so much hiked up from street/town price that it isn't really worth it. Zero-sum game.

Art and crafts are hardly distinguishable in Lusaka's markets. But bet it ain't old - not a place to look for old stuff. It may look old, but I guess it has been made to look old...

I found the shopping scene for souvenir stuff, arts and crafts somewhat less attractive than that of Tanzania and Kenya, but shopping here is friendlier. Much of the things apparanetly come from the Congo.

What to buy: Grass baskets, wooden items, warthog tooth carvings (check with CITES!), wire toys, sculptures.
I bought a used, slightly worn and rough nsolo game board in one of the market stalls for 120.000 Kwacha and a nice tray made from ebony (or similar dark tree, but no shoe polish) for about 100.000. Hard bargaining for the nsolo game board starting at 350'. But friendly, and I was told the price was about right. Bad start for the shopping, though, I arrived in one of the government's black Mercedeces...

A great place for hand-crafted souvenirs from Zambia is the Kabwata Cultural Village, in the suburb of Kabwata along Burma Road. The residents are carving all day and a wide variety of items are for sale at reasonable prices.

Be ready to bargain! They can start with a price like $50 and then sell it to you for $5.00!!!

Open air shops/markets all over Zambia!!!

What to buy: There are many places all over the country where you will get good quality traditional wooden masks and animals (like rhinos, giraffes, lions, elephants, etc.) carved out of wood as decorative pieces and good for giving as gifts too!!! These are always available on roadside open air shops / markets or just at some points on the highway too at very cheap prices but you have to bargain to get a realistic price or else they will rip you off too!!! Also copper decorative articles and artwork is available in many small gift shops in the cities too!!!

What to pay: It all depends on the size and quality of the wooden items and how good you are at bargaining!!! HAHAHA!!! Always start at about half the price they quote and then raise it a little bit but don't think they are selling it cheap to you!!! They will still be making a good profit!!!