Is Kalabo safe? Zambia travel risk
Is Kalabo safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Kalabo scores 40/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Zambia Level 1 (Exercise Normal Precautions, updated 31 Jul 2023); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise normal security precautions (with regional advisories). No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Kalabo scores 40/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Zambia (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Kalabo: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (35/100) and health and medical access (54/100).
A score of 40 is higher than the scores of 52% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Zambia travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
Situated in Western at 14.9911° S, 22.6789° E (elevation 1029 m), Kalabo lies 603.2 km E of Lusaka. Time zone: Africa/Lusaka.
Western
14.9911° S, 22.6789° E
1029 m
Africa/Lusaka
7,731
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (Zambia)
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.
For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Zambia travel advice & laws.
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