Livingstone Getting There & Away

Getting There & Away

By plane Livingstone has its own small airport, and flights arrive daily. British Airways and Nationwide (and possibly others) fly between Livingstone and Johannesburg. Air Zimbabwe operates between Johannesburg and Victoria Falls (Zimbabwe), Livingstone's "sister city," located on the Zimbabwe side of the border. Zambian Airways offers flights between Livingstone and Lusaka. Via Lusake you can fly to other destinations within Zambia. South African Airways has flights from Johannesburg to Victoria Falls (Zimbabwe). South African Airways is currently looking into direct flight from Johannesburg to Livingstone Airport (LVI). By bus Relatively comfortable luxury buses (called the "Euro-Bus) travel between Lusaka and Livingstone, for around Zambian Kwachas 60.000 (appr. US$ 13,-) tickets may be purchased one day in advance at the bus depot in Lusaka. These buses transport you in 5,5 hours to downtown Livingstone (total distance 470 km), near a taxi rank. It is also possible to catch a minibus from Lusaka, for about the same price. By car If you are aching to rent a car and drive yourself around Zambia, this might be the trip for you. The roads between Livingstone and Lusaka are among the country's best, and the trip involves only one right turn. For the international driver, roads lead into Livingstone from Victoria Falls (Zimbabwe). You can buy a temp. import permit at your port of entry, for 1 month, 3 months or longer. Also a Zambian third party insurance is mandatory, next to reflective stickers or reflectors at the front of your vehicle (white) and at the back (red). Dimensions must be 5 x 5 cm, however rectangular is permitted as well. Getting Away You can catch a bus in Livingstone in Lusaka airport or alternatively, You can catch a bus in Livingstone that will take you through the desolate Southern Province to the Zambia-Namibia border. (If the bus breaks down, be prepared to wait; bring water and a snack. However, for the independent traveler, this is the fastest, cheapest, most memorable way to Namibia.) The bus will drop you in Sesheke, a small, dusty village on the Zambian side of the Zambezi River. After crossing the Zambezi River by ferry or dugout canoe (!), you'll be in Katimi Mulilo, on the eastern tip of the Caprivi Strip. The ferry is taken out of service due to the new bridge which opened early 2004.