Lusaka Places to Visit

Lusaka is the largest city in Zambia and also the capital of Zambia. It is among the best options to be considered for your trip. Here are some of the suggestions to have a enjoyable trip by cheap tickets to Lusaka endeavored by Travel Wide Flights.

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SUNDAY CRAFTS MARKET:

The market provides its services all over the week but it is much better to visit the market on Sundays. It is a good local art and crafts market. This weekly market features Lusaka’s best range of handicrafts especially curios made from malachite, wood carvings and African prints. The market is in the Arcade shopping mall car park area. The crowd of people over there is hosted by vendors along with their finest goods. Good selection of every imaginable item of African art is offered to you in a reasonable price. It is a great place to find nice and elegant African pieces at affordable prices. Stall keepers do not host aggressive marketing. It is a nice place to go with your friends on Sunday. The sellers have local clothes and handicrafts. Most of the selling items are tremendous including jewelry, a lot of handmade ornaments and items. It is a hustled bustled place. The spot is not a high end art, but it is great for souvenirs. This market is straight up entertaining. Nearby restaurants make it a perfect Sunday outing.

MUNDA WANGA:

If you are interested to explore the wildlife, here is your desired destination. It is an environmental park which was built as an ordinary zoo but now is transformed into a modern facility. Munda Wanga is certainly a botanical paradise with its themed compartments of the garden. The garden is spacious with many interesting specimens. The park has a collection of more than 45 species of animals. It is intrinsically a complete package place because it consists of a botanical garden, recreational village, wildlife sanctuary and environmental educational centre. Its timing hours are 8:00 hours to 18:00 hours feeding tours on Friday, Saturday, Sundays and Public Holidays. You will surely explore the incredibly beautiful botanic gardens. It is fun seeing animals up close and there are signs near some of the enclosures giving some information about the animals but not on all of them. It is a perfect place to bring your children that they can play, swim and relish the glory of nature. If you want to see animals feeding, then go on Friday, Saturday or Sunday. It is a nice place to picnic. The animal are is good too. There are lion enclosures, impalas, ostriches, wild dogs, baboons, camels, monkeys, birds and some other animals. The best part of your trip over here is that you can get very close to a diversity of animals and can watch them eat and interact. The botanical garden is quite nice and a worth a look at.

Travel to KALIMBA REPTILE PARK:

As the name suggests, the park has a wide range of reptiles especially Crocodiles. The park is located a bit out of the city but your trip from city to park will definitely be entertaining and amazing especially when you are travelling with your kids. And don’t forget to pick up something good for Crocodiles. The place is insanely good for seeing among the world’s biggest crocodiles. There are all sizes of crocodiles and you will be fortunate if you can touch the smaller ones. The crocodiles are absolutely huge. Besides a large number of crocodiles, really venomous snakes, turtles and monitors are also the part of the park. In addition you can see the green and black Mamba there too. There are numerous fascinating things to see like loads of scorpions. It is an elegant spot to visit for reptiles’ knowledge and you can relish the fresh air under the shade of trees on green grass. You can add some spice to your journey by fishing, swimming, having some food (especially crocodile bbq) at the park side and a lot more. You can eat divine crocodile burger. Visiting over this park is certainly interesting, in the sense of a fair bit of information given. It is a nice place worth visiting. So, do not miss the chance to get this fun package at the very cheap fares to Lusaka.

SOWETO MARKET in Lusaka:

It is a market situated in Lusaka with a lot of hustle and bustle. It is situated near the city center in the mid 1990’s and the main purpose of its establishment was to take the pressure off the streets. It is the largest market in the city and has a massive crowd of people over here. You can find almost everything you want ranging from clothes to shoes and grocery to vegetables and fruits.   You can get fresh vegetables, rice, kepenta, beans, groundnuts etc so, a perfect place to buy your dailies. If you are a little hungry then there are some take away food bars and eateries that mostly offer chips and chicken. If you are not really a buyer and are in Lusaka only to spend your vacations then the place is also highly suits you because of the massive intensified crowd it contain. This rush in Soweto market will never get you bored and you can wander in the market just for fun and may be also you find and convinced to purchase something that you really like either for your own self or for your family.

Visit TAJ PAMODZI HOTEL in lusaka:

It is one of the luxurious and elegant hotels in Zambia. The hotel provides a lush natural environment where you will love to sit, relax and eat. You can conveniently access to the Taj Pamodzi Hotel because it is located about just 22 km away from the airport and 5 km away from the center of city. . On the adjacent side of the hotel, you are facilitating with a fully equipped modern gym, steam and sauna guests get complimentary access. The hotel offers you a 5 star quality accommodation with 193 air conditioned luxurious rooms. It has 5 meeting rooms, 2 restaurants, an outdoor sparkling swimming pool and a squash court. Two of its restaurants having Chinese and Indian food will give you something delicious. The hotel offers you a divine dining experience with Indian and international cuisines. You can enjoy different tastes of meals, tea, coffees, international cocktails, drinks, wines, in a casual but elegant setting hosted by The Jacaranda Coffee Shop and Marula Bar. All the services provided to you over this mesmerizing spot are superb. The service staff is friendly, well trained, humble and organized. The rooms of the hotel are clean and well adorned. The food is excellent with various varieties of delicious dishes at breakfast and lunch. Your trip over here is wonderful and you don’t feel any difficulty during your stay.

KABWATA CULTURAL VILLAGE:

This village is located southeast of the city center and has various huts and stalls selling local arts and crafts. The market is a tremendous place to get African jewelry, souvenirs, African art and colorful African fabrics. The attraction has the potential to be very good. Various huts which were built in 1930s and 1940s constitute this village. In 1970s most of the huts were devastated to construct flats nearby. But in 1974, 43 huts were saved and maintained to preserve the identity of the Zambian nation and the country’s cultural heritage because they thought and believed that the nation without tradition is dead. You can buy cheaper hand carved crafts and curios. The masks, carvings and jewelry sell by vendors are cheap in its price but are real beautiful. Most of the items are made right at the market in front of you so you can have an experience with the artisans. Besides buying these reasonable hand crafts you can also relish the traditional performances that are held on Sundays in winter. It is one of the eminent tourist attractions because it plays a role as one of the strong selling points for tourism in Zambia. It is a perfect place to buy local materials as well as African culture staff. The people over here are friendly and helpful. An interesting fact about the products prices is that the items sold over here are much more affordable than those sold in the Sunday market. This is certainly a worth visiting spot.

MINT LOUNGE:

Best for its beverages; the Mint Lounge is unique in its kind in a way that it is a casual coffee shop having lovely outdoor surrounded with manicured plants. It is kernel for its healthy fare, delicious smoothies and mouth watering juices. You will surely experience a good service, divine cakes, very nice coffees and delicious plates. If you don’t taste the red velvet cupcakes then you will just missed the eminent part of your trip. Vegetarians find on other place better than the Mint Lounge as the wraps are fantastic for vegetarians or who are health conscious. It offers good food choices, nice ambience and solid coffee options. The standards never drop. The food is no doubt delicious but the stunning décor will must make you to taste the dessert at least ones. You will spend a great time in this calming atmosphere. It is not a busy location so you can visit it anytime and can enjoy each and everything in a good manner.

LILAYI ELEPHANT NURSERY:

The interesting thing about the Nursery is that it is a home of many orphaned baby elephants from around the country. It is good to see these little creatures moving around you. The nursery provides and emphasizes on such a vital service to wildlife heritage. If you like cute elephants then must go here. The elephants and baby ellies definitely make you all squishy inside. If you want to see the elephant babies and hear about rehabilitation, this is the place. Watching the orphaned baby elephants, socializing together, in their mud pool gives you a wonderful sight from the viewing platform. When these baby elephants are fully grown then they have a chance at a new life in the wild in Kafue National Park. Seeing elephants and elephants on a safari is nevertheless very interesting. You cannot find any difficulty over here because the staff is so knowledgeable and happy to answer all your questions. This is so heartening to see that the guides have such a passion and are doing such a great service.  If you are looking for a harmonized, relaxing and a lovely setup where you can also enjoy the delicious food that is out of this world, then it is a perfect place. It is definitely a place to go and unwind. You should firstly pay the entrance fee that is not bad and the staffs use this fee to continue their work with these wonderful creatures. Must, bring your camera, a hat, buy sunglasses and sturdy shoes (as these are the right accessories) along with you. The restaurant at Lilayi Lodge offers you a good fare for any pocket as well as taste too. Your trip over here is surely an insightful visit.

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