Lusaka Shopping

  1. Arcades Shopping Centre

    The swish Arcades Shopping Centre is easy to reach by minibus from along Cairo Rd or from the Millennium Bus Station, or by taxi (around ZK120 ). As well as banks, bookshops, internet cafés, furniture stores, restaurants and fast-food outlets, the shopping centre boasts a huge Spar supermarket.

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  2. Book Cellar

    The best bookshop in Zambia, Book Cellar sells novels, coffee-table books about Zambia and regional guidebooks - including those published by Lonely Planet.

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  3. Kabwata Cultural Village

    At Kabwata Cultural Village, southeast of the city centre, you'll find a scruffy collection of huts and stalls. Prices are cheap, however, because you can buy directly from the workers who live here. The specialities are carvings, baskets, masks, drums, jewellery and fabrics.

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  4. Manda Hill Shopping Centre

    The swish Manda Hill Shopping Centre is easy to reach by minibus from along Cairo Rd or from the Millennium Bus Station, or by taxi (around ZK120 ). As well as banks, bookshops, internet cafés, furniture stores, restaurants and fast-food outlets, the shopping centre boasts a huge Shoprite supermarket.

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  5. NewspaperDirect

    At Arcades Shopping Centre, the brand-new NewspaperDirect offers 328 newspaper titles from around the world on a daily basis.

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  7. Northmead Market

    Northmead Market is best place for kitschy souvenirs. The choice is limited, but the carvings, fabrics and pottery on offer are reasonably priced.

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