Livingstone is an historic colonial city, a tourism centre for the Victoria Falls and a gateway to many activities in the area. Victoria Falls is known locally as Mosi-oa-Tunya (“The smoke that Thunders”).
Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park is situated along the upper Zambezi River.It stretches along the river for about 12km to the Victoria Falls. The park is covered by mopane woodland and Ilala palms.
South Luangwa National Park: Experts have dubbed South Luangwa as one of the greatest wildlife sanctuaries in the world, and not without reason. The concentration of game around the Luangwa River and its ox bow lagoons is among the most intense in Africa.
Kafue National Park is the largest national park in Zambia, covering an area of 22,500 km². It is home to over 55 different species of animals. There is a high density of lion and where the lions are not present there are cheetah and wild dog. Birdlife is abundant.
The Lower Zambezi National Park lies on the north bank of the Zambezi River in south eastern Zambia. On the opposite bank is Zimbabwe’s Mana Pools national Park. These two parks sit on the Zambezi flood plain ringed by mountains. The area is a world heritage site.
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