Regional Circuit · Zambia
Eastern Zambia Return Road
Katima Mulilo reconnects with Livingstone, Choma, Lusaka, Luangwa Bridge, and Chipata before Malawi.
The Circuit
See how the Home Bases connect, then choose a Journey for the practical route and stops.
Home Bases
Move through the Circuit in this order, or begin from the starting point that fits your journey.
Gateway · Stop 1
Livingstone
Livingstone, Southern Province, Zambia
The Zambian gateway to Mosi-oa-Tunya and the cross-border road into Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe.
Explore Home Base →Local base · Stop 2
Choma
Choma, Southern Province, Zambia
A practical Southern Province overnight stop that breaks the long drive between Lusaka and Livingstone into manageable stages.
Explore Home Base →Regional hub · Stop 3
Lusaka
Lusaka, Lusaka Province, Zambia
Zambia's capital and the northern starting point for this stage of the overland road south, with civic history and the Great North Road connection.
Explore Home Base →Onward base · Stop 4
Chipata
Chipata, Eastern Province, Zambia
An eastern Zambia base between Luangwa Bridge and the Mwami–Mchinji border.
Explore Home Base →Journeys
The practical roads through the Circuit, with primary “Road to” Journeys shown first.
Places
The discoveries reached from the Home Bases along this Circuit.
Lusaka Home Base
Freedom Statue 1 video available.
A central Lusaka memorial associated with Zambia's independence story.
Explore Place →Lusaka Home Base
Kafue National Park
A very large protected landscape spans miombo woodland, rivers, dambos, and the seasonally flooded Busanga Plains.
Explore Place →Lusaka Home Base
Lower Zambezi National Park
Zambezi channels and floodplain meet escarpment woodland opposite Mana Pools across the international river boundary.
Explore Place →Chipata Home Base
Luangwa Bridge crossing 1 video available.
A major river crossing on Zambia's Great East Road.
Explore Place →Lusaka Home Base
Lusaka National Museum 1 video available.
A national collection introducing Zambia's history, culture, and contemporary life.
Explore Place →Livingstone Home Base
Mosi-oa-Tunya (Victoria Falls) 1 video available.
The Zambian side of the great waterfall and its protected river landscape.
Explore Place →