Ndola Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
city in Zambia
About Ndola
The crackings and creakings of plate tectonics brought a rich vein of minerals, principally copper, to lie beneath northern Zambia, with the Katanga finger of the Democratic Republic of Congo extending south to share in this. This was loot for the colonial powers, exploiting dirt-cheap local labour in hazardous conditions for a valuable material whose profits were enjoyed far away - by Belgium for what is now the DRC, and by Britain for Northern Rhodesia which is now Zambia. Independence meant that a local clique clawed the profits away from multi-national companies, but with small benefit to the country at large or to those who sweated in the mines. And to the extent that those countries did benefit, there was resentment at sharing the profits, so separatist movements sprang up using much
Top Attractions in Ndola
Explore the best things to see and do in Ndola:
- ★Copperbelt Museum
- ★Dag Hammarskjöld Crash Site Memorial
- ★Nsobe Game Camp
Where to Eat in Ndola
Must-try local food and restaurants:
- 🍴Bei Tempi
- 🍴Deja Vu
- 🍴Michelangelo's
- 🍴Vanilla Bread
Where to Stay in Ndola
- 🏨Blessing Guest House
- 🏨Little Eden Lodge
- 🏨New Ambassador Hotel
- 🏨Ukadzi Guest House
- 🏨Wilrose Guesthouse
- 🏨Zholele Lodge
Ndola Travel Guide Sections
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