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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.

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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.

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Zambezi Safari Circuit

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.

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Lusaka to Victoria Falls 2 videos available.

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.

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Nairobi to Cape Town and Back 28 videos available.

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 …

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Northern Zambia Safari Circuit

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, …

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The destinations and discoveries connected to Journeys from this Home Base.

Freedom Statue 1 video available.

A central Lusaka memorial associated with Zambia's independence story.

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Kafue National Park

A very large protected landscape spans miombo woodland, rivers, dambos, and the seasonally flooded Busanga Plains.

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Lower Zambezi National Park

Zambezi channels and floodplain meet escarpment woodland opposite Mana Pools across the international river boundary.

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Lusaka National Museum 1 video available.

A national collection introducing Zambia's history, culture, and contemporary life.

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