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Places near Lusaka by type
All 247 places by distance →One day from Lusaka
5 stops, one loop, back by 5:23 pm
85 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Lusaka
- Gabon Disaster Memorialmonument · 1.5 hrs
- KFC Waterfallswaterfall · 1.5 hrs
- Lusaka National Parknational park · 2 hrs
- Chilangaviewpoint · 1 hrs
- Kenneth Kaunda Chilenje House National Monumentmonument · 1.5 hrs
- Back in Lusaka
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Lusaka?
Lusaka National Museum (church, about 2 km), Embassy Park Presidential Burial Site (park, about 4 km), Aylmer May Cemetery (heritage site, about 1 km), National Heritage Conservation Commission (heritage site, about 1 km), Murray Memorial Chapel (monument, about 1 km), E W Tarry's Building (heritage site, about 1 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Lusaka?
234 places on Spotwander: 174 churches, 11 hill stations & viewpoints, 12 forts & heritage, 10 mosques & dargahs, 9 other attractions.
Which is the nearest church to Lusaka?
Saintly Christian Church, about 1 km by road; Salvation Army (1 km) is next.
Which is the nearest viewpoint to Lusaka?
Bayport, about 2 km by road; Chilanga (13 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Lusaka?
Start in Lusaka, visit Gabon Disaster Memorial, then KFC Waterfalls, then Lusaka National Park, then Chilanga, then Kenneth Kaunda Chilenje House National Monument, and drive back — about 85 km by road in all.