Zambia, What An Amazing Country!

Written by Enestle Zimba


When you travel abroad, especially far away from home you want to have peace of mind. The same applies if you’re on an African safari. If your desire is to meet friendly, warm people then travel to Africa’s peace haven, Zambia. In Zambia you’ll find that which you most desire,repparttar warm African welcome. Peace, stability and friendliness describe Zambia. It is a country incredibly endowed with natural resources,repparttar 134054 heritage of a natural safari country. Just imagine these amazing sites: 1 The Victoria Falls, one ofrepparttar 134055 world’s most spectacular waterfalls, is consideredrepparttar 134056 world’s largest curtain of falling water. It measures 1701 metres wide and plunges down to 111 metres. The torrent of water plunging over a steep cliff creates a deafening roar and sends up billows of spray that can be seen 30km (19 mi) away. Thusrepparttar 134057 local people have called it Mosi-oa-Tunya, meaning “the smoke that thunders.” 2. The wild untamed Zambezi River. From its source at Kalene Hills to its mouth atrepparttar 134058 Indian Oceanrepparttar 134059 Zambezi measures a whopping 3,540 kilometres. And 2,572km is in Zambia.

Zambezi River passes through changing sceneries. The wild exciting Barote Flood Plainrepparttar 134060 site ofrepparttar 134061 colourful Kuomboka ceremony byrepparttar 134062 Lozi people,repparttar 134063 violent torrent atrepparttar 134064 Victoria Falls andrepparttar 134065 122m deep Batoka Gorge cut byrepparttar 134066 river,repparttar 134067 serene Lake Kariba behindrepparttar 134068 hydroelectric dam. And this lake has a great history. Finally repparttar 134069 wide Lower Zambezi surrounded by wild game. 3 Add to your travel itineraryrepparttar 134070 Nchanga Open Pit one ofrepparttar 134071 largest open cast mines inrepparttar 134072 world butrepparttar 134073 largest in Africa. Operations started in 1957 and today it measures 4,700m long, 2,400m wide and bottoms up at 335m. Zambia’s major economic activity still remains copper mining. 4 Visitrepparttar 134074 19 national parks and 34 game management areas. All these constitute 30 percent ofrepparttar 134075 752614sq km of Zambia. The management areas bufferrepparttar 134076 game parks andrepparttar 134077 parks are strategically located throughoutrepparttar 134078 country. 5 The unbelievable yet fascinating wildlife in pristine wilderness. The Zambian national parks are considered to haverepparttar 134079 largest concentration of game inrepparttar 134080 world. The variety of animal species is wide with over 202 mammals that includerepparttar 134081 Big Five: lion, giraffe, leopard, rhino and elephant.

Is an all inclusive resort right for you?

Written by Yuri Smolyansky


All-inclusive resorts can really help vacationers getrepparttar most out of their travel dollars. Today, over 400 hotels inrepparttar 134053 Caribbean and Mexico are either all-inclusive resorts or offer all inclusive packages.

Destinations such as Aruba, Cancun, St. Thomas, and Bahamas have an infrastructure that is well suited to all-inclusive and not all inclusive resorts because there is a wide election of restaurants and amenities for tourism. Jamaica andrepparttar 134054 Dominican Republic onrepparttar 134055 other hand don't haverepparttar 134056 tourism infrastructure in place and are best suited for all inclusive vacations.

You'll want to consider carefully before choosing an all inclusive resort. Resorts do vary -- some are designed for couples, some for singles, some for gays and some for families. Some cater to a younger or older crowd. There are also some that offer clothing-optional activities. For obvious reasons, most of those don't allow children under 18.

The resorts come in all shapes and sizes. Some include airfare and hotel. Some include airfare, hotel, transfers, and some meals. Others include all meals and activities, but not airfare. Often, purchasing airfare as part ofrepparttar 134057 package can be a better deal than doing so separately, unless you are using frequent flier miles.

Many all inclusives have, as part of their program, child-care facilities that are often a resort-within-the-resort for children, a "day camp" that is special and that kids look forward to attending. And many all-inclusive resorts give incredible price breaks to children (they don't drink liquor, after all,) while some even have no charge for children up to 17 sharing their parents' room.

What arerepparttar 134058 advantages of all-inclusive vacation resorts?

The security of knowing that one price covers everything, with none of those nasty surprises that can blast a hole in any family's travel budget. All meals, entertainment, activities and sports, as well as airfare and accommodations, are generally included in one price. You can forget your worries about carrying lots of extra cash for expenses, and just sit back and enjoy your vacation.

Who should check out an all inclusive?

Travelers who are: on a tight budget, traveling withrepparttar 134059 kids, receivingrepparttar 134060 trip as a wedding gifts or getting married onrepparttar 134061 honeymoon.

So, is an all inclusive resort right for you?

If you arerepparttar 134062 type of traveler that enjoys sampling all ofrepparttar 134063 local fare, then spending all of your time at an all-inclusive resort is probably not for you. If you like to go somewhere just to relax and not worry about taking out your wallet every couple of hours to pay for food, drinks, or activities, then there's probably an all-inclusive resort that's just right for you.

If you like to stay up all night partying and drinking, if you want to take advantage of allrepparttar 134064 included watersports and activities, if you want to have food and snacks available all day and if you don't want to have to worry aboutrepparttar 134065 final bill when you check out, an all-inclusive is definitely a viable option. Some resorts even boast 24-hour room service.

All-inclusive resorts can be costly. Onrepparttar 134066 other hand, they can also provide great value. If you are going to a destination whererepparttar 134067 cost of meals, snacks, liquor and activities are expensive, and your hotel or resort is high-quality with an expensive nightly rate, an all inclusive might end up saving you money.

If, onrepparttar 134068 other hand, you don't drink much, you enjoy lazing onrepparttar 134069 beach and getting an early nights sleep, you are dieting and choose simple salads for your meals, you would probably be overspending for an all-inclusive resort. Bear in mindrepparttar 134070 drinks are onlyrepparttar 134071 cheap local which are not very strong.

Onrepparttar 134072 down side of all-inclusive vacations, some folks get a bit weary of dining inrepparttar 134073 same restaurant night after night. The resort rooms may be smaller than standard hotel rooms. Some, not all ofrepparttar 134074 all-inclusive resorts provide shows. And some of them have different show every night.

Some resorts have kids clubs forrepparttar 134075 little ones. Kids clubs begin at any hotel at 4 years of age. Nannies or babysitters are extra costs not included inrepparttar 134076 all-inclusive package. Almost allrepparttar 134077 allinclusives have activities from beach volleyball to bingo and other games.

It's a good idea if you want a cashless vacation in a secured environment, if you are satisfied thatrepparttar 134078 dining options offered will be suitable for your tastes, if you take advantage ofrepparttar 134079 watersports, child-care and bars.

If you are adventurous and want to spend your days exploringrepparttar 134080 country you are visiting and your evenings trying in-town dining options, you would be better off choosing a resort that offers that kind of flexibility instead of an all inclusive.

What is usually included in all inclusive vacation package?

All meals and drinks, beer, wine, premium liquor and tipping, government taxes, gratuities, entertainment, activities and sports, as well as airfare and accommodations, are generally included in one price.

Airfare and hotel transfers are optional when buying all inclusive package. Tipping is not allowed. One benefit ofrepparttar 134081 all-inclusive resort is thatrepparttar 134082 single up-front price covers unlimited activities.

Phone calls and items purchased atrepparttar 134083 gift shop are included. The more expensive all-inclusive resorts is going to haverepparttar 134084 nice sit-down restaurants. The next step down will have all buffet dining.

Tennis and squash courts may be free and often night-lit courts at no charge, but bring your rackets, as you'll probably have to pay to rent them. Most packages do not include golfing fees. In most cases you have to rent a golf cart, but compared torepparttar 134085 price of play on most courses, that cost is negligible. Sailing craft are free as often as not. Snorkels, masks and fins are usually free, but may have a time limit (note: bring masks from home if you can, keeping in mind thatrepparttar 134086 one-size-fits-all variety is often useless on little faces, leaving kids to snorkel miserably with a face-full of salt water). On-property snorkeling is free, butrepparttar 134087 most interesting underwater sights are usually somewhere else. The latter will cost you, if not forrepparttar 134088 snorkeling itself, then forrepparttar 134089 transportation to get there and back. With motorized sports costs can climb upwards of $60 an hour. Parasailing is another costly venture. Divers, too, might find an all-inclusive cost-effective. Tanks have to be paid for separately, but diving excursions are included in some of these resorts. If you are not certified, most resorts offer a "resort certification" which will allow you to go on closely supervised guided dives. A resort certification is a great introduction torepparttar 134090 sport. If, however, you are already a certified diver, some resorts, such as Sandals, Beaches, and Gala Resorts, offer one or two tank dives a day in their all-inclusive packages.

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