Kitwe

Worth seeing in and around Kitwe

4 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Copperbelt University

   The Copperbelt University is a public university in Kitwe, Zambia. It is the largest public university in Zambia.

   4.5 km · public university in Kitwe, Zambia · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Arthur Davies Stadium

   Arthur Davies Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Kitwe, Zambia, named after Arthur Walter Davies who was a FIFA-accredited referee and active member of the Zambian FA. Whilst General Manager of the Copperbelt Power Corporation which is based in Kitwe, he established the Power Dynamos F.C. and the stadium. The stadium has an eight-lane running track and incorporates a main front building which houses a presidential suite, a large conference room, offices, a gymnasium, a clinic, physiotherapy room, a police post and a club-house.

   4.7 km · multi-use stadium in Kitwe, Zambia · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Nkana Stadium

   Nkana Stadium, previously known as Scrivener Stadium, is a multi-use stadium in Kitwe, Zambia. It serves as home stadium for MTN/FAZ Super League side Nkana F.C. The stadium underwent extensive renovations in 2013, that were sponsored by Mopani Copper Mines.

   3.6 km · building in Zambia · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Garden Park

   Garden Park is a multi-use stadium in Kitwe, Zambia. It is currently used mostly for football matches and serves as the home for Kitwe United Football Club.

   3.5 km · multi-use stadium in Kitwe, Zambia · Wikipedia

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Things to do

1. 01
   Chembe Bird Sanctuary

   Might be a good opportunity for spotting birds (paradoxically more prevalent during the hot season), or possibly waterback, monkeys, zebras, and tortoises.

2. 02
   Chimfunshi Wildlife Orphanage

From Wikivoyage: Kitwe, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Where to eat

At the Arabian Nights restaurant, frequented by locals and visitors, the menu offers interesting and diverse eating. Try the Nile Perch fillet on a bed of mushroom risotto. For Italian food, try Mona Lisa at the Parklands Shopping Center. A popular restaurant with efficient service and a wide variety of dishes, Mona Lisa is frequented by both locals and visitors, particularly on weekends.

From Wikivoyage: Kitwe, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Getting to Kitwe

Airports

Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe (NLA), 38 km · Lubumbashi (FBM), 154 km · Kenneth Kaunda (LUN), 281 km

• Lusaka → Kitwe

  290 km · quickest by road, 5h 59m · $29–40
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• Mfuwe → Kitwe

  390 km · quickest by air, 8h 3m · $240–340
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• Livingstone → Kitwe

  615 km · quickest by air, 7h 22m · $210–310
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No local-transport research exists yet for Kitwe

Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Kitwe. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.

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