Chingola is a copper-mining center, located on the Copperbelt. The city was founded in 1943 to provide services for the adjacent copper-mining center of Nchanga. It is 400km north of Lusaka.
Chingola is the home of Nchanga Open Pit Mine, the second largest open cast mine in the world. Chingola has an underground mine. A mine tailings dam about 7 km south of the city covers 24 km².
The town has two hospitals: Nchanga North General Hospital and Nchanga South Hospital (privately-owned by the mines, bed capacity about 100).
Chingola Activities
Hippo Pool on the Kafue River, 10 km north
Chimfunshi Wildlife Orphanage, a sanctuary for orphaned chimpanzees lies 60 km north-west of Chingola. It’s a home for over fifty chimpanzees housed in two enclosures.
There are 6 golf courses in the province including Nchanga Gold Course
Lodges situated beside the beautiful, clear Kafue river;
Game farms offering a relaxing weekend escape;
Fishing – both river and lake;
Chimfunshi, the world famous chimpanzee orphanage;
Chembe Bird Sanctuary also known as 17 mile dambo;
Lake Kashiba, a picturesque sunken lake near Mpongwe
Accommodation in Chingola
Chimfunshi Campsite
On the banks of the kafue River
Canoes available
Protea Hotel Chingola
40 well air-conditioned and en-suite rooms with tea/coffee making facilities, hairdryer, telephone and DSTV.
The Restaurant offers a selection of menus. The pub has a variety of cocktails and drinks.
Relax next to the swimming pool.
Conference and banqueting facilities are available for up to 120 delegates. Ideal venue for weddings, private parties and banquets.
Activities include golf, horseriding, fishing
Hippo pools resort
Range of self catering accommodation
Rooms are serviced daily
Peak season is December and January
All linen is provided except swimming towels
Musunshya Hotel
19 rooms
Cheapest hotel in town
All rooms are fairly simple with en-suite facilities
Getting to Chingola
Zambia Airways has scheduled flights from
Lusaka to Kitwe or Ndola
Inter Air flies directly to Ndola from Johannesburg.
By road, the Copperbelt is easily reached from Lusaka. Take the Great North Road to Kabwe, Kapiri Mposhi, and then Ndola.
