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About Lower Zambezi Valley

Lower Zambezi Valley is situated on the Zambian side of the Zambezi River. Lower Zambezi Valley budget travel offers prime game viewing, birdwatching and more.

Lower Zambezi Valley Budget Travel

Lower Zambezi Valley budget travel is very easy with great value for money backpacking tours and fantastic highlights. Below is useful information on Lower Zambezi Valley to help you plan your budget holiday in Lower Zambezi Valley. We offer a variety of budget tours and backpacking advice in Lower Zambezi Valley.

Airports

Lower Zambezi Valley airports include:
• Livingstone Airport
• Lusaka International Airport

Birdlife

Lower Zambezi Valley birdlife includes a range of species such as kingfisher, fishing owl, fishing eagle, stork, Bishops birds, cranes and many other beautifully coloured birds.

Conservation

Lower Zambezi Valley conservation includes the creation of the beautiful Lower Zambezi National Park, one of Zambia's top safari destinations.

Malaria

Lower Zambezi Valley malaria medication includes the following:
• Mefloquine (Lariam)
• Doxycycline
• Atovaquone/proguanil (Malarone)

Plants

Lower Zambezi Valley plant life is rich and fertile, with a range of aquatic plants to be found as well as riverine vegetation and acacia woodlands further inland.

Safety Tips

• Like many countries with a high unemployment rate, petty theft can occur in Zambia
• Keep all valuables safe and out of sight in a moneybag under your shirt
• Do not swim in the rivers ' aside from hippos and crocodiles, there may also be bilharzia
• When on game drives, stay in your car at all times except at designated rest stops
• Drive carefully ' roads can be poor and wildlife can appear in the middle of the road so keep speed levels down
• If you are staying near or in the game park grounds, do not wander out of the camp alone as there may be dangerous wild animals lurking around outside camps

Travel Books

Lower Zambezi Valley recommended travel books include:
• Zambia Bradt Travel Guide 4th Edition by Chris McIntyre
• Zambia in Pictures by Bella Waters
• Basic Facts on Zambia by Mwelwa Musambachime
• Globetrotter Zambia and Victoria Falls by William Gray
• Old Livingstone and Victoria Falls by Gordon Shepherd

Visa Requirements

Get more information on visas in Zambia

Wildlife

With a range of crocodiles and hippos along the river, Lower Zambezi Valley wildlife is fairly abundant, with a range of water-dwelling game to be seen.

Tania - OverlandingAfrica.com26 Feb 2010: Hi Natasha, I'm not sure what you are asking here. National Parks by their very nature protect animals from poachers and Parks staff are trained to be on the look out and deal with poachers appropriately. Unfortunately poachers still try their best to shoot animals regardless. It is hard to get rid of poachers completely but most Parks do a very good job at keeping them out.
natasha murape26 Feb 2010: why don,t you have a national park that protects the animals from poaching

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