Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Car & Motorcycle
The roads can get extremely clogged around Lusaka at peak traffic times, and you should
always be alert on the road as accidents are not infrequent. Speed limits are enforced in
and around the city. Do not park your vehicle on the streets unless you have someone to
keep an eye on it for you; hotels, restaurants and shopping centres all have guarded car
parks. If you drive around at night you increase the risk of an accident or carjacking; after
dark leave the car at your hotel and take a taxi.
Several international car rental companies have counters at the airport, including Avis (
Click here ) and Europcar/Voyagers ( Click here ). Benmark Transways & Car Hire (
0211-292192) , which can be booked through Lusaka Backpackers, rents cars for within
Lusaka for ZMW300 or for outside for ZMW400 to ZMW500 per day.
If you want a car and driver to help get you around Lusaka, you're better off hiring a
taxi for the day, although travel agencies do offer this service. One of the official blue tax-
is should charge around ZMW300 to ZMW350 for a day, but an unofficial taxi would be
cheaper.
For car rental to take out outside Lusaka and around the national parks Click here .
Public Transport
Local minibuses run along Lusaka's main roads, but there are no route numbers or destin-
ation signs, so the system is difficult to work out. There is a confusing array of bus and
minibus stations.
Otherwise, it is possible to flag down a minibus along a route. For instance, from the
South End Roundabout, the 'Kabulonga' minibus goes along Independence Ave to
Longacres Roundabout and then heads back towards the city along Los Angeles Blvd and
Church Rd; the 'Chakunkula' or 'Chelston' minibus shuttles down Kafue Rd to Kafue
town; and the 'Chilanga' minibus heads to Chilanga, via Kafue Rd. The standard fare is
ZMW2 to ZMW3.
Taxi
Official taxis can be identified by the numbers painted on the doors and their colour (light
blue but hundreds of unofficial taxis also cruise the streets (you'll hear them honk their
horn as they go past you on the street, looking for business). Some unofficial taxis are
really decrepit vehicles so have a good look before jumping in one. Generally they'll be
ZMW5 to ZMW10 cheaper for a single journey within the city.
Official taxis can be hailed along the street or found at ranks near the main hotels and
markets. Fares are negotiable, but, as a guide, ZMW30 will get you between Cairo Rd and
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