Trip for · Tight budgets
Livingstone for budget travellers
Cheap food and dorms; activities and taxis add up.
Key facts
- Days
- 2
- Matching items
- 6
- Verdict
- works
A 2-day outline
Grouped by walking cluster where the guide gives one. Order inside a day is loose: the timed day plans check opening hours and walking.
Day 1
Why it fits: Free to view. A steel arch of 1905 over the gorge, with views of the falls in the mist.
From: Top 10 · cost
Why it fits: Nshima with relish or fried fish · ZMW 30-70. Go at midday; eat where locals queue.
From: Eat guide · Budget tier
Day 2 · Town centre and Mosi-oa-Tunya Road
Backpacker dorm
Why it fits: US$ 10-20 a night with a bar.
From: Good for · budget travellers
Nshima and grill restaurants in town
Why it fits: Nshima with grilled chicken or beef · ZMW 80-150. A plate of grill and nshima; hot and filling.
From: Eat guide · Budget tier
Street chicken and chips stalls
Why it fits: Fried chicken and chips · ZMW 40-90. Fast; pick a busy stall.
From: Eat guide · Budget tier
Where to stay
Sleep areas the guide points budget travellers to.
Backpackers and guesthouses are here.
From: Sleep fit · budget 4/5
Before you go
What the guide flags for budget travellers.
- Cheap food and dorms; activities and taxis add up. (Good for · verdict: ok)
- Withdraw kwacha at bank ATMs in daylight and keep ZMW 500 in small notes; camps and activities may want US dollars, so ask when you book. (Money · ATM rule)