Victoria Falls and the Lower Zambezi in 6 days (5 nights)

6 days · Zambia · Livingstone → Lusaka · best 8, 9, 10

Both halves of this route sit on the Zambezi. Two nights near Livingstone cover the falls and boat time on the river above them. A flight south to an airstrip in the Lower Zambezi then reaches a river camp for three nights, where a day can be spent in a boat or a canoe and drives and walks are there when the wind gets up. The trip ends with a short hop out to Lusaka.

The route, stop by stop

1. Livingstone, Zambia · 2 nights

Arrive by fly — Arrive at Livingstone airport; the river lodges sit upstream of the falls

Two nights is enough for the falls and a couple of runs on the upper river by boat, and the upstream lodges keep the traveller on the water rather than in town.

2. Lower Zambezi, Zambia · 3 nights

Arrive by fly — Flight south to a bush airstrip beside the river camps

This is the fishing core of the trip: three nights at a river camp where the day can go to a boat or a canoe, with walks and drives available when the wind gets up.

Experts who can arrange this trip

• The Safari Vibe, who works in Zambia.

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