Primary Journey · Begin here
Nairobi to Lusaka through Tanzania 4 videos available.
The opening chapter follows Namanga, Arusha, Babati, Dodoma, Iringa, Mbeya, Tunduma, Isoka, Chinsali, and Kapiri Mposhi before Lusaka.
Travel to Lusaka →Home Base
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.
Firsthand material by Liv Kenya
See the published routes that arrive at this Home Base and radiate outward toward nearby Places.
Begin with the primary Journey into Lusaka, then continue toward the Places connected to this Home Base.
Primary Journey · Begin here
The opening chapter follows Namanga, Arusha, Babati, Dodoma, Iringa, Mbeya, Tunduma, Isoka, Chinsali, and Kapiri Mposhi before Lusaka.
Travel to Lusaka →Primary Journey · Begin here
A realistic Zimbabwe–Zambia Safari traverse from the shared Falls landscape to Hwange's dry woodland, Lake Kariba and Matusadona, then Mana Pools and Lower Zambezi's connected river ecosystem. It is intentionally not presented as a closed road loop.
Travel to Lusaka →Lusaka leads to an overnight in Choma, onward to Livingstone and both sides of Victoria Falls, then back to Livingstone for the southbound crossing into Botswana.
Follow Journey →A nine-country overland loop shaped by the road actually traveled: south from Nairobi through Tanzania, Zambia, Botswana, South Africa, and Lesotho, then home through Namibia, Zambia, Malawi, and …
Follow Journey →Begin with arranged air access to remote North Luangwa, then follow the seasonal road route through Mpika to Bangweulu's shoebill and black-lechwe wetlands, Kasanka's forest and bat migration, …
Follow Journey →The destinations and discoveries connected to Journeys from this Home Base.
A central Lusaka memorial associated with Zambia's independence story.
Explore Place →A very large protected landscape spans miombo woodland, rivers, dambos, and the seasonally flooded Busanga Plains.
Explore Place →Zambezi channels and floodplain meet escarpment woodland opposite Mana Pools across the international river boundary.
Explore Place →A national collection introducing Zambia's history, culture, and contemporary life.
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