UA/ET LAX-Lusaka Zambia $1004 4.1CPM
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UA/ET LAX-Lusaka Zambia $1004 4.1CPM
LAX to Lusaka Zambia for $1004 on UA/Ethiopian
An unusual destination, but this is a pretty solid deal from the west coast to Africa.
The back breaking routing is LAX-IAD-ADD-HRE-LUN/ LUN-ADD-FCO-IAD-LAX
Nov 10-14 comes to around 4.1 CPM (23,021 miles) which is rare for Africa. Some dates in Nov and wide open early next year.
Unusual tech/transit stops in Harare and also Rome.
Books into O class which earns 100% on UA and also Aegean. So one of these would get you *Gold if crediting to Aegean.
Would make an interesting trip report This would also make a good base for a side trip to Victoria Falls which are quite impressive. I visited the falls myself earlier this year.
An unusual destination, but this is a pretty solid deal from the west coast to Africa.
The back breaking routing is LAX-IAD-ADD-HRE-LUN/ LUN-ADD-FCO-IAD-LAX
Nov 10-14 comes to around 4.1 CPM (23,021 miles) which is rare for Africa. Some dates in Nov and wide open early next year.
Unusual tech/transit stops in Harare and also Rome.
Books into O class which earns 100% on UA and also Aegean. So one of these would get you *Gold if crediting to Aegean.
Would make an interesting trip report This would also make a good base for a side trip to Victoria Falls which are quite impressive. I visited the falls myself earlier this year.
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Lusaka is Good for Victoria Fall
Lusaka + all-day drive in a rental car (or bus) gets you to Victoria Falls.
Avoid the rainy season, and you have an excellent adventure vacation.
Avoid the rainy season, and you have an excellent adventure vacation.
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+1 on that. We were at the end of the rainy season when the rains were finally coming through from Angola and it was literally like a shower. I wore my swim suit.
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Should note that similar fares are valid to many other African cities as well:
East Africa: NBO, JNB, DAR, Maputo, Kigali Rwanda, Entebbe Uganda, Harare.
West Africa: Lome Togo, Accra Ghana, Luanda Angola, Kinshasa
All under 5CPM. Not your typical destinations, but it's always difficult to find reasonable fares to Africa aside from maybe JNB and NBO. So these are great for anyone looking to head to the continent.
East Africa: NBO, JNB, DAR, Maputo, Kigali Rwanda, Entebbe Uganda, Harare.
West Africa: Lome Togo, Accra Ghana, Luanda Angola, Kinshasa
All under 5CPM. Not your typical destinations, but it's always difficult to find reasonable fares to Africa aside from maybe JNB and NBO. So these are great for anyone looking to head to the continent.
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Agreed SEZ is beautiful!
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Think of the worst gravel road you have ever driven on - it just went on and on, for 150Kms. It shook the daylights out of us and the 4WD Landrover, though it and us, never missed a beat.
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