Transport

•All ground transportation from Livingstone to Lusaka during the tour. The type of vehicle that will be used during the tour will vary from time to time. • Our vehicles used on this tour are comprehensively insured.

Others

•24/7 Customer support service. Safety & Security Zambia is a safe country to visit, especially when on an organized transfer tour like this one. Tourlane, an online travel agency based in USA recently ranked Zambia the 6th safest travel destination in the world post COVID-19 pandemic. If driving independently, always get local advice on the road conditions and recommended routes and never underestimate driving times or drive at night. Staying Safe in Cities and Towns in Zambia . As in most big cities in the world, there is a fair amount of crime in Zambia’s cities and towns. Most incidents are minor, such as petty theft and pickpocketing. You are unlikely to encounter any trouble on guided tours. When venturing out in the city unguided, it helps to take some simple safety precautions: seek advice from your hotel about the area; don’t wear any valuables and only take the money you need with you; take a taxi after dark. For more safety tips that apply to Zambia cities and towns in general, kindly read the following bulletin points: • Ask at your hotel if it is safe to walk around the local area; when new in a place it’s always good to seek local advice on safety issues •Don’t wear jewelry when walking in cities and leave all valuables in a safety deposit box at your hotel •Avoid walking alone in a large, unfamiliar city •Don’t walk around at night; take a taxi •Avoid getting engaged with people approaching you in the street •Be careful when drawing money from an ATM; go elsewhere if you suspect people hanging around •Always lock your car doors and close windows when driving in busy towns •Never leave a car unattended with valuables or luggage visible

Meals

•Meals and mineral water are included All alcoholic beverages are excluded.

Guide

Knowledgeable English speaking local guides will accompany you on this tour and share their knowledge on the local history and culture.

Accommodation

On day 1, a stop overnight sleep in a good level accommodation lodge in CHOMA, a midway town between Livingstone and Lusaka. Please note that your accommodation in Livingstone and Lusaka is excluded in this package. Kindly make your own accommodation arrangements in both Livingstone and Lusaka. VERY IMPORTANT : Kindly give us the exact location of the Lodge/hotel in Livingstone, Zambia including phone numbe r where we will pick you from at least a day or two before commencement of the tour. Email those details to: mcfirster@gmail.com (Kindly give us in the email your correct full names, sex, nationality and your TourRadar Travel Reference number , address of your hotel/lodge and contact phone number). Kindly also state the date and time when we should come to pick you from your Lodge/Hotel,

Hygieneprotocol

This travel itinerary is executed in accordance with the set World Health Organisation (WHO), Safe Travels (WTTC - Global), Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention (CDC) hygiene and sanitation protocols. Malaria Risk – How to Protect Yourself Against Malaria. Zambia is a high malaria risk country throughout the whole nation including urban areas. The highest risk of infection is in the rainy season, from November to May. Persons visiting Victoria Falls must take malaria suppressive medication. In addition to the suggested antimalarial medication, use a mosquito bed net and effective repellents to avoid the bite of the nocturnal Anopheles mosquito whilst on tour in Zambia. Before you travel to Zambia, kindly consult your local physician or travel health clinic for the malaria prophylactic regimen most appropriate to your need to protect you from getting Malaria whilst visiting Zambia.

Not included:

Optional

- All alcoholic beverages are excluded.

Flights

Round flights to and from Zambia

Others

- Accommodation in Livingstone and Lusaka are excluded . Kindly make your own accommodation arrangements in both Livingstone and Lusaka. - Entrance fee into the Choma Museum is not included in this package. VERY IMPORTANT: Kindly give us the exact location of the Lodge/hotel in Livingstone including phone number where we will pick you at least a day before pick up. - Internal transfers within Lusaka like going to the Airport (subject to further arrangements) - All medical examinations and COVID-19 costs related issues of obtaining the relevant documentations are excluded in this package (not included). - Cost of all items of personal nature you will purchase whilst on tour such as souvenir are excluded

Insurance

Travel Insurance is not included in this package

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Day 1 You Will Be Picked From Your Lodge/Hotel In Livingstone
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

You Will Be Picked From Your Lodge/Hotel In Livingstone

Program of the day

08:00 am: You will be picked from the reception of your Lodge/Hotel in Livingstone in a comfortable and air-conditioned transfer vehicle by our driver and tour guide.

Narration: 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. You will pass a small roadside town of Zimba on your way up north before reaching Kalomo.

Mid morning: Arrive in Kalomo town, the first colonial capital city of the then Northern Rhodesia, current Zambia.

11:30 am: Enjoy a delicious meal break with healthy foods in Kalomo.

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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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Chronological order of events in Kalomo:

a) You will drive through the Kalomo market, cross the railway line on a dusty Dudumwezi road heading in the western direction. After passing through the new government hospital, you will branch off the dusty road and head to the Pioneer Graveyard. This the grave site where some of the white colonial masters are buried. Thereafter, you will leave the Pioneer Graveyard, pass through one village for a cultural tour. You will see a genuine functioning rural village and observe their life style in real time.

b) After a village tour, you will visit and tour the first state house of the colonial administrator of Northern-Western Rhodesia (now Zambia).

Narration: The Administrator’s house national monument-located in Kalomo Zambia, is a 116 years old house. It was the first home of the British South African Company (BSAco)’s administrator in charge of a territory back then called North-Western Rhodesia. It is believed the house served as present day Zambia’s first state house.

Depart for Choma

Thereafter, you will depart for Choma and along the way about 3km north of Kalomo, on the main T-1 road see 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.

15:30 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.

17:00 pm – Check in at any other good accommodation facility in Choma.

19:00 pm – 21:30 pm: Enjoy dinner.

21: 40 pm: Retire to bed to sleep.

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Please note that the times of activities cited above may be varied to accommodate changed circumstances
Day 2 Travel From Choma To Monze Enroute To Lusaka
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Travel From Choma To Monze Enroute To Lusaka

Program of the day

06: 00 am - Wake up and bath with warm water - Take your sumptuous breakfast.

06:30 am: Leave for Monze town enroute to Lusaka city. After Rusangu juction, you will have a brief stop at Family Safari along the T-1 road. Here you will view wild animals including Lions in a private forest within the yard of Family Safari. There after, you will continue with the journey heading to Monze.

Narration: Monze is an agriculture rural town with an estimated population of 163,578 people.

You will pass through small village sidings along the way, namely Batoka , Muzoka, Pemba, Chisekesi, Rusangu in that order before arriving in Monze (Distance is 97.4 km from Choma).

12:30 pm: You will take your lunch break at any good restaurant in Monze.

Pleasurable activity you will do in Monze

You will visit the Samu Lya Moomba (meaning tree of the Horn bill) national heritage site outside Monze town in Bweengwa area, Chief CHOONGO’s chiefdom to see Zambia’s deep cultural heritage.

Narration: Samu Lya Moomba holds a special place in Zambia’s history as it was the location some freedom fighters from across Zambia would meet to strategize on the attainment of Zambia’s political independence.

After an hour’s tour of Samu Lya Moomba, you will then 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.

Narration: 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. You will then take a short snack break in Mazabuka before proceeding to Kafue town, the nearest town to Lusaka.

Kafue Bridge

At Turn Pike junction, we will stop for a few minutes to buy some fresh bananas.

After passing through the turn pike turn off and joining the Kafue T-2 road leading to the police check point, you will be heading to the historical Kafue bridge. The Kafue bridge is the life blood of Zambia’s economy which connects the country to Zimbabwe, South Africa, Namibia, Botswana and the rest of other Southern African countries.

After crossing over the Kafue Bridge, you will head straight to Kafue Town enroute to Lusaka.

16:30 pm: Arrive in Lusaka city and check in your Lodge/Hotel marking the end of the transfer tour.

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