Livingstone is one of Africa’s most layered cities — a place where Victorian colonial architecture stands alongside bustling local markets, where three museums tell stories stretching from prehistoric Zambia to the railway age, and where the name of a Scottish explorer still echoes through the streets more than 150 years after he first arrived.
This full-day tour takes you through all of it. You will begin at the Railway Museum, where the steam locomotives of the colonial era sit in quiet testimony to an age when this city was the beating heart of Central Africa’s trade routes. From there, a visit to the Jewish Museum offers a rarely told chapter of Livingstone’s story — the community of early Jewish settlers who helped build the city’s commercial foundations.
After a lunch of Zambian cuisine at a local restaurant — included in your tour — the afternoon takes you to the Livingstone Museum, Zambia’s oldest and largest museum, where David Livingstone’s original letters and personal effects are displayed alongside the full sweep of the nation’s history. The day closes at Maramba Market: vivid, loud, and alive with colour, a place that no amount of photographs can truly capture.
This is Livingstone as it is rarely experienced by visitors who arrive only for the Falls — unhurried, human, and genuinely illuminating.
Good to Know
This tour runs for approximately 7 hours and is available daily. It pairs well with a Tour of Victoria Falls the following morning for guests wanting a full cultural and natural introduction to Livingstone.
What is included in the tour
- Pickup from any hotel or lodge within Livingstone or Victoria Falls
- Entry to the Railway Museum and Jewish Museum
- Entry to the Livingstone Museum
- Lunch at a local Zambian restaurant
- Refreshments throughout the tour
- Professional Nekacheya guide
- Morning pickup — Guests are collected from their hotel or lodge in Livingstone or Victoria Falls at the agreed time.
- Railway & Jewish Museum — Begin at the Railway Museum, exploring the colonial-era steam locomotives and the history of Zambia’s rail network. Continue to the Jewish Museum to discover the story of Livingstone’s early Jewish community and their contribution to the city.
- Lunch — approx. 12:30 — Enjoy a sit-down lunch at a local Zambian restaurant, included in your tour. A chance to sample traditional Zambian cuisine and take a break before the afternoon.
- Livingstone Museum — Zambia’s oldest and largest museum. Explore artefacts and exhibits spanning the country’s history from its earliest inhabitants through the era of David Livingstone and into modern Zambia. Livingstone’s original letters and personal effects are displayed here.
- Maramba Market — End the day at one of Livingstone’s most lively and authentic local markets. Browse fresh produce, crafts, and everyday Zambian life in one of the city’s most colourful corners.
- Return — 18:00 to 18:30 — Guests are dropped off at their hotel or lodge in Livingstone or Victoria Falls.
