Zambia : Travellers’ Tips
In the near future the information below will be incorporated into the relevant Travel Advice Notice and the Tips will cease to exist as a separate entity.
-Get adequate travel insurance including medical insurance.
-Check the Foreign and Commonwealth Office Travel Advice before travelling.
-Make a point of checking out local laws and customs and respect them.
-Beware of pickpockets and opportunist car thieves.
Take medical advice on pretravel vaccinations and anti-malarials.
-Ask before taking photographs.
-Ensure you know the validity of your visa and don’t overstay.
-Leave a photocopy of your passport and travel itinerary with a contact in UK. Enter next of kin details into the back of your passport.
-HIV/AIDS prevalent in Zambia. Be aware and take all necessary precautions.
-Don’t carry drugs; penalties are severe.
Related Travel Information
Zambia : Geography
The Republic of Zambia is a land-locked country occupying an elevated plateau in south central Africa. Eight other countries border Zambia: Angola, Botswana, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Tanzania, Democratic Republic of Congo and Zimbabwe. Zambia's shortest route to the sea is via Zimbabwe to Beira in Mozambique.
Seychelles : Travel Tips
- Get good travel insurance. Medical facilities are basic and full medical insurance including cover for evacuation has proven necessary. Bring adequate supplies of any necessary medication.
- Check the Foreign and Commonwealth Office travel advice.
- Bring enough money. Travellers cheques in Sterling are usually accepted, but US Dollars and Euros are preferred. Major hotels/restaurants accept credit cards.
- Don’t change all your foreign exchange to Rupees on arrival. Most tourist services have to be paid in foreign currency. There are stiff penalties for changing foreign exchange except at a bank. Beware the temptations of the
General Advice to travellers
Due to the civil war, internal security procedures are tight. Travellers should carry identity papers with them. Street crime is not a major problem in most Angolan towns, but armed robberies and attacks on travellers on roads outside the main urban centers are on the increase.
Angola has three main ethnic groups, each speaking a Bantu language: Ovimbundu 37%, Kimbundu 25%, and Bakongo, 13%. Other groups include Chokwe (or Lunda), Ganguela, Nhaneca-Humbe, Ambo, Herero, and Xindunga. In addition, mixed racial (European and Africa) people amount to about 2%, with a small (1%) population of whites, mainly ethnically Portuguese.
Kenya Travel Tips
Do not photograph people without taking permission and don't feel offended if they ask you to pay for it since it is a poor country.
It is illegal to export Kenyan currency, it may be difficult to exchage when you depart. Do not change your money in the black market. The illegal money changers are often quick-change artists, and the police will arrest you if they even suspect you're changing money illicitly. Also, We recommend only changing small amounts of money at a time.
Livingstone
Livingstone is a small town of about 80,000 inhabitants, five miles (8 km) from Victoria Falls. Driving from Lusaka takes five to six hours (295 mi./470 km) and flying takes a littleover an hour.
The Livingstone Museum is the National Museum of Zambia and is renowned for its collection of Dr. Livingstone's memoirs. Other exhibits cover the art and culture of Zambia. The Maramba Cultural Center exhibits bandas from various districts in Zambia and presents colorful costumed perfor¬mances by Zambian dancers. The Railway Museum has steam engines and trains from the late 1800s and 1900s.
Livingstone Zoological Park is a small fenced
