Zambia-Munali mixed Bicycling with Vehicle Guided Tour Package (12 Nights/ 13 Days)

Don’t worry, be Happy - A day to relax and enjoy activities only

On day 2, from morning up to mid-day, you will do a number of water based activities at the beautiful Tiffany’s Canyon Lodge.

Below is the program order of the day

07:30 am: Wake up; take a warm bath.

08:00 am to 08:30 am: Enjoy a sumptuous breakfast.

09:00 am: Receive a short briefing by the trip leader. Thereafter, you will start your various water based activities.

12:30 pm to 13:30 pm: Take your delicious lunch.

Afternoon session (REST!): Take the entire afternoon relaxing and resting in readiness for the following day’s cycling tour.

Tip: More activities: If you still have some energy left, you may still continue with more water based activities at rest at your own time.

18:00 pm – 19:00 pm: Take your delicious dinner

21:30 pm: Retire to bed for a good night’s sleep

HELLO! Nice and Easy cycling day.

This will be another exciting day of you cycling nice and easy through nice scenery along the Kafue T-2 highway road. You will see peasant owned and commercial farms, beautiful private residential mansions and range of Kafue Hills on part of the trip.

Narration: This is fairly easy day of cycling. You will cycle mostly in a descending free flow direction towards Kafue town which lies on the north bank of the Kafue River, after which it is named.

Notable landmark: The Railway Line

Before reaching Kafue town, you will cross the 3ft 6in (1067mm) gauge railway line. This is Zambia’s main railway line that runs from Livingstone to Lusaka right through to the northern copper producing region of the country.

Provisional 1st stop: Kafue town is your first provisional stop of the day having covered a distance of 16.4 kms.

What you will do today: After covering a 16.4 kms distance, you will stop at the popular Kafue Mall, grab some yummy food to eat and drink. Try the delicious and juicy fried chicken at Hungry Lion Restaurant at Kafue Mall. Alternatively, you can get some fresh fruits to eat in the Pay-Less supermarket within the same Kafue Mall complex.

Narration: Hungry Lion Kafue Mall prides itself for offering the best tasty fried chicken in town with better flavour for its customers. So do not miss out on this juicy bit of the tasty Hungry Lion fried chicken.

Cycle to Kafue Bridge

You will then continue cycling from Kafue town to Kafue bridge and stop at the nearby Muyanganas.

Provisional 2nd stop: Muyanganas near the Kafue bridge will be your second and final provisional stop of day 3 having covered a distance of 11.4 kms/11mi up to this point.

Narration 1: Muyanganas is a waterfront bar and restaurant located on the banks of the Kafue River next to the Kafue Bridge. You will arrive at the Muyanganas for a simple outing along the Kafue river before proceeding by vehicle to you next final destination of the day, the Kafue Riverview Lodge.

What you will do today: You will sit on a wooden deck under sun shade umbrellas and eat something and take drinks whilst watching the African sun almost setting.

Narration 1: The Kafue River is the source of drinking water for the greater Lusaka city and many other smaller towns along the Kafue river catchment area. The environment at Muyanganas is serene and the river view is amazing. This marks the end of your cycling excursion for the day and you will be driven in the service vehicle to your next destination Kafue Riverview Lodge.

Narration 2: The Muyanganas is an amazing place where you will see the nearby historical Kafue bridge and the mighty Kafue River.

The Kafue Bridge is the lifeblood of Zambia’s economy as it carries one of the busiest sections of the Great North Road in terms of volume of traffic. Zambia being a landlocked country, this bridge across the Kafue river is used to bring in various goods into the country from South African and Namibia sea ports.

Muyanganas to Kafue Riverview Lodge – a None Cycling Zone (6 kms/3.7 mi)

The remaining portion of the Kafue T-2 route from the Kafue Bridge up to Kafue Riverview Lodge is a none cycling zone. This is because of a high volume of traffic around this geographical area. This is as a result of the presence of a lot of heavy duty articulated commercial trucks plying this international T-1/T-2 route. These trucks are checked at a police roadblock for roadworthiness and customs duty compliance. They also pass through the Road Development Agency (RDA) operated weigh bridge for load weight checks.

So what happens after leaving Muyanganas: So from the Muyanganas, you will be driven in the service vehicle to the Kafue Riverview Lodge, covering a distance of about 6 kms/3.7 mi.

17:00 pm: Check in at Kafue Riverview Lodge, a none smoking and free alcohol property.

19:00 pm: Take your delicious dinner

21:00 pm: Retire to bed to sleep.

Relax. It is WELL!. VEG IT OUT!

Today you will spend it at the serene, non smoking and alcohol free Kafue Riverview Lodge where you will mostly veg it out.

What you will do today: You will do a wide variety of amazing activities designed with you in mind. Thrilling hiking, fishing, boat cruise, birdwatching to immersive and calming wellness relaxation excursions activities all awaits you.

Friendly notice: Please note that the wellness activities at Kafue Riverview Lodge are offered as a complimentary service. They are not always available or offered on this Munali cycling tour.

Overview of Kafue Riverview Lodge

Kafue Riverview Lodge’s core business model is premised on promoting healthy living and is strictly a none smoking and free alcohol property.

This means that you will not be allowed to smoke or consume alcohol whilst around Riverview Lodge campus. The wellness activities are offered as a complimentary service and are not always available on this Munali cycling tour. However, every effort is done to ensure that you do at least one wellness activity to improve your optimal level of physical wellness.

Laundry day: There is a washing machine and a tumble drier available at Kafue Riverview Lodge. On this day, you will decide what time to do all your laundry work.

12:30 pm – 13:30 pm: Enjoy sumptuous healthy food and drink

Afternoon session: You will do more activities that you missed out during the morning session.

19:00 pm: A happy dinner of healthy foods.

21: 00 pm. Retire to sleep.

Sweet smell of Coffee; Seeing is believing, Mubuyu Coffee farm is the next destination.

What you will do today: On this day, the main activity you will do is a Coffee tour at Mubuyu Farm at the foot of the Munali pass for 2 – 3 hours.

However, the first activity you will do is cycling for at least 20 kms/12.4 mi along the major T-1 Livingstone road highway. The rest of the day will be spent travelling in the service vehicle to Chikankanta village for cultural activities. The final destination will be Chikankanta mission, home of Her Royal Highness (HRH) Chieftainess Mwenda.

Planned order of activities on this day

Leave Kafue Riverview Lodge: Immediately after breakfast, you will check-out of Kafue Riverview Lodge with sweet memories of the place. You will then travel in the service vehicle covering the 1.8 kms/1.1mi dusty road up to the main T-1 Livingstone main road which is just near Turnpike junction.

Cycling. You will cycle on the new route (T–1) Lusaka – Livingstone route. This is Zambia’s main tourist road to the southern tourism of Zambia. The T-1 road forms the principal transportation corridor of the southern province, the tourist hub of Zambia.

What you will do today: From the Turnpike junction, you will cycle on the T-1 Livingstone road highway towards Munali Hills. The target is to cover 20 kms/12.4 mi of riding distance before reaching the foot of Munali Hills.

None Cycling Zone: For security and safety reasons, the ranges of Munali Hills are a none cycling zone area. Once you reach at the foot of Munali Hills, you will be carried by the service vehicle right through the mountain ranges to the bottom of Munali Hills with a short stop over at Munali National Monument.

.You will visit the Munali Hills historic site situated about 56km north of Mazabuka, a stone cairn 1km along the Munali Pass road. This monument is a commemoration of Dr. David Livingstone’s passage through the hill pass that separates the Lusaka high plateau from the Kafue Flats. At the end of touring the Munali National Monument, you will be driven to main gate of Mubuyu Coffee Farm located along the T-1 road high way.

Coffee Tour (in the morning)

You will be driven in the service vehicle from Munali Hills to Mubuyu Coffee farm administration block to meet the farm manager. From there, you will be escorted on a conducted coffee tour for 2 to 3 hours. You will get to hear the story behind the success of Munali Coffee Farm. The Mubuyu Farm estate also comprises a flourmill, several irrigation dams, housing for farm workers, a school and a clinic.

Travel to Chikankanta District for cultural activities and meeting the Chief

After the coffee tour, you will travel in the service vehicle from Mubuyu Farm up to Chikankanta Mission where you will spend 2 nights, 1 day of cultural activities.

Narration: The Chikankanta mission comprises the Chikankata Mission Hospital , Chikankata College of Biomedical Sciences , Chikankata College of Nursing and Midwifery , Salvation Radio, a Secondary School and a Salvation Army Church. The mission is surrounded by hills and traditional village settlements with more than 3000 people, At the far bottom end of the mission is where the Palace of Chieftainess Mwenda is located.

What will happen once you arrive in Chikankanta:

- A comfortable accommodation will be arranged for you.

- Meet and welcomed by the Chiefs representative.

19:00 pm: Take happy dinner of healthy foods.

21: 00 pm. Retire to sleep.

Breaking new grounds. What? Meeting an African Chief? Yes, today is the DAY!

Indeed you will meet the traditional Chieftainess Mwenda, of the Tonga speaking people of Basanje clan.

Narration: The special cultural day of activities you have been waiting for has finally come. You will meet Chieftainess Mwenda in person at her Basanje Palace and do a full day of cultural activities around the Chikankata Mission.

Overview: Village tours

 You will spend the whole day in Chikankanta village connecting and interacting with community village members in genuine functioning African traditional villages. You will experience what daily African village life is like in Zambia’s rural areas in real time.

 This cultural tour is executed professionally by a versatile team of knowledgeable young indigenous Zambians. They possess’ in-depth local indigenous African knowledge. They are passionate about African tradition and cultural values that will ensure a memorable stay serving you! The entire tour program is under the close supervision of the Trip Leader.

Order of events for the day

07:30 am: Wake up; take a warm bath.

08:00 am to 08:30 am: Enjoy a sumptuous breakfast.

09:00 am: Briefing by the trip leader on the order of events of the day.

09:30 pm: Leave for the Basanje Palace situated on the peripherals of Chikakanta mission to meet Her Royal Highness, Chieftainess Mwenda. You will be escorted by the local representative of the chief’s council. If Her Royal Highness, Chieftainess Mwenda, will not personally be available to meet you, then you will be met either by her Prime Minister or any of her senior representatives.

Summary of activities at the Palace

o Be welcomed at Her Royal Highness, Chief Mwenda’s Palace, in a true African style.

o Carry your gifts in your hands as you will be led into the palace yard by the local Chiefs representative. You will be allowed to take photos of the entire procession.

o Upon being allowed into the palace, settle down. You will immediately present your gifts to the Chieftainess through her prime minister as traditional protocol demands. This will open up the Chieftainess to offer welcoming words to you. She will give you a history of her people and possibly invite you for a conducted tour around her palace.

o A group, public photo session will be done within the palace yard for you, the Chieftainess and her Indunas (traditional officials). After dinner, you or anyone in your group will offer a vote of thanks to close up this tour session.

o Thereafter, you will receive the blessing of the Chieftainess to continue with visiting various homesteads in her chiefdom.

Village Tours

It is exciting to see and learn who locals live in these genuine African villages

• What you will do then: Commence touring various village homesteads in Chikakanta village area under the guidance of a certified and trained village tour guide. All communications are done in English. Should Tonga be used, a interpreter will be available to translate into English for you.

• You will enter in the respective yard of each home village, welcomed and greeted with a hearty Zambian traditional handshake and smile. You will be taken into the bowls and heart of these truly functioning African villages. You will see for yourself firsthand what goes on there in these villages on a regular basis.

Cultural respect:

Please remember that you will be expected to cover your legs and arms during visits to the Palace and traditional villages. A legs round wrapper will be super fine.

Evening cultural entertainment, eating local traditional food

18:00 pm – 21;00 pm: Members of the village community will join and village headmen at the site for an evening of cultural entertainment.

• You will be treated to an exciting evening of traditional and cultural entertainment activities around a massive bonfire as the only source of lighting and warmth.

• You will eat some traditional foods that will have been prepared by the women folk of the village.

21:30 pm: Retire to bed for a good night’s sleep.

Please note that the times of activities cited above may be varied to accommodate changed circumstances

Bye Bye Chietfainess Mwenda, thank you for the warm Zambian hospitality!

Planned order of activities

After a previous full day of exciting cultural activities in Chikankanta district, you will continue with the trip starting first with an overland vehicle travel. Then you will cycle along the same T-1 highway road heading towards Mazabuka covering a distance of 25 kms. At the 25 kms mark, you being picked by the service vehicle into the next station of Mazabuka town.

10:30 am – Arrive in Mazabuka, dubbed “The Sweetest Town” in Zambia. This is because sugar canes that are processed into edible household sugar are grown on a large scale in Mazabuka. You will eat lunch here at any good restaurant in Mazabuka. After lunch, you will travel using the service vehicle to travel to the next place of activities of Monze.

11:30 am – Using the service vehicle, depart for Monze, the next town after Mazabuka.

None Cycling Zone

The Mazabuka to Monze route is a none cycling Zone (NRZ) route due to the poor state of the roadmaking it difficult and unsafe to ride a bicycle. Driving along the Mazabuka – Monze road, you will see large sugar plantations on the way out of Mazabuka town. You will pass a number of small village siding settlements along the way to Monze, approximately 72 kms from Mazabuka.

13:20 pm: Arrive in Monze: - An agriculture town, with an estimated population of 163,578 people.

13:30 pm: Eat some food snacks at the Indian Restaurant or Food Royal or at any other upmarket restaurant in Monze town.

16:00 pm: You will check in at Family Safari Lodge in Monze., siuated about 3 kms out of town along the T-1 road.

Note: If there will be no accommodation vacancy available at Family Safari Lodge during your visit, you will be checked in a different Lodge in Monze of comparatively same standards.

18:00 pm: Day’s dinner

19:00 pm: Retire to bed for a restful night of sleep.

There is no place like HOME. Family Safari Lodge is your home for today. You will visit a heritage site and rest in the entire afternoon.

Planned order of activities

08:10 am: Wakeup call; thereafter take a warm shower.

08:10 am – 08: 30: am – Enjoy morning breakfast.

10:00 pm: Visit the Samu Lya Moomba national heritage site outside Monze town in Bweengwa area, Chief CHOONGO’s chiefdom to see Zambia's deep cultural heritage.

Narration: Samu Lya Moomba holds a special place in Zambia's history as it was the location some freedom fighters from across Zambia would meet to strategise on the attainment of Zambia's political independence

12:30 pm 13:30 pm: Return to Family Safari Lodge for Lunch.

Comment: You may pass through Choppies supermarket in Monze town to buy some personal goodies for yourself.

Afternoon session: You will take the whole of the afternoon resting either in your Lodge room or by the pool side. You have the opportunity to view some resident wild animals that include some Lions and Zebras.

18:00 pm: Day’s dinner

19:00 pm: Retire to bed for a restful night of sleep.

Note: If there will be no accommodation vacancy available at Family Safari Lodge during your visit, you will be checked in a different Lodge in Monze of comparatively same standards.

Alone, you will go fast, together you will go far. Today you will go far in terms of cycling distance.

Below is the planned order of activities

(a): Cycle from Family Safari Lodge (Monze) to Chisekesi and beyond (cycling distance of 35 km/21.7 miles)

(b): Then travel by service vehicle from Chisekesi to Batoka.

Narration: This 48 kms stretch of the T-1 road is a none cycling zone. From Chisekesi, you will be transferred in the support vehicle right up to Batoka.

(c) Cycling: In Batoka, you will mount on your bicycles and commence cycling from Batoka towards to the Daniel Mukombwe Toll gate, covering a cycling distance of about 15 km/ 9.3 miles.

(d) Cycling: From Daniel Mukombwe toll gate, you will be picked in the service vehicle and transferred to Twin Cave Lodge in Choma.

18:00 pm: Day’s dinner

19:00 pm: Retire to bed for a restful night of sleep.

Note: If there will be no accommodation vacancy available at Twin Cave Lodge during your visit, you will be checked in a different Lodge in Choma of comparatively same standards.

Today is the day you will cover the longest distance of cycling of 60 km / 37.3 miles!

First activity of the day: You Travel by motor vehicle to the outskirts of Kalomo to see the first state house of North-Western Rhodesia (now current Zambia).

More details: The Administrator's house national monument-located in Kalomo Zambia, is a 116 years old house. It was the first home of the British South African Company (BSAco)'s administrator in charge of a territory back then called North-Western Rhodesia. It is believed the house served as present day Zambia's first state house.

(b): Mid-morning: Leave Kalomo for Zimba by cycling an uninterrupted distance of 60 km / 37.3 miles which will be the longest for this entire trip. Thereafter the 60 km/37.3 miles mark, you will be driven in the service vehicle any good level lodge/hotel in Livingstone.

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Overview of Livingstone

Rich in scenery and heritage, Livingstone, your destination has today become the tourist heart of Zambia. It is the tourism heart of southern Zambia, home to the mighty Victoria Falls, a World Heritage Site and Africa’s “Adventure Capital”.

Finally, you will be in the tourists’ capital city of Zambia, LIVINGSTONE!

Narration: You will take pretty the first hours of the morning resting in your room

Awesome Game Drive and Rhino Walk

10:30 am: This trip includes a game drive and Rhino walk in Mosi-oa-tunya National Park in Livingstone towards the end of the tour.

13:30 -14:00 take your delicious Lunch

14:00 pm: Visit the Livingstone Museum

The Livingstone Museum is the largest and the oldest museum in Zambia, established in the 1934 as the David Livingstone Memorial Museum. Its original name the Rhodes–Livingstone Museum was changed to Livingstone Museum in 1966.

15:00 pm: Mukuni Park Curio Market

So if you are looking for a souvenir of your time in Livingstone/Africa you'll probably find something at this market. There is a line of permanent shops/stalls. They sale mainly traditional items such as animal carvings, pictures, bowls, baskets, traditional dressings which you may buy as souvenirs.

Thereafter, you will be transferred back to your lodge to rest and get ready for a special evening farewell dinner.

Special evening Farewell Dinner: Celebrate the end of the 13 Day Munali cycling adventure in elegant style at a nice restaurant in Livingstone.

05:30 am -05:50 am: Wakeup. Take your morning bath.

06:00 am: You will nicely and neatly pack your personal belongings into your travelling bag.

08:20 am: Thereafter take your last delicious breakfast. Bid farewell to your newly found Livingstone friends.

10:00 am: You will also receive a complimentary transfer to airport if you will depart on the last day and have provided your international flight information.