Litunga's Winter Palace, 15 km north in Limulunga

Mongu is in Zambezi Basin and is the capital of the Mongu District.

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Mongu was the capital of the former Kingdom of Barotseland and is home to the Lozi (or Barotse) people. The Baroteseland ruler, the "Litunga," had a dry season Summer Palace 12 km northwest at Lealui and a flood season palace on higher ground at Limulunga, 15 km north. The latter palace is next to Nayuma Museum, which is open to tourists.

Get in

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Mongu is 610 km from Lusaka along the Great west road. the bus ride takes about 8 hours and cost $12/$15. There is also the M10 road from Mongu to Livingstone.

Get around

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  • Nayuma Museum.
Grass harvesting in Mongu
  • Shoprite Shopping center, 306 Cold Storage Road. has a Shoprite supermarket.
  • ABSA, Independence Road. 24 hours atm.. has a Visa card / Master card atm.

Drink

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Sleep

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Budget

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  • Green view Guest House.
  • Lumba Guest House..
  • New Cross Roads Guest House.
  • Cheers Lodge.

Mid Range

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Connect

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