luangwablondes
A guide for the overseas self drive, self sufficient, vehicle dependent visitor in Africa
Zambia Annual Events
Annually every March:
Zambia National Fishing Competition 2009 ** early March at
The Zambia National Fishing Competition (ZNFC) attracts up to 100 fishermen from throughout Africa. Held over 6 days the competition includes hyperlight, light as well as heavy tackle classes. 2007 was the most successful event yet with 10 teams staying at Ndole Bay Lodge. Biggest fish was a 28kg Nile perch.
Annual African Queen Celebrations
May -- Livingstone
Senanga International Fishing Competition
Annual event called 'the long weekend' in early July
www.lowdown.co.zm/2004/2004-07/senanga.htm
Victoria Falls
Run a 42.2km marathon, 21.1km marathon or 5km fun run.
http://vicfallsmarathon.com/aboutrace.asp
The full marathon leads through the town of
August
Livingstone Cultural & Arts Festival
August 2007/September US$3.50 per day at the main site
First held in 1994, this festival attracts traditional rulers from all the provinces of
Highlights of this year's festival are the British performance artists Anne Bean and Zhenya Iljon (twice winners of the Time Out Dance and Performance Award), who have created a magical mixture of music, sculpture and performance. Award-winning South African actors Andrew Buckland and Lionel Newton present The Wellbeing, which has just received rave reviews at the Harare International Festival of the Arts (HIFA) and in Stockholm.
There is all sorts of music on offer, from blues, reggae and rhumba through to acapella. Some of last year's favourites return (including the strangely-named "No Parking Band") and there are some big new names to fill out the bill. Zambia's top artists will exhibit their work, alongside displays of nature photography and children's art workshops.
The festival is also being used to highlight the massive AIDS issue that faces Africa, which African countries have often tried to avoid. There will be discussions and lectures on the subject, while the Maramba Aids Benefit Concert will raise funds for local projects that help AIDS orphans.
The Livingstone Festival is Zambia's biggest festival
Octoberfest festival
Zambezi Challenge - Tentative dates has been set for the 17th, 18th and 19th of October.
Victoria Falls 2008 Postponed to Oct 2009
The Challenge comprises of six events against some of the toughest rapids in the world:
Rafting Porters Race
Kayak and Raft Slalom event
Raft Sprint Event Rapids 1 to 5 split
Down River Kayak Event
Kayak Rodeo Event
This is some of the best rafting in the world, with some huge rapids and incredible scenery.
The Great Migration
October – December
Liuwa Plains is home to the second largest wildebeest migration in the world. At the beginning of the rainy season (November - December), around 35,000 blue wildebeest meet up on the Liuwa Plains for their annual migration from
Fruit Bat Migration
At Kasanka NP, an estimated 8 million Straw Colored Fruitbats congregate each year. www.kasanka.com/frameset.htm www.kasanka.com/photogalleries/batpics.htm
ELEPHANT CHARGE (From the Livingstonian)
The inaugural event is to be held on week-end of Sat 8th and Sun 9th November 2008.
Dear Friends
We are writing to you with regards to a Zambian initiative that we are coordinating
to raise significant sponsorship, both corporate and private, for wildlife projects in Zambia. Behind
this initiative is our passion for Zambia, its preservation and enhancement of the integrity of Zambia’s
wildlife resources, and the knowledge that together we can make a significant difference.
Our vision is:
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To hold an annual event called the ELEPHANT CHARGE (based on the Kenyan RhinoCharge concept), where the winner is the vehicle that negotiates a set course in the shortest
distance within a maximum time period.
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The event to be organized so as to maximize sponsorships and value for corporateadvertising.
ELEPHANT CHARGE
is registered in Zambia, and the main fundraiser is the annual ElephantCharge. The inaugural event is to be held on
week-end of Sat 8th and Sun 9th November 2008.Each team, consists of either a 4x4 vehicle and up to 6 team members (driver, navigator, and up to 4
runners), or min 3/max 4 motorbikes/quads. They will be driving and dragging their 4x4/motorbikes
through the African bush, building roads with their bare hands and steering their vehicles/motorbikes
up and down ridiculous inclines in an attempt to get around the 20-30km course in the shortest
distance possible, in competition with up to 40 other teams. It will undoubtedly be great fun, will
engender a fantastic team spirit and generate a huge feeling of accomplishment when the day is
done, both in terms of funds raised and bush conquered. The course is set such that teams are able
to follow a bush track should they want to, and the straighter you dare to go the more intimidating it
will be!
Teams are asked to meet at Mukumunya Monkey Pools (the end of the tarmac on Leopard’s Hill rd,
Lusaka) at 8 a.m. on Saturday 8
th November 2008. There they will complete registration formalities,and be given directions to reach THE CHARGE Head Quarters. This is approximately 80km from
Mukumunya and a 2 ˝ hr drive. There is a designated area on a spring in the beautiful foot-hills of
the Lower Zambezi, where teams can set up camp for the night. At 5 p.m. Saturday, teams will be
given a map with the co-ordinates of the check-points to be completed during the race, and so have
the evening to plan exactly how you are going to tackle the course (a very well stocked bar will be
provided). Teams will assemble at 6.30 a.m. Sunday and be escorted by officials to their starting
check-point. The race starts at 7 a.m. and teams have until 1 p.m. to check-in at all check-points. It is
compulsory for every team to have a Garmin GPS (which are available at Manda Hill). Prize giving
will be at 3 p.m. allowing time to return to Lusaka by nightfall, should you need or want to.
Vehicles (max 25 entries)
Castle-Fleming Trophy Shortest distance
Trophy Combination of distance minus 50cm for every 1 USD raised by team
Trophy Shortest distance by Ladies team
Trophy Shortest distance on Tiger Line
Trophy Shortest distance on Gauntlet
Motorbikes (max 15 entries)
Trophy Shortest distance
Trophy Combination of distance minus 50 cm for every 1 USD raised by team
Trophy Shortest distance by Ladies team
Trophy Shortest distance on Tiger Line
Trophy Shortest distance on Gauntlet
All entrants
Trophy Most Sponsorship raised
The point of all this, is to ultimately develop a structure in Zambia that can make a significant
difference in some remarkable wildlife projects existing in Zambia, that all require support and
resourcefulness from private enterprise as much as from public enterprise, to ensure the long term
integrity of Zambia’s amazing wildlife resource and heritage.
We look forward to your support, knowing that each and every contribution is important to assist in
wildlife resource development in our region, and trust that you will partner this endeavour, and thank
you sincerely for any support that you feel able to give.
Please contact any of the following if you would like to enter a team (Kw 1,000,000 per team),
sponsor a team, sponsor one of the 9 check-points, sponsor a trophy, or be an official. Payments by
cheque are to be made out to ELEPHANT CHARGE.
Peter Castle 0976 864440 petercastle@iconnect.zm
Mikey Fleming 0977 377146 mfleming@iconnect.zm
Andy Fleming 0977 397548 andy.fleming@zambeziresources.com
Tom Younger 0977 373784 tom@younger.co.uk
CAR 30
including Peter Castle, Mikey Fleming and Tom Younger from Zambia, came 5th out of 60 inthe recent Kenyan Rhino Charge in June 2008. There is a great film about CAR 30’s 2006 Rhino
Charge’s adventures at http://teamcar30.50webs.
"The festival features jazz and gospel, divided into jazz on the first day (7.30pm till late), gospel in the afternoon (2pm-5pm) of the second day and jazz late in the evening (8pm-till late) of the second day.
"Now known as the country's most prized annual jazz luxury with a huge regional and international taste, it will feature a cast of top class and award-winning jazz performers.
"The musicians will collaborate in a show of confidence to the growth of the music style as well as belief in the region's powerful tourism industry," Guzha said.
While the line-up for this year's edition would be announced in due course, as negotiations are still ongoing, it was anticipated that some of the biggest names in the region would grace the annual occasion.
"We are bringing in big names in the African jazz industry but at the moment we cannot release names as we are still negotiating finer contractual details.
"It is our belief that the names we have from the international, regional and local scene will once again make a huge musical impact, as is expected by our local and visiting jazz fans," added Guzha.
Tickets are selling for Z$30 million.
The festival has featured the likes of Max Wild from the USA, Marsha Moyo from Zambia and Ntshoeleng Seetso from Botswana.
Local musicians included Mandebvu Band, Philbert Marowa, Sam Mtukudzi, Jazz Invitation, Chirikure Chirikure, Oliver Mtukudzi, Cool Crooners and the resort town's own Mama Africa Band.
