Livingstonia Getting there & around

Getting there & away

From the main north–south road between Karonga and Mzuzu, the road to Livingstonia turns off at Chitimba, forcing its way up the escarpment in a series of acute hairpin bends. Drivers should attempt this only in a 4WD, and only if there’s been no rain. There’s no bus, and you’ll wait a very long time if you’re hitching.

The alternative is to walk up: it’s about 15km, and steep, so it takes around four hours from Chitimba if you follow the road.