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Relaxed LIVINGSTONE to LUSAKA full day overland travel
You will travel whilst relaxed by road in a comfortable and enjoyable air-conditioned vehicle from Livingstone to Lusaka, a highly enriching personal travel experience. Travel time between Livingstone and Lusaka, a distance of 485.4 kms will take you one full day. There will be some exciting stopover excursions along the way for your maximum tour enjoyment and pleasure. This include a an exciting stop- over in Choma, a midway provincial administrative town between Livingstone and Lusaka.
Meeting Point
At your hotel/lodge in Livingstone
Livingstone - Meet you at the Lobby of your Lodge/Hotel
Program of the day.
You will be picked from the reception of your Lodge/Hotel in Livingstone. You will be driven in a comfortable and air-conditioned transfer vehicle by our driver and tour guide.
Travel Route Plan: Start: Livingstone (tourist capital city) travel TO Lusaka, capital city of Zambia – passing through Zimba - Kalomo- Choma - Monze – Mazabuka – End in Lusaka (Final destination).
You will board a comfortable overland vehicle ranging from Sedan, SUV 4x4D to an overland mini bus. The type of vehicle to be used depends on the number of participants at any given departure date.
Narration (information tip): Thereafter, you will leave for Kalomo town travelling up north on T-1 the main Livingstone - Lusaka tourist road of Zambia. It is a good tarmac road and you will cover a distance of about 128 kms to reach Kalomo. You will pass a small roadside town of Zimba on your way up north before reaching Kalomo.
08: 20 am: Arrive in Kalomo town, the first colonial capital city of the then Northern Rhodesia, current Zambia.
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Overview of Kalomo.
In 1907 Kalomo became the capital of what was known as Northern-Western Rhodesia. In 1911 it became the capital of Northern Rhodesia, what is today called Zambia.
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There will be no stop-over in Kalomo but you will transit through to the next town of Choma.
Kalundu Mound.
Along the way about 3km north of Kalomo, on the main T-1 road, you will stop-over and tour the Kalundu Mound. It is a slightly raised mound (a matter of just a few metres) of earth through which the road passes. This marks the site of an Iron-Age village, and the mound is the accumulated debris of many centuries of occupation.
09:10 pm – Arrive in Choma town.
Overview: Choma is a market town and is the provincial headquarters of Southern Province of Zambia. It lies on Zambia’s main T-1 tourist road and railway line about 285km from Lusaka and 188km from Livingstone. It is home to Choma museum and craft centre which is exclusively dedicated to the preservation and display of cultural heritage of the Tonga people of southern province of Zambia.
Touring Choma Museum.
You will enter and tour the Choma Museum and the nearby Harry Mwaanga Nkumbula statue. You will see the Iron Balls as well in the yard that were used for Bush clearing during the construction of the Kariba Dam, Gweembe valley.
Choma town tour.
You will take a walk from Choma Museum into Choma town for an hours walk-about. You will enter Spar supermarket just in case you wish to buy any personal goodies of your choice at your own cost. You will take a cup of tea and some muffins in any of the good restaurants in Choma.
Thereafter, you will depart for Monze; You will pass through small village siding along the way, namely Mazoka, Batoka, Pemba, Chisekesi, Rusangu in that order before reaching Monze (Distance is 97.4 km from Choma).
Arrive in Monze for a lunch stop-over
You will arrive in Monze around lunch time: - Monze is an agriculture town, with an estimated population of 163,578 people. You will eat a sumptuous lunch at the Indian Restaurant or at any other upmarket restaurant in Monze town. Thereafter you will depart for Mazabuka.
Depart for Mazabuka
Depart for Mazabuka, the next town after Monze. You will see large sugar plantations on the way near Mazabuka town. You will pass a number of small village siding settlements along the way to Mazabuka, approximately 72 kms from Monze. Arrive in Mazabuka, dubbed “The Sweetest Town” in Zambia. This is because sugar canes that are processed into edible household sugar are grown on a large scale in Mazabuka.
Depart for Lusaka
Proceed to Lusaka from Mazabuka. You will be driven on the newly constructed Mazabuka - Turn Pike tarmac road passing through Chikakata turn-off and nearby Mubuya Coffee Farm. Upon ascending in the Munali Hills, you will stop-over at the Munali Pass heritage site. This site is located along the route that Dr. David Livingstone used when travelling from Angola and Mozambique. It was at this summit of Munali Hills that Dr. Livingstone first sighted the Kafue River from a distance.
You will then depart for Kafue town, descending the Munali hills into Mwanachingwala chiefdom before finally exiting the T-1 road into the T-2 at Turnpike junction.
You will be driven by the Road Development Agency (RDA) weighbridge for heavy duty commercial vehicles. You then stop at the busy Police Roadblock Check point for general police checks. Then you will be driven over the Kafue River, on one of Zambia’s oldest bridge. About thirty minutes’ drive, you will reach Kafue town, proceeding to Chilanga (where cement is manufactured) and finally enter Lusaka’s outskirts areas
Arrive in Lusaka, capital city of Zambia
You will be transferred to and stay at the Lodge you have already booked and paid for.
At your hotel/lodge in Lusaka
This will mark the end of the exciting full day travel from Livingstone to Lusaka. We will part company with happy memories of a journey well done.
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Ending Point
At your hotel/lodge in Lusaka
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Inclusions & Exclusions
Tour Guide fee, toll gate fees, hotel pick-up in Livingstone and drop off in Lusaka, entry in the Choma Museum, visit and tour of Kalundu Mound and Munali Pass Heritage sites, full sumptuous lunch in Monze, snacks, fresh fruits and bottled water along the way.
- Gratuity of personal in nature.
- Costs of of any personal items purchased along the way.
- Any activities not captured in this itinerary.
- Accommodation in Livingstone and in Lusaka.
- Internal transfers within Lusaka like going to the Airport (subject to further arrangements).
Tour Important Information
- Kindly carry your passport with you on this tour.
- Please be advised that you may be joined by other people on this tour and share the same transfer vehicle with you.
- Before making any bookings. kindly contact and communicate with us first. This will enable our customer care team fully understand and appreciate your actual needs on the tour.
General Notice
Effective 1/10/2022, Zambia is now offering free visa entry into the country for the following countries: China, Norway, USA, Japan, UK, South Korea, Gulf States, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the entire EU countries. For other countries, please check with your local travel agents before travelling on the procedures of obtaining a travel visa to Zambia
This tour may not be available or done when certain conditions beyond our control happen or exist. In such a situation, you will be informed well in advance before you make any bookings. Otherwise we do not anticipate such a situation arising in the foreseeable future as Zambia is a peaceful and safe tourism destination.
Important message from the guide
We operate right through the whole week 24/7 without exception.
We will treat you with a lot of warmth and friendliness in all your dealings with us. Before making any bookings, we would like to hear from you first. This will enable our customer care team fully understand and appreciate your actual requirements on the tour. Please contact us right away. Thank you and wishing you all the best!
Cancellation Policy
- Free cancellation - 8 days prior to meeting time
- 50% Refund - 3 to 7 days prior to meeting time
- No Refund - Within 2 day(s) prior to meeting time
Livingstone Tour Reviews
Benjamin L.
Relaxed LIVINGSTONE to LUSAKA full day overland travel
“Interesting way to travel between Livingstone and Lusaka”
Mcfirster is a great guide and nice person. Some interesting stops between Livingstone and Lusaka to learn a bit more about the everyday life in Zambia.
Mcfirster H.
(1 reviews)Thank you very much Benjamin and Mathews for having decided to travel with me as your Tour Guide between Livingstone and Lusaka for one full day. It was great fun being in your good company for one full day, laughing and joking all the way to Lusaka. The lunch we had together in Monze was simply delicious and fantastic. Please come again and visit Zambia in the near future with me as your tour guide again.
