Regional Circuit · Zimbabwe, Zambia
Zambezi Safari Circuit
An open cross-border traverse from Livingstone and Victoria Falls through Hwange, Lake Kariba, Matusadona, Mana Pools, and Lower Zambezi, using roads, boat travel, arranged flights, and Chirundu.
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 →Gateway · Stop 2
Victoria Falls
Victoria Falls, Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe
A Zimbabwean border town and practical base for the national park, the falls, and a later southbound continuation.
Explore Home Base →Regional hub · Stop 3
Kariba
Kariba, Mashonaland West, Zimbabwe
Kariba is a lakeside town shaped by the Zambezi, the dam and reservoir, fishing, boating, energy, and the history of communities displaced when the lake was created.
Explore Home Base →Onward base · Stop 4
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 →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 →Victoria Falls Home Base
Hwange National Park
Kalahari sandveld, teak woodland, grassland, and a managed waterhole network extend across Zimbabwe's largest national park.
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 →Lusaka Home Base
Lusaka National Museum 1 video available.
A national collection introducing Zambia's history, culture, and contemporary life.
Explore Place →Kariba Home Base
Matusadona National Park
Lake Kariba's southern shore meets Zambezi escarpment, woodland, and former floodplain in a remote protected landscape.
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 →Victoria Falls Home Base
Victoria Falls National Park 1 video available.
Zimbabwe's protected viewpoints along the rainforest edge of Victoria Falls.
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