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Best hostels in Zambia — vibe rankings — HostelPunk

Best hostels in Zambia

Fun/social-ranked hostels across Zambia. Punk Score is the best available evidence that guests actually have a good time together, calibrated onto the 0-100 UI.

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We read reviews on Hostelworld, Booking.com, and Google Maps and flag two things right on the cards: bed-bug reports, and reviews that read bought or incentivized. The bed-bug detector is the Punk AI Language Model, a small in-house classifier.

No bed bug reports found in Zambia

Top hostel cities in Zambia

Cities ranked by recent hostel demand plus the strongest Good-or-better Punk Score signals.

Livingstone

  1. Jollyboys Backpackers Jollyboys Backpackers Good 795 reviews
All hostels in Livingstone

Top hostels overall in Zambia

Livingstone · Zambia Best in Livingstone Best in Zambia

Jollyboys Backpackers

Punk Score
87% GOOD
High confidence 795 reviews
It's a solid hostel, you're almost guaranteed to talk to people and have a good time
795 reviews $18 dorm · $45 priv View
Lusaka · Zambia Best in Lusaka 2nd best in Zambia

Natwange Backpackers

Punk Score
71% NOT BAD
High confidence 1,165 reviews
It's a solid hostel, you're almost guaranteed to talk to people and have a good time
1165 reviews $14 dorm · $40 priv View
Lusaka · Zambia 2nd best in Lusaka 3rd best in Zambia

Panyumba Backpackers

Punk Score
68% MEH
Medium confidence 67 reviews
Livingstone · Zambia 2nd best in Livingstone 4th best in Zambia

Fawlty Towers

Punk Score
45% SHIT
High confidence 1,361 reviews
Could still be good with enough luck and social skills, but not inherently social
Livingstone · Zambia 3rd best in Livingstone 5th best in Zambia

Victoria Falls Backpackers Zambia

Punk Score
38% SHIT
Medium confidence 230 reviews
Could still be good with enough luck and social skills, but not inherently social
230 reviews $23 dorm · $46 priv View
Lusaka · Zambia 3rd best in Lusaka

Flintstones Backpackers

Punk Score
17% GODAWFUL
Medium confidence 211 reviews
Seriously don't stay here please