Landlocked Zambia is raw, uncrowded safari country built around great rivers. The Zambezi feeds thunderous Victoria Falls at Livingstone, then flows through the wild Lower Zambezi for canoe safaris among elephants. To the east, South Luangwa pioneered the walking safari and teems with leopards, while vast Kafue, the oldest park, spreads floodplains and woodland rich in game. Lake Kariba shimmers on the southern border. With low visitor numbers, expert guides and a focus on…
In 1964, schoolteacher Edward Nkoloso launched a Zambian space program to beat NASA to the Moon — a true story turned cult classic, adapted into a Sundance-noted short film.
In the dry season, on the Zambian side, you swim in the Devil's Pool: a natural rock basin perched on the very lip of Victoria Falls, a hundred metres above the void.
Mosi-oa-Tunya, "the smoke that thunders", is admired soaked to the bone; South Luangwa invented the walking safari. An eSIM helps: Devil's Pool booked online (dry season), falls' flow checked by month and Livingstone transfers arranged.