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Zambia is southern Africa's premier safari destination for the adventurous — the South Luangwa National Park (the birthplace of 'walking safaris'), the Kafue National Park (one of Africa's largest and least visited), Victoria Falls from the Zambian side (the 'thunder' viewpoint and the Devil's Pool on Livingstone Island), and the Lower Zambezi National Park for canoe safaris on the Zambezi River. Airtel provides 4G and 5G coverage in Lusaka and the Copperbelt, with limited coverage extending to the tourism areas. Data is essential in Lusaka for coordinating with South Luangwa camp operators, booking the Victoria Falls Livingstone Island tour, and using the apps that operate in Zambia's rapidly developing mobile economy.

Airtel's 4G/5G covers Lusaka, Ndola, Kitwe (Copperbelt), Livingstone (the Victoria Falls city), and main highway corridors. Livingstone — the base for Victoria Falls and the Zambezi activities — has full coverage. The Victoria Falls viewpoint on the Zambian side and the Knife Edge Bridge have coverage.

South Luangwa National Park (Mfuwe, the wildlife corridor) has Airtel coverage in Mfuwe town and at the main camps near the Luangwa River. The remote northern camps (Nsefu, Tena Tena, Kakuli) have limited coverage. The walking safari areas in the remote bush have no coverage.

Kafue National Park — twice the size of Kruger, with black-and-rufous elephant shrews and African wild dogs — has very limited coverage. The Busanga Plains (the best big cat area in Kafue) has no coverage. All Kafue logistics must be coordinated in Lusaka.

Zambia uses the Zambian kwacha (ZMW). English is the official language. Bemba, Nyanja, and Tonga are widely spoken.