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fiogf49gjkf0d ROAD: ROAD CONDITIONS VARIABLE. THERE ARE ELEVEN BORDER POSTS INCLUDING ONE AT KARIBA WHICH IS OPEN FROM 0600 TO 1800. THE OTHER POSTS ARE ALL OPEN 24 HOURS A DAY WITH THE EXCEPTIONS OF CHEMBE AND KAZUNGULA WHICH ARE OPEN FROM 0600 TO 1800. CAR HIRE: CARS CAN BE HIRED FROM THE INTERNATIONAL AND NATIONAL CAR HIRE COMPANIES. AVAILABLE AT AIRPORTS AND IN CITIES AND SOME HOLIDAY RESORTS. TAXI: TAXIS ARE AVAILABLE IN MOST TOWNS ALONG RAIL ROUTES AND LARGE CITIES. MINI BUS SERVICES ARE ALSO AVAILABLE IN MOST CENTERS WHERE THERE IS A TRAIN STATION.
BUS: THE UNITED BUS COMPANY OF ZAMBIA AND OTHER PRIVATELY OWNED COMPANIES OPERATE DOMESTIC SERVICES OVER A NUMBER OF ROUTES. EXPRESS LUXURY SERVICES LINK ZIMBABWE, MALAWI, BOTSWANA AND NAMIBIA. THE BUS SERVICE FROM LIVINGSTONE TO LUSAKA OPERATES EVERY MONDAY, THURSDAY AND SATURDAY. RAIL: A GOOD NETWORK OF LINES WITH A REGULAR SERVICE LINK MOST OF THE CITIES AND LARGER TOWNS OF THE COUNTRY. LUSAKA, FRANCIS TOWN, LIVINGSTONE, BULAWAYO IN ZIMBABWE, CHIPATA, KITWE, KAZUNGULA, SESHEKE. NOT ALL CENTERS HAVE DAILY DEPARTURES. AIR: ON DOMESTIC ROUTES THE NATIONAL AIRLINE PROVIDES A COMPREHENSIVE SERVICE WHICH LINKS ALL THE MAJOR TOURIST CENTERS INCLUDING DIRECT FLIGHTS INTO THE NATIONAL PARKS. LUSAKA AIRPORT IS 24 KMS FROM THE CITY. PUBLIC AND PRIVATE TOUR OPERATORS OFFER TOURIST TRANSFER SERVICES BETWEEN THE AIRPORT AND THE CITY.
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