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Zambia is a country where most (about 40%) of the population is without work and very poor so the only way they know how to make money is by looting tourists and it is very dangerous to move around without company in most places and do not attempt to put up a fight if you are alone as they are not scared to kill to take your money!!! Even in broad daylight!!! It did not happen to me but a friend of mine who was alone was robbed of all his belongings including his passport, cash and watch and could not travel back for long and even fell so ill due the aftershock that he was in Zambia for almost a month before he flew out!!! So don't take a risk with your life and try not to travel alone but in numbers if possible!!! Keep your passport and travel documents in a money pouch or waist belt and don't remove it in front of anybody!!! Take adequate precautions not to act like a rich tourist to prevent such incidents in Zambia for your own safety!!! Leave a Comment
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"shozaloza..... and the temptation to cool down sometimes overcomes you.... Baby think twice!! Leave a Comment
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People tend to be afraid of lions, tigers, sharks, crocodiles and snakes, but nobody talks about hippos. The fact is that hippos are the kind of animal that kill most people. When they get disturbed, they seek deeper water, we were thus instructed to always row between the hippos and the river bank. Leave a Comment
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 Used to be 500 and 1000 kwacha by Saagar
Watch for this situation when you hand over a big bank note and get a stack of funny notes as change. Leave a Comment
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We were instructed not to bathe on the river banks, only in shallow water by sandbanks in the river, due to the danger of beeing attacked by crockodiles. And somebody always had to watch when somebody else were bathing. We saw a couple of crocs while we were canoeing, but not when we were allowed to take pictures :-( Leave a Comment
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Like in any third world country, there are always people who will target tourists for burglary. So be careful at night when walking around. Be careful with your belongings. Try not to wander the streets on your own or at least stay where there are a lot of people. Watch out for kids on the streets who may act as pickpockets. Leave a Comment
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 by dutch_anna
But we were so unsuspecting to share our packed lunch with the wild monkeys near the statue of Livingstone, at Victoria Falls Park.
They started to fight with each other and we were glad, that they didn't bite us instead of the bread.
The picture is from the website of the University of the Western Cape, South Africa:
http://www.uwc.ac.za/students/indexr.htm
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 by dutch_anna
Please remember: malaria is a real killer.
Read about malaria on http://www.malaria.org. There are clickable links on the last page of the travelogues to websites about malaria and vaccinations.
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The information on the Zambian government internet pages on access clearly states that there is no visa on arrival in Lusaka airport or land borders for the visa-needy categories. An exemption may be business travellers covered by local businesses who will organise access from Lusaka.
Other info and anecdotal rumors says that you will get visa on arrival, but that you may be dumped from intercontinental flight trtansits if you do not have a visa in your passport. Sounds like you should not risk travelling without a visa!
A fellow passenger without visa in my lane from Gabon was charged USD 200 (or was faced with turning back). Leave a Comment
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You may not want to arrive Zambia without having proper proof of yellow fever vaccination. It is required for all travellers and you may be held up on the border by not having proof. And do you want to do the vaccination on the spot? Trust the needles at the border crossing? HIV infection rate in Zambia is at 20%. Leave a Comment
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