{"id":2861,"date":"2022-08-05T20:01:06","date_gmt":"2022-08-05T19:01:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/?p=2861"},"modified":"2026-05-21T12:20:05","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T11:20:05","slug":"best-things-about-lusaka-according-to-the-internet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/best-things-about-lusaka-according-to-the-internet\/","title":{"rendered":"Best things about Lusaka according to the Internet."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Everyone we met at campsites told us that don&#8217;t stop in Lusaka its really bad, we will get mugged or worse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When we were with Mark at Kapyshisha hot springs he was in the Zambian CI5 special police in the 90&#8217;s and told us all about how violent it was.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Mcfarlanes-car-Museum-Lusaka-3.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"777\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Mcfarlanes-car-Museum-Lusaka-3-777x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"Mcfarlanes car Museum Lusaka (3)\" class=\"wp-image-2837\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Mcfarlanes-car-Museum-Lusaka-3-777x1024.jpeg 777w, https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Mcfarlanes-car-Museum-Lusaka-3-228x300.jpeg 228w, https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Mcfarlanes-car-Museum-Lusaka-3-768x1012.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Mcfarlanes-car-Museum-Lusaka-3-1166x1536.jpeg 1166w, https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Mcfarlanes-car-Museum-Lusaka-3.jpeg 1378w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 777px) 100vw, 777px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>not sure whats going on here<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Tripadvisors top ten things to do in Lusaka all involve leaving it and driving at least 2 hours away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you look at Tripadvisors top 20 then at #13 it starts listing taxi firms. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>well our little technical breakdown taught us to wait and see.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lusaka was a clean and tidy sprawling city and very friendly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>although walking down the roads and having people shout out of cars,&#8217; spot the whitey&#8217; or people walking passed you and saying &#8216;hey look a whitey&#8217; was interesting, not threatening but shows you that some of the BLM lot should get out more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Mcfarlanes-car-Museum-Lusaka-16-scaled.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"461\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Mcfarlanes-car-Museum-Lusaka-16-1024x461.jpeg\" alt=\"Mcfarlanes car Museum Lusaka (16)\" class=\"wp-image-2850\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Mcfarlanes-car-Museum-Lusaka-16-1024x461.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Mcfarlanes-car-Museum-Lusaka-16-300x135.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Mcfarlanes-car-Museum-Lusaka-16-768x346.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Mcfarlanes-car-Museum-Lusaka-16-1536x692.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Mcfarlanes-car-Museum-Lusaka-16-2048x922.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>and just in case you are desperate at night for a jerry can, they sell them at the traffic lights<\/p>\n\n\n<!-- seo-africa-trip-nav:start -->\n<section class=\"seo-africa-trip-nav\" aria-label=\"East and Southern Africa trip navigation\">\n<h2>Kenya to South Africa trip: what to read next<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Previous stop: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/never-a-dull-fay-continued\/\">Never a dull day\u2026. 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