Lusaka

Lusaka is the capital and largest city of Zambia. The two main languages spoken in Lusaka are English and Nyanja. It is located in the southern part of the central plateau of the country, at an elevation of 1279 m. It has a population of 3,100,000. It is a commercial centre as well as centre of government.

Flights to Lusaka

Although the city does not have any specific sights, it is a good base to plan your trip, get all the right documents for onward travel as well as a convenient base for exploring the region.
Cairo Road is one of the big axes of the city. Most shops are grouped along this broad double carriageway. Many of the government buildings are about 6km away along Independence Ave.
One of the attractions of the city is a market. Always full of activity, the thousands of stalls are filled and cleared every day. A myriad of motor spares dealers, restaurants, hairdressers, fishmongers, fruit sellers and rows and rows of "salaula" - discarded clothing from the West sold to Africa by the bale.

Flights to Lusaka with Air Botswana

The city is home to Lusaka International Airport and lies on the railway line from Livingstone to Kitwe.

Air Botswana is operating flights to Lusaka and Gaborone four times a week,