Zambia offers a breathtaking mix of untouched wilderness, renowned as the birthplace of the walking safari, and features the awe-inspiring, thunderous Victoria Falls, all while remaining one of the safest and most welcoming destinations in Africa.
The Victoria Falls Bridge spans the dramatic Zambezi River Gorge and serves as the official border crossing between Victoria Falls Town in Zimbabwe and Livingstone in Zambia. The border post is open daily from 06:00 to 22:00. We arrived around noon, only to discover what turned out to be...
Just before crossing into Zimbabwe, we enjoyed one final game drive in the 66-square-kilometre Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park (package trip 65 USD), an iconic conservation area best known for protecting the Zambian side of the legendary Victoria Falls, its predator-free wildlife sanctuary...
Today, we had the privilege of joining Kamila Hejlíková Tembo, a Czech scientist and project manager from Mendel University in Brno, on a visit to the local community in Mukuni Village. There, we discovered an inspiring eco-enterprise that is sustainably harvesting non-timber forest...
One of the highlights of our visit to the Livingstone Museum was learning about the remarkable Czech explorer and ethnographer Dr Emil Holub, whose pioneering work helped document much of Southern Africa during the 19th century. Inspired by the journals of Scottish missionary David...
We spent a few days exploring Livingstone, Zambia’s tourism capital, located just 10 kilometres north of Victoria Falls on the northern bank of the Zambezi River, which forms the natural border between Zambia and Zimbabwe. Founded in 1905, the town was named in honour of the...
We finally made it to the majestic Victoria Falls—one of the world’s greatest natural wonders. Known locally as Mosi-oa-Tunya, meaning “The Smoke That Thunders,” the falls stretch approximately 1,708 meters across the Zambezi River and plunge 108 meters into a dramatic...
We visited the fascinating Railway Museum in Livingstone (🎟️ USD 15), which preserves the rich heritage of the former Rhodesia Railways. Housed in the historic workshops of the former Zambezi Sawmills Railway, the museum features an impressive collection of colonial-era passenger coaches...
The drive from Lusaka to the Lower Zambezi covered 133 km and took around three hours. Although the route is relatively short, Lusaka’s traffic slowed our journey, and there were several enormous potholes along the T4. We followed the tarred Great East Road (T4) towards Chirundu...
The Lower Zambezi National Park covers 4,092 square kilometres and is defined by its dramatic northern escarpment and a 120-kilometre stretch of the Zambezi River, directly opposite Zimbabwe’s Mana Pools National Park. Officially designated as a national park in 1983, Lower Zambezi...
Lusaka is the booming, cosmopolitan capital and largest city of Zambia. Centrally located on a high limestone plateau at an elevation of 1,280 meters, it serves as the nation’s political, economic, and cultural heart. It is also one of the fastest-growing cities in Africa. Designed...