Katima Mulilo — Capital of the Zambezi Region, Namibia's Northern Frontier

The capital of the Zambezi Region sits on the southern bank of the Zambezi River in the far northeast — the most remote regional capital in Namibia. Full services: airport (daily flights to Windhoek), fuel, supermarkets, banks, hospital and vehicle workshops. The Zambezi at Katima is a vast, papyrus-fringed river alive with hippos and crocodiles — sunrise and sunset over the water are extraordinary. Katima is the hub for day trips to Chobe National Park across the border in Botswana (Kasane is 65km east), Mudumu and Nkasa Rupara national parks, and the historic four-country meeting point at Impalila Island.