Livingstone in Zambia, Southern Province

Introduction :
Livingstone is also known as Maramba and is the capital city of the Southern Province in Zambia with a population of around 140,000 people standing at an elevation of around 1000 metres. The main attraction in Livingstone is the magnificent Victoria Falls within the Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park which is the largest waterfall in the world and the gorges which capture the falling water. The Victoria Falls was frequently rated as one of the seven natural wonders of the world and the park within it in Livingstone together with the falls is a UNESCO World Heritage site. Other attractions include the Livingstone museum located in the heart of Livingstone town center which is the largest and oldest museum in Zambia and 13 km away from the Livingstone Town center is the Mukuni Big Five Safari where you can experience the wild life in Zambia

The region at the Victoria Falls is known as “The Smoke That Thunders

Helicopter view of the Victoria Falls
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Large curtains of falling water at the Victoria Falls

History :
Livingstone was named after the British explorer who set foot on the region as the first white man to explore the town and found the magnificent Victoria Falls on the Zambezi River. It soon became a British colonial city during the late 19th century and boomed after the railway reached the Falls as colonial settlers arrived. Livingstone prospered due to trade between the northern and southern sides of the Zambezi and from farming and timber production.

Second and third Gorge of the Victoria Falls
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Baobab tree over a hundred years at the National Park
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Zebras at the hotel in Livingstone

Getting there :
The closest airport to Livingstone is the Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport (LVI) and is located on Livingstone itself at the northern edge of the city. The nearest international airport would be the at the capital of Zambia in Lusaka known as the Kenneth Kaunda International Airport (LUN) which is 470 km away from Livingstone travel buses travel there daily and takes about 7 hours in total.