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August 18, 2010 The Zambezi International Regatta
The Zambezi International Regatta returns to Livingstone for the fourth Oxford vs Cambridge vs South African universities boat races at the Zambezi Boat Club. The event will take place from the 19th to the 26th of September 2010.
The first regatta – 1905. Winners of the coxed fours.
The crews have already been put together for this year’s event and they are looking forward to the competition, which has gained international recognition. Kieran West (gold in Sydney) will be among the competitors who are coming along to row. This year is the Centenary of the World Professional Sculling Championships held on the Zambezi River.
A unique event in rowing world – heavy traffic on the river.
Left to right – Rhodes, Cambridge, Rand Afrikaans, Oxford university teams.
In the past we have had Olympic Gold Medallists (Luka Grubor, Andrew Lindsay in Sydney, Ed Coode in Athens for Great Britain and Jake Wetzel in Beijing for Canada) and reigning World Champions and Gold Medallists in Beijing (Peter Reed, Andrew Triggs-Hodge [GB]) and Olympic Silver Medallists (Colin Smith [born in Zimbabwe] Josh West, Matt Langridge and Acer Nethercott in Beijing) rowing in the crews.
The World Professional Sculling Championships, 1910. The four-man Mukoro race.
The 1910 World Championship Course – with the Victoria Falls just around the bend!
The event in 1910 was hosted by the British South Africa Company to ensure that the development of Central Africa included the sports world as well. They put up a purse of £1,000 for the winner. Richard Arnst (NZ) and Ernest Barry (Eng) the two top professional rowers of their day competed in the race, which was won by the New Zealander (oddly enough sponsored by the city of Sydney). In the 2004 regatta Ernest Barry’s nephew rowed an exhibition race on the Zambezi, and his great-nephew rowed for the Cambridge crew.
The rafting event will be held in the gorges between rapids 1 and 7 on Tuesday the 21st of September. The crews will compete for various trophies on Saturday 25 September between 9am and 3pm The audience will be able to view the races from the Zambezi boat club and VIPs and sponsors will be entertained on board the luxurious African Queen, African Princess and Lady Livingstone launches.
National two-man Mukoro race, 2004.
National Mukoro winners, 2004.
A number of events have been organised in whichlocal competitors will take part:
- Mukoro race
- Single kayak race
- Men’s double kayak race
- Ladies’ double kayak race
- Mixed doubles double kayak race
- Raft race – sprint – crews of seven
Please email Peter Jones at peterjones@iconnect.zm at the River Club or the committee of the Livingstone Tourism Association if you need any further information.
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July 5, 2010 Kubu Crafts in the Livingstone Weekly
A recent Livingstone Weekly featured an article about Kubu Crafts, one of the many great businesses located in Livingstone. Gill Staden, the writer of the Livingstone Weekly, decided to visit Kubu Crafts after she heard that they had added some new furniture to the shop. “The other day I went for a walk around Kubu Crafts,” said Gill. “Lucy had told me that she had changed the shop and brought in a lot more furniture. I love Kubu furniture, so I thought I would go and have a look.”
Kubu Crafts was started in 1997 by Lucy and Roelf in a small workshop and has grown to three different stores around Livingstone and one in Lusaka. The workshop that Gill visited is located in one of the old railway houses at the southern end of town, in an area called Two-Seventeen. These railway houses used to house the workers on the now-mostly defunct Zambian railway system. Lucy and Roelf spent a great deal of time and energy fixing up and restoring this old building.
Though the building is special, it is what is inside that makes it a truly special place to visit. All of the furniture is made from local, sustainably harvested Zambezi teak and rosewood. Kubu Crafts cuts and dries the wood in solar kilns. They actively promote and favour the inclusion of the natural defects, which gives the furniture a sense of respect for the wood. Kubu Crafts believes in the highlighting the beauty of the wood – its history, its knots, fissures and grain variations.
This collection of traditional stools is inspired by the collection of stools in the Livingstone Museum Archives. Elements of the stools have been incorporated into the stools or tables. Kubu Crafts is grateful to The National Arts Council, and the Livingstone Museum for co-operation in allowing them access to these rare stools.
Several of the lodges in Livingstone have pieces of furniture created by Kubu Crafts. In Gill’s newsletter she mentioned that The River Club, Tongabezi Lodge and Royal Chundu Lodge all feature items of Kubu Craft’s furniture. Visitors to the area can order custom-made pieces of furniture, which Kubu Crafts can organise to be shipped. So, be sure to explore Kubu Crafts’ beautiful selection; as Gill said, “every piece is handmade and … is an heirloom – it is worth it.”
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April 6, 2010 Views of the Falls
A couple weeks ago we blogged about the flooding in Livingstone. This flooding damaged some of the hotels which are right on the waters edge. Luckily no one was hurt and all the hotels are still in full operation.
There is however, one good thing that these floods have brought – water. Yes, water! Water is what makes Victoria Falls roar and spray. In a recent conversation with a with a resident of Livingstone we were reminded that the spray was, “just magnificent” and “because the wind blows the mist into the Zimbabwean side the Zambian side is offering the most magnificent views”. The good thing is this will hold true through the winter when water levels rise and the mist becomes increasingly intense.
So, if you are going to be coming up to see Victoria Falls, perhaps during the World Cup, then remember that the Zambian side will continue to have incredible views.
This video shot by a recent visitor to Livingstone, while flying over the falls with Batoka Sky Adventures, takes us on a breathtaking tour of the falls and through several of the 5 star accommodations in the town of Livingstone, including The River Club, Tongabezi Lodge, The Zambezi Sun International.
For more about any of these hotels and other attractions and accommodation in Livingstone please go to the Livingstone Tourism Association website.
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January 20, 2010 Livingstone shines in Zambia Tourism Awards
Livingstone did itself proud at the 2009 Zambia Tourism Awards, organised by the Support for Economic Expansion and Diversification (SEED) project under the Ministry of Tourism, Environment and Natural Resources (MTENR), with a lot of support from Capacity Building for Private Sector Development (CBPSD).
And the winners were …
Guide of the Year Award – Abraham Banda (Norman Carr Safaris), Mfuwe
The Tourism Sports Award – Southern Sun Ridgeway, Lusaka
The Clean and Green Award – Sun International Zambia, Livingstone
Best Back Packer Facilities Award – Jollyboys, Livingstone
Best Entrepreneur Award – Bush Spa by the Personal Touch, Mfuwe
The Community Tourism Award – Sun International Zambia, Livingstone
The Heritage and Culture Award – The River Club, Livingstone
Tourism Promotion Award – Robin Pope Safaris, Mfuwe
Best Travel and Tour Operator Award – Voyagers Zambia Ltd
The Best Restaurant or Catering Service Award – Arabian Nights (Heer ltd), Kitwe
The Best Camp Site & Caravan Park Award – Lufupa Camp (Wilderness Safaris), KNP
The Best Guesthouse Award – Mama Rula’s, Chipata
The Best in Adventure Tourism Award – Livingstone’s Adventure
The Best Tourism Transport Award – Proflight Zambia
The Best Safari Accommodation Award – Chongwe River Camp, Lower Zambezi
The Best Lodge Award – Mfuwe Trails Zambia Ltd
The Best Hotel Award – The Royal Livingstone
The Tourism Special Award – Protea Hotels
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