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Zambia
Triplandio Zambia guide covers 4 travel guides with 1 city across 16 areas, complete with hotel picks. Explore 16 self-guided walking tours in Zambia with 57 POI, spanning 55.7 km in total. Get inspired by 5 local dishes, complete with recipes and our unique Food Flavour DNA graph.
City & Country Data Zambia
Key travel data — cost of living, safety, healthcare, local currency and essentials, curated by Triplandio.
🌍 Zambia
Tourists
502K/y
GDP/cap
$1.3k
Life Exp
66.5 yrs
Population
21.9M
Currency
ZMW ZK
Language
English
Payments
Cash only
Emergency
999
Traditional Local Food Zambia
Main course
Vegan
Nshima
nsh-ee-mah
· Mealie meal porridge
Nshima, a porridge made from ground maize, is the cornerstone of Zambian meals.
Open Nshima recipe
Snack
Vegan
Chikanda
chee-kan-dah
· Zambian meatless sausage
Chikanda is a traditional Zambian dish made from orchid tubers and ground peanuts.
Open Chikanda recipe🥩
Snack
Meat
Ifinkubala
ifin-kuh-bah-lah
· Fried caterpillars
Fried caterpillars seasoned with spices, a popular Lusaka street food.
Open Ifinkubala recipe
Drink
Vegan
Munkoyo
mun-ko-yoh
· Fermented maize beverage
Munkoyo is a traditional, lightly fermented beverage made from maize meal.
Open Munkoyo recipe
Main course
Fish & Seafood
Kapenta
kah-pen-tah
· Fried small fish
Kapenta are small fish, fried or stewed, commonly served with nshima.
Open Kapenta recipe