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Zambia has a plenty of national parks teeming with wildlife. The country is renowned for the spectacular, 2 kilometre wide, Victoria Falls where the Zambezi River falls from a height of 100 metres. In addition to the sightseeing tours the tourists can enjoy a wide range of adventure and water sports from canoeing to white-water rafting and bungee jumping. In short, in Zambia you can discover the 'real' Africa.
Zambia is rightly appellated as the Cinderella of Africa. For the wildlife watching, you must visit Zambia from August to October as the whole country consists of national parks and wildlife reserves. If you are there for a sightseeing tour, then the cool yet dry months of May to August are the ideal ones for you. If bird watching is on your cards then visiting Zambia between November to December is the best for you.
Zambia also has excellent opportunities for safari and photography tours giving you a chance to click some rare wildlife photographs. The most popular and the unique ones are wildlife tours done by an open-top vehicle. Unusual in Africa, night drives are also permitted, and open up a whole new world. Zambia is also known for walking safaris guided by the specialists.
The adventure sports like canoeing, white-water rafting, bungee jumping, abseiling, rock climbing and hiking are widely available in Zambia. An evening boat tour with a few drinks locally known as a booze cruise is also equally popular with the tourists. The art museums and galleries, and the open air Kamwala market are the major tourist attractions in Lusaka. Visiting the railway museum and national museum at Livingstone town is a lifetime experience.
South Luangwa is the best national park in Zambia when it comes to scenic surroundings and wildlife watching. The animals that can be seen easily here include lions, buffalos, zebras and giraffes. The park also contains one of Africa's largest populations of elephants, leopards and birdlife. Within the national park, hippos and crocodiles can be seen in the Luangwa River. The walking safaris and the horse safaris are available round the clock in the park.
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