Are you travelling to Zambia?

Zambia is located in southern Africa, east of Angola, north of Zimbabwe and South of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Tanzania and west of Malawi. The spectacular Victoria Falls is located in southern Zambia and is shared with Zimbabwe. The country consists mainly of high plateaus and is drained by 2 major river basins. The climate is tropical.

Capital City: Lusaka

Languages: English (official), several recognized regional languages

Population: 15.6 million

Currency: Zambian Kwacha

Entry Requirements:

• Tourist, Business, or Student visa is required. Canadians must have a passport.
• Yellow Fever vaccination certificate may be required for travellers coming from countries with or without YF transmission.

Diseases to consider:

• African Sleeping Sickness
• Hepatitis A
• Hepatitis B
• HIV
• Influenza
• Malaria
• Measles/Mumps/Rubella
• Pneumococcal
• Rabies
• Schistosomiasis
• Tetanus/Diptheria/Pertussis
• Traveller’s Diarrhea
• Tuberculosis
• Typhoid Fever
• Yellow Fever
• Zika

Travel Alerts

Check Government of Canada advisories specific to Zambia here.