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.
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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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Journeys
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Primary Journey · Begin here
Zambezi Safari Circuit
A 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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Freedom Statue 1 video available.
A central Lusaka memorial associated with Zambia's independence story.
Explore Place →Kafue National Park
A very large protected landscape spans miombo woodland, rivers, dambos, and the seasonally flooded Busanga Plains.
Explore Place →Lower Zambezi National Park
Zambezi channels and floodplain meet escarpment woodland opposite Mana Pools across the international river boundary.
Explore Place →Lusaka National Museum 1 video available.
A national collection introducing Zambia's history, culture, and contemporary life.
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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.
Follow Journey →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 …
Follow Journey →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, …
Follow Journey →Safari from Lusaka
Zambia's national air-and-road gateway for distinct Safari regions, including arranged flights into remote North Luangwa.
Domestic and charter air services make Lusaka a practical origin when the first northern stage cannot be reached responsibly by a simple road transfer.
Flight schedules and the remote road stages must be coordinated with park seasons and current access conditions.
Arranged light-air transfers can connect Lusaka with North Luangwa. Other Zambia Safari regions use their own road or air corridors.