Joanna James
Zambia is a beautiful country in the African continent that is best known for Victoria Falls which it shares with Zimbabwe. A third of Zambia is made up of national parks making it the ideal country that you need to visit if you are looking to experience Africa untamed and in its natural element.
The termite hills in Zambia are the size of a small house or a shed where you could shelter a pony from the rain. It is both terrifying and quite an attest to the wildness of Zambian country.
Zambia, despite all its many natural wonders, is completely landlocked on all sides. It is surrounded by a total of seven different countries including Zimbabwe, Namibia, Angola, Mozambique, Malawi, Tanzania and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
The traditional name of the iconic Victoria Falls is Mosi-oa-Tunya which means “smoke that thunders.” Which is extremely literal if you are standing in front of this awe-inspiring waterfall. Many tourists stay at a Livingstone hotel for the sole purpose of visiting this magnificent natural wonder.
At 108 meters in height, Victoria Falls is almost double the size of Niagara Falls in Canada. It is located close to Royal Livingstone Hotel by Anantara where the Zambezi River turns into the falls. It is also the largest waterfall in the world.
The main export from Zambia is copper and the country produces 1.5 million tonnes annually.
Zambia is home to the Big Five of wildlife in Africa which includes lions, elephants and rhinos among other creatures. The designated protection area for these animals in Zambia is South Luangwa National Park.
Zambia’s official currency is known as the Zambian Kwacha and that translates to mean “dawn.” But you can also withdraw US dollars from most ATMs and banks in the country with which you can do the payments for most hotels, restaurants and high-end cafés.
You can go white-water rafting down the Zambezi river and that is one of the many adventurous things you can do in Zambia. There are national parks where the safaris can either be on land or by canoe downriver. There are helicopter rides over Victoria Falls and most excitingly, gorge swinging.
Zambia is also home to the largest man-made lake in the world. Lake Kariba supplies hydroelectric power to Zimbabwe and Zambia as well as sustaining a massive commercial fishing industry.
The name that Zambia was given comes from the name of the river that runs through the country. The Zambezi River is the fourth-longest river in Africa coming in position behind the Nile, Congo and Niger rivers.
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