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Tourism in Zambia

January 01, 1970

Tourism in Zambia relates to tourism in the African nation Zambia. The tourism industry is a major and growing industry in Zambia. Zambia has more than 2500 lions along with several National parks, waterfalls, lakes, rivers, and historic monuments. Zambia has been involved in several agreements on tourism with nations like Uganda and Kenya. Uganda Ministry of Tourism and Arts said Zambia is a model in tourism in Africa. Zambia Tourism Agency (ZTA) has partnered with the Government through the Ministry of Tourism and private sector to enhance the marketing aspect in the tourism industry.[1][2][3][4][5]

Overview edit

Zambia's tourism industry is one of the country's growth potential areas. It has been given the non-traditional export status and is receiving a lot of support from the Government by way of infrastructure development, promotion of increased private sector participation, as well as attractive tax incentives for all investments in the sector.[6]

Hunting is also an important part of the Zambian tourist industry. Though the country banned all hunting in January 2013 amid concerns of corruption and over hunting of certain species, it legalized hunting again for most species of plains game in 2014. Additionally, the Zambian Tourism Minister announced that leopards may be legally hunted starting in 2015 and lions may be hunted again beginning in 2016.[7]

Tourist Attractions edit

Major and Popular Tourist Attractions including their Locations
Name of Attraction Location Closest Airport Note(s)
Victoria Falls Livingstone, Southern Province Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport One of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World. Locally known as Mosi-oa-Tunya
Lake Kariba Southern Province Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport World's second largest man-made Reservoir at 5,580 square kilometres
Livingstone Crocodile Park Livingstone, Southern Province Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport [8]
Livingstone Museum Livingstone, Southern Province Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport [9] Country's oldest museum and holds letters & journals of David Livingstone
Siavonga Siavonga, Southern Province Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport [10]
Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park Southern Province Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport
Kalambo Falls Luapula Province Mansa Airport [11][12]
Lake Bangweulu Luapula Province Mansa Airport
Lumangwe Falls Luapula and Northern Provinces Mansa Airport Largest waterfall wholly within the country, with a height of 30–40 m and a width of 100–160 m
Mumbuluma Falls Luapula Province Mansa Airport
Musonda Falls Luapula Province Mansa Airport
Mweru Wantipa National Park Luapula and Northern Provinces Mansa Airport
Ntumbachushi Falls Luapula Province Mansa Airport Cascading Waterfall and pools stretching 2 km above 2 parallel, 10m wide, 30m deep main falls
Samfya Beach Samfya, Luapula Province Mansa Airport [13] Dozens of kilometers of White Sand Beach
Chilambwe Falls Northern Province Kasama Airport [14]
Chishimba Falls Kasama, Northern Province Kasama Airport
Isangano National Park Northern Province Kasama Airport Found in the Bangweulu Wetlands
Kabwelume Falls Northern Province Kasama Airport
Lavushi Manda National Park Northern Province Kasama Airport Found in the Bangweulu Wetlands
Moto Moto Museum Mbala, Northern Province Kasama Airport
Nsumbu National Park Northern Province Kasaba Bay Airport [15]
Kasaba Bay Northern Province Kasaba Bay Airport In Nsumbu National Park,[16]
Kafue National Park North-Western Province Kenneth Kaunda International Airport Largest national park in Zambia, covering an area of about 22,400 km2
West Lunga National Park North-Western Province Solwezi Airport
Zambezi Source Mwinilunga, North-Western Province Solwezi Airport Source of the Zambezi river and a botanical reserve, part of Zambezi Source National Forest.
Blue Lagoon National Park Central Province Kenneth Kaunda International Airport [17]
Lunsemfwa Wonder Gorge and Bell Point Mkushi, Central Province Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe International Airport
Kasanka National Park Central Province Mansa Airport
Kapishya Hotsprings Mpika, Muchinga Province Kasama Airport
Kundalila Falls Muchinga Province Mansa Airport
North Luangwa National Park Muchinga Province Mfuwe Airport
Nyika National Park Muchinga Province Mfuwe Airport
South Luangwa National Park Muchinga Province Mfuwe Airport [18]
Mfuwe Lodge Muchinga Province Mfuwe Airport [19] A safari lodge overlooking Mfuwe Lagoon in South Luangwa National Park
Chembe Bird Sanctuary Kitwe, Copperbelt Province Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe International Airport [20]
Nsobe Game Park Copperbelt Province Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe International Airport [21]
Happy Land Amusement Park Chongwe, Lusaka Province Kenneth Kaunda International Airport Amusement Park[22]
Lochinvar National Park Lusaka Province Kenneth Kaunda International Airport [23]
Lolebezi Safari Lodge Lusaka Province Kenneth Kaunda International Airport [24]
Lower Zambezi National Park Lusaka Province Kenneth Kaunda International Airport [25]
Lusaka National Museum Lusaka, Lusaka Province Kenneth Kaunda International Airport Museum[26]
Lusaka National Park Lusaka, Lusaka Province Kenneth Kaunda International Airport
Munda Wanga Environmental Park Chilanga, Lusaka Province Kenneth Kaunda International Airport [27]
TAZARA Memorial Park Chongwe, Lusaka Province Kenneth Kaunda International Airport Museum[28]
Barotse Floodplain Western Province Mongu Airport [29]
Chavuma Falls Western Province Lukulu Airport
Liuwa Plain National Park Western Province Lukulu Airport [30]
Ngonye Falls Western Province Lukulu Airport [31][32] Also known as Sioma Falls
Sioma Ngwezi National Parks Western Province Sesheke Airport [33]

Governmental Policies Regarding Tourism edit

Due to Zambia's poor economic status, the country has historically relied on foreign aid in an attempt to alleviate poverty.[34] Tourism has emerged in recent years as an alternate method to mining to boost Zambia's economy.[35][36]

Tourism is being seen by Zambia's government as a tool for economic and rural development, as it generates income, creates jobs, promotes wildlife conservation, and improves standards of living.[37][35]

The increasingly popular worldwide phenomena adventure tourism has also risen in popularity within Zambia, especially within the city of Livingstone, which is now becoming known as Africa's "adventure tourism capital".[38]

Since tourism as an economic sector is boosted with cooperation between neighboring countries, Zambia, as a member of the South African Development Community (SADC), has cooperated with other countries within the SADC in order to mutually attract tourists.[39]

Zambia, along with fellow SADC nations, have struggled to compete with other nations with more established tourist destinations, for a variety of reasons, some of which include difficulty in transportation to the countries, an absence of direct international flights, and failure to create attractive tourist experiences or products.[39]

Efforts to Promote Tourism edit

As a member of the SADC,Zambia engaged in the following efforts to promote tourism.

SADC Tourism Protocol 1998 - Member countries are urged to create a "Univisa" that would allow tourists to travel across the borders of SADC countries freely. After initial success, in November 2014, Zambia and Zimbabwe signed a memorandum of understanding to put into effect a more permanent UNIVISA which allows tourists to visit both countries with a single visa.[40]

Regional Tourism Organization of South Africa (RETOSA) 2002 - In an attempt to make the SADC more appealing to visitors, the charter imposed upon member states of SADC a series of protocols and programs to promote the region.[39]

Zambia is currently struggling to facilitate tourism without creating a burden on local communities that would result in a loss of culture, an unstable economy, and compromised environment.[39]

Tourism as a form of wildlife conservation edit

An increase in sport hunting and ecotourism has resulted in an increase in wildlife populations in South African countries such as Zambia. Since Zambia is home to so many national parks, waterfalls, and game management areas, most of Zambia's tourism is dependent on wildlife.[41] Ecotourism within Zambia, while devastated by the COVID-19 pandemic, has played a major role in controlling poaching and bringing in foreign investment for wildlife protection.[42]

One U.N. Development Programme, the Lion's Share, announced recently its commitment to grant $400,000 towards wildlife-based tourism in Zambia, in order to protect wildlife and generate jobs.[43] Not only is wildlife essential to the development of Zambia's Tourism industry and thus Zambia's economy, but tourism is also essential to the preservation of wildlife in Zambia.[41] The Minister of Tourism and Arts of Zambia stands by the framework defined in expectations and goals set out in the Agenda 2030, an initiative to increase tourism sustainability in Africa.[44]

However, tourism has also been linked to an increase in urbanization within Zambia, at the detriment of the environmentalism efforts. Another challenge of tourism is documented instances of the Dengue Virus being spread throughout the region from other neighboring countries.[45][46][47]

Gallery edit

Visa Regulations edit

As of 1 October 2022, visa requirements were waived for tourists holding a passport from the following countries and territories:[48]

Country Gulf States Europe
  Australia   Bahrain   European Union
  Canada   Kuwait   United Kingdom
  China   Iraq   Norway
  Japan   Oman
  South Korea   Qatar
  United States   Saudi Arabia
  United Arab Emirates
See also: Visa policy of Zambia

Arrivals by country edit

This section is transcluded from Visa policy of Zambia. (edit | history)

Most visitors arriving to Zambia were from the following countries of nationality:[49][50][51]

Country 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2015 2014 2013
  Tanzania 169,798 118,708 206,771 161,990 222,095 166,833 219,215 184,187
  Zimbabwe 139,881 185,154 424,921 340,263 242,848 225,527 208,962 191,048
  Democratic Republic of Congo 75,466 48,311 108,421 82,578 96,480 96,201 89,796 —
  South Africa 36,018 28,437 92,033 94,170 92,486 94,030 98,216 87,048
  India 14,944 10,960 30,789 25,505 22,337 25,517 21,117 17,136
  Mozambique 14,765 12,955 23,671 19,899 19,833
  Malawi 12,683 13,603 26,208 32,667 28,783 31,539 29,579 —
  United States 12,256 6,120 39,930 41,390 39,121 38,496 32,625 31,826
  Kenya 7,848 5,530 13,924 11,754 10,626
  Botswana 7,315 8,991
  United Kingdom 7,226 8,510 27,019 34,789 43,487 36,997 31,280 32,309
  China 6,918 7,696 34,400 27,796 26,562 20,648 30,831 27,603
  Namibia 6,148 7,537 22,311 16,742 —
  Uganda 4,175
  Germany 2,271 1,502 7,856 9,565 7,952
  France 1,956 1,623 6,142 6,460 5,092
  Netherlands 1,434 1,174
  Canada 1,244 1,406 6,786 6,911 5,311
  Italy 933 851 4,232 5,733 3,138
  Australia 677 1,644 10,614 11,059 8,547
  Denmark 424 379 1,670 1,764 2,225
Total 554,290 501,606 1,266,427 1,072,012 1,009,173 931,782 946,969 914,576

See also edit

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Tourism in Zambia relates to tourism in the African nation Zambia The tourism industry is a major and growing industry in Zambia Zambia has more than 2500 lions along with several National parks waterfalls lakes rivers and historic monuments Zambia has been involved in several agreements on tourism with nations like Uganda and Kenya Uganda Ministry of Tourism and Arts said Zambia is a model in tourism in Africa Zambia Tourism Agency ZTA has partnered with the Government through the Ministry of Tourism and private sector to enhance the marketing aspect in the tourism industry 1 2 3 4 5 Contents 1 Overview 2 Tourist Attractions 3 Governmental Policies Regarding Tourism 3 1 Efforts to Promote Tourism 4 Tourism as a form of wildlife conservation 5 Gallery 6 Visa Regulations 7 Arrivals by country 8 See also 9 ReferencesOverview editZambia s tourism industry is one of the country s growth potential areas It has been given the non traditional export status and is receiving a lot of support from the Government by way of infrastructure development promotion of increased private sector participation as well as attractive tax incentives for all investments in the sector 6 Hunting is also an important part of the Zambian tourist industry Though the country banned all hunting in January 2013 amid concerns of corruption and over hunting of certain species it legalized hunting again for most species of plains game in 2014 Additionally the Zambian Tourism Minister announced that leopards may be legally hunted starting in 2015 and lions may be hunted again beginning in 2016 7 Tourist Attractions editMajor and Popular Tourist Attractions including their Locations Name of Attraction Location Closest Airport Note s Victoria Falls Livingstone Southern Province Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport One of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World Locally known as Mosi oa Tunya Lake Kariba Southern Province Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport World s second largest man made Reservoir at 5 580 square kilometres Livingstone Crocodile Park Livingstone Southern Province Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport 8 Livingstone Museum Livingstone Southern Province Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport 9 Country s oldest museum and holds letters amp journals of David Livingstone Siavonga Siavonga Southern Province Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport 10 Mosi oa Tunya National Park Southern Province Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport Kalambo Falls Luapula Province Mansa Airport 11 12 Lake Bangweulu Luapula Province Mansa Airport Lumangwe Falls Luapula and Northern Provinces Mansa Airport Largest waterfall wholly within the country with a height of 30 40 m and a width of 100 160 m Mumbuluma Falls Luapula Province Mansa Airport Musonda Falls Luapula Province Mansa Airport Mweru Wantipa National Park Luapula and Northern Provinces Mansa Airport Ntumbachushi Falls Luapula Province Mansa Airport Cascading Waterfall and pools stretching 2 km above 2 parallel 10m wide 30m deep main falls Samfya Beach Samfya Luapula Province Mansa Airport 13 Dozens of kilometers of White Sand Beach Chilambwe Falls Northern Province Kasama Airport 14 Chishimba Falls Kasama Northern Province Kasama Airport Isangano National Park Northern Province Kasama Airport Found in the Bangweulu Wetlands Kabwelume Falls Northern Province Kasama Airport Lavushi Manda National Park Northern Province Kasama Airport Found in the Bangweulu Wetlands Moto Moto Museum Mbala Northern Province Kasama Airport Nsumbu National Park Northern Province Kasaba Bay Airport 15 Kasaba Bay Northern Province Kasaba Bay Airport In Nsumbu National Park 16 Kafue National Park North Western Province Kenneth Kaunda International Airport Largest national park in Zambia covering an area of about 22 400 km2 West Lunga National Park North Western Province Solwezi Airport Zambezi Source Mwinilunga North Western Province Solwezi Airport Source of the Zambezi river and a botanical reserve part of Zambezi Source National Forest Blue Lagoon National Park Central Province Kenneth Kaunda International Airport 17 Lunsemfwa Wonder Gorge and Bell Point Mkushi Central Province Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe International Airport Kasanka National Park Central Province Mansa Airport Kapishya Hotsprings Mpika Muchinga Province Kasama Airport Kundalila Falls Muchinga Province Mansa Airport North Luangwa National Park Muchinga Province Mfuwe Airport Nyika National Park Muchinga Province Mfuwe Airport South Luangwa National Park Muchinga Province Mfuwe Airport 18 Mfuwe Lodge Muchinga Province Mfuwe Airport 19 A safari lodge overlooking Mfuwe Lagoon in South Luangwa National Park Chembe Bird Sanctuary Kitwe Copperbelt Province Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe International Airport 20 Nsobe Game Park Copperbelt Province Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe International Airport 21 Happy Land Amusement Park Chongwe Lusaka Province Kenneth Kaunda International Airport Amusement Park 22 Lochinvar National Park Lusaka Province Kenneth Kaunda International Airport 23 Lolebezi Safari Lodge Lusaka Province Kenneth Kaunda International Airport 24 Lower Zambezi National Park Lusaka Province Kenneth Kaunda International Airport 25 Lusaka National Museum Lusaka Lusaka Province Kenneth Kaunda International Airport Museum 26 Lusaka National Park Lusaka Lusaka Province Kenneth Kaunda International Airport Munda Wanga Environmental Park Chilanga Lusaka Province Kenneth Kaunda International Airport 27 TAZARA Memorial Park Chongwe Lusaka Province Kenneth Kaunda International Airport Museum 28 Barotse Floodplain Western Province Mongu Airport 29 Chavuma Falls Western Province Lukulu Airport Liuwa Plain National Park Western Province Lukulu Airport 30 Ngonye Falls Western Province Lukulu Airport 31 32 Also known as Sioma Falls Sioma Ngwezi National Parks Western Province Sesheke Airport 33 Governmental Policies Regarding Tourism editDue to Zambia s poor economic status the country has historically relied on foreign aid in an attempt to alleviate poverty 34 Tourism has emerged in recent years as an alternate method to mining to boost Zambia s economy 35 36 Tourism is being seen by Zambia s government as a tool for economic and rural development as it generates income creates jobs promotes wildlife conservation and improves standards of living 37 35 The increasingly popular worldwide phenomena adventure tourism has also risen in popularity within Zambia especially within the city of Livingstone which is now becoming known as Africa s adventure tourism capital 38 Since tourism as an economic sector is boosted with cooperation between neighboring countries Zambia as a member of the South African Development Community SADC has cooperated with other countries within the SADC in order to mutually attract tourists 39 Zambia along with fellow SADC nations have struggled to compete with other nations with more established tourist destinations for a variety of reasons some of which include difficulty in transportation to the countries an absence of direct international flights and failure to create attractive tourist experiences or products 39 Efforts to Promote Tourism edit As a member of the SADC Zambia engaged in the following efforts to promote tourism SADC Tourism Protocol 1998 Member countries are urged to create a Univisa that would allow tourists to travel across the borders of SADC countries freely After initial success in November 2014 Zambia and Zimbabwe signed a memorandum of understanding to put into effect a more permanent UNIVISA which allows tourists to visit both countries with a single visa 40 Regional Tourism Organization of South Africa RETOSA 2002 In an attempt to make the SADC more appealing to visitors the charter imposed upon member states of SADC a series of protocols and programs to promote the region 39 Zambia is currently struggling to facilitate tourism without creating a burden on local communities that would result in a loss of culture an unstable economy and compromised environment 39 Tourism as a form of wildlife conservation editAn increase in sport hunting and ecotourism has resulted in an increase in wildlife populations in South African countries such as Zambia Since Zambia is home to so many national parks waterfalls and game management areas most of Zambia s tourism is dependent on wildlife 41 Ecotourism within Zambia while devastated by the COVID 19 pandemic has played a major role in controlling poaching and bringing in foreign investment for wildlife protection 42 One U N Development Programme the Lion s Share announced recently its commitment to grant 400 000 towards wildlife based tourism in Zambia in order to protect wildlife and generate jobs 43 Not only is wildlife essential to the development of Zambia s Tourism industry and thus Zambia s economy but tourism is also essential to the preservation of wildlife in Zambia 41 The Minister of Tourism and Arts of Zambia stands by the framework defined in expectations and goals set out in the Agenda 2030 an initiative to increase tourism sustainability in Africa 44 However tourism has also been linked to an increase in urbanization within Zambia at the detriment of the environmentalism efforts Another challenge of tourism is documented instances of the Dengue Virus being spread throughout the region from other neighboring countries 45 46 47 Gallery edit nbsp Victoria Falls Bridge nbsp Lusaka National Museum nbsp Victoria Falls nbsp South Luangwa National Park nbsp Lumangwe Falls nbsp Ntumbachushi Falls nbsp Kafue National Park nbsp Ngonye Falls nbsp Mfuwe Sunset nbsp Samfya Beach nbsp Zambezi River at junction of Zambia Namibia Zimbabwe amp Botswana nbsp Hippopotamus in the Zambezi River nbsp Chisimba Falls nbsp Lake Kariba in Siavonga nbsp Bangweulu WetlandsVisa Regulations editAs of 1 October 2022 visa requirements were waived for tourists holding a passport from the following countries and territories 48 Country Gulf States Europe nbsp Australia nbsp Bahrain nbsp European Union nbsp Canada nbsp Kuwait nbsp United Kingdom nbsp China nbsp Iraq nbsp Norway nbsp Japan nbsp Oman nbsp South Korea nbsp Qatar nbsp United States nbsp Saudi Arabia nbsp United Arab Emirates See also Visa policy of ZambiaArrivals by country editThis section is transcluded from Visa policy of Zambia edit history Most visitors arriving to Zambia were from the following countries of nationality 49 50 51 Country 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2015 2014 2013 nbsp Tanzania 169 798 118 708 206 771 161 990 222 095 166 833 219 215 184 187 nbsp Zimbabwe 139 881 185 154 424 921 340 263 242 848 225 527 208 962 191 048 nbsp Democratic Republic of Congo 75 466 48 311 108 421 82 578 96 480 96 201 89 796 nbsp South Africa 36 018 28 437 92 033 94 170 92 486 94 030 98 216 87 048 nbsp India 14 944 10 960 30 789 25 505 22 337 25 517 21 117 17 136 nbsp Mozambique 14 765 12 955 23 671 19 899 19 833 nbsp Malawi 12 683 13 603 26 208 32 667 28 783 31 539 29 579 nbsp United States 12 256 6 120 39 930 41 390 39 121 38 496 32 625 31 826 nbsp Kenya 7 848 5 530 13 924 11 754 10 626 nbsp Botswana 7 315 8 991 nbsp United Kingdom 7 226 8 510 27 019 34 789 43 487 36 997 31 280 32 309 nbsp China 6 918 7 696 34 400 27 796 26 562 20 648 30 831 27 603 nbsp Namibia 6 148 7 537 22 311 16 742 nbsp Uganda 4 175 nbsp Germany 2 271 1 502 7 856 9 565 7 952 nbsp France 1 956 1 623 6 142 6 460 5 092 nbsp Netherlands 1 434 1 174 nbsp Canada 1 244 1 406 6 786 6 911 5 311 nbsp Italy 933 851 4 232 5 733 3 138 nbsp Australia 677 1 644 10 614 11 059 8 547 nbsp Denmark 424 379 1 670 1 764 2 225 Total 554 290 501 606 1 266 427 1 072 012 1 009 173 931 782 946 969 914 576See also editEconomy of Zambia TourismReferences edit Zulu Delphine Zambia Ugandan Minister Hails Zambia s Tourism allAfrica com Retrieved 2015 07 28 Zambia Uganda forge relations to improve tourism Zambia Daily MailZambia Daily Mail Daily mail co zm Retrieved 2015 07 28 Zambia disease free Zone ZTB Zambia 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