Southern Provence

Southern Province stretches from the farm-rich Kafue Flats to the Zambezi River and the rim of Victoria Falls. It’s the cultural heartland of the Tonga people and a core agricultural belt (maize, cattle, sugar around Mazabuka), threaded by small towns like Monze, Choma (the provincial capital), and Kalomo. Livingstone anchors tourism on the Zambezi, while the shores and hills around Lake Kariba add a softer, lakeside landscape. The climate runs from hot, dry valleys to cooler plateau air, with rains typically November–March—giving the region a sun-baked, big-sky feel for much of the year.