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northeast to Tanzania. Although it's always very hot, don't be tempted to swim in the lake
in this area because there are a few crocs.
Sights & Activities
CHURCH
Niamkolo Church
Check out Niamkolo Church, a five-minute walk up the hill from Nkupi Lodge. It's an old
stone ruin that you can walk inside and around. It was built in 1895 and 1896 by the Lon-
don Missionary Society, who had arrived in the town some ten years earlier to establish a
mission. It was abandoned in 1908 when the missionaries all got sleeping sickness and
moved away from the lakeshore.
Sleeping & Eating
Nkupi Lodge $
( 0214-455166; nkupilodge@hotmail.com; campsite per person ZMW40, dm ZMW75,
rondavel from ZMW125)
The best place for independent travellers, this shady campsite
and lodge is a short walk out of town near the lake and has plenty of space for tents as
well as a number of spacious
rondavels
. Showers and toilets are spotless and there's
plenty of hot water. There's also a self-catering kitchen and a bar, or food can be prepared
with plenty of notice. The friendly owners Charity and Dinesh can arrange onward trans-
port to Tanzania.
LODGE
Great Lakes $
( 0977 173874; chalets ZMW150)
Sharing large grounds with Great Lakes Products are
a few large thatched
rondavels
, which are spacious and comfortable if a little sparse.
There is a view of the lake from here but there's nowhere to sit and enjoy the scenery.
There's a decent restaurant (mains ZMW20 to ZMW30).
LODGE
Waterfront Bar $
(Lake Tanganyika; 4pm- late)
Mpulungu's newest bar, it has a fantastic setting on the
shore of Lake Tanganyika. The food menu is limited to barbecued chicken or sausages,
but it is a great spot for a cold beer and draws a local crowd most nights.
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