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road, air and/or boat. A real treat of travel here are the open-air toilets and showers; most
bush camps and many lodges have them.
Most cities and larger towns have campsites where you can pitch your tent, but most are
way out in the suburbs (wood and charcoal usually for sale). Camping is also possible at
privately run campsites just outside national park boundaries. You won't have to pay park
admission fees until you actually visit the park. Some lodges around national parks have
multiple types of accommodation, everything from safari tents to chalets as well as camp-
sites - this can be a great deal as you have access to the lodge's facilities while paying a
pittance for accommodation (in these cases we've placed them in the budget category in
terms of its room rates).
The better budget hotels charge by the room, so two, three or even four people travel-
ling together can get some real (if crowded) bargains. Single travellers are often charged a
'supplement'; negotiation is usually possible.
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Activities
Companies in Livingstone (and Victoria Falls town in Zimbabwe) offer a bewildering ar-
ray of activities, such as white-water rafting in the gorge below the falls or river boarding
and canoeing on the quieter waters above the falls. Those with plenty of nerve and money
can try bungee jumping or abseiling, or take a ride in a microlight or helicopter. The less
adventurous may want to try hiking and horse riding.
Canoeing, either for a few hours or a few days, is a great way to explore the Zambezi
River and can be arranged at lodges in the Lower Zambezi Valley and Siavonga. Fishing
along the Zambezi, and at several lakes in northern Zambia, is also popular; the tiger fish
provide a tough contest for anglers. Fishing and boating are also possible on Lakes
Kariba, Bangweulu and Tanganyika.
Most national parks, such as Kafue, Kasanka, Lower Zambezi and South Luangwa,
have activities for visitors, with wildlife drives and walks the main focus, and the main
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