Livingstone's Amazing Race
Programme Overview
Duration: 5 days
"The Amazing Race" is a reality television show which features teams that race around the world, searching for clues that lead them to their next destination. This inventive itinerary is based on this concept, with teams racing against each other through Livingstone.
Highlights: Livingstone, the Victoria Falls, Chobe National Park.
Arrive Livingstone
On arrival in Livingstone the group will have to clear customs and immigration and will have to purchase their multiple entry visas for Zambia.
Once all immigration formalities have been completed the group will proceed into the arrivals terminal and here you will be welcomed by and transferred to the Royal Livingstone.
On arrival at the Royal Livingstone Hotel a royal reception awaits the group. You will be transferred to the Falls entrance and will be escorted down to the Kingfisher Boma. African maidens will welcome you with Zulu love letters and the Sangoma will be on hand to welcome you to Zambia and bless the trip.
A light lunch will be served during which the group will be split into their teams and will receive a briefing. After lunch you will be escorted to the hotel and shown to your rooms where you can freshen up and relax before the race officially begins.
Later this afternoon the teams will meet in the gardens of the hotel where you will receive your first clue. you will then have to find your coach drivers and direct them to the Waterfront you must find an “African Princess” – she will hand over another clue which will lead you to the African Princess for a superb sundowner cruise.
After the sundowner cruise return to the hotel and freshen up for dinner. Therewill be surprise outfits waiting for you which you have to wear this evening.
Meet in the reception area where you will be startled by African warriors performing a tribal dance before escorting you down to the Boma where a true African feast awaits.
A marimba band will play and tonight's challenge will be for each team to learn a traditional dance move from one of the local dancers. You will perform this dance for the judges and the winning team earns the right to the first clue and the right to depart first the following morning.
Overnight: Royal Livingstone Hotel
Meal Plan: L,D
The Victoria Falls
"Livingstone’s Amazing Race" begins in earnest this morning. The winning team from the previous evening will be the first to depart.
"David Livingstone" will hand over the first clue and start the day's racing. This morning the group will be visiting the Falls to look for the second clue. Once teams find the clue it could perhaps lead to having to perform a task or transferring to another location.
After visiting the Falls the rest of the day’s adventure continues with activities such as a gorge swing, bungy jumping, flying fox or abseiling.
There will also be a few less strenuous but no less fun activities such as traditional archery or dry fishing for sausage tree fruit – frustration can creep in very quickly when you have a team member with shaky hands.
All of the above activities are in and around the Falls area.
Lunch today will be served at the Zambezi Sun. There will be the chance to have a swim during lunch.
In Africa, when you hear drumming in the distance, you know there is something happening. Tonight you will get the chance to beat your own drums at an ”interactive drumming circle” which will take place at the Zambezi Sun. Dinner tonight will be served in the conference room at the Zambezi Sun and entertainment will be provided by a local band. Once dinner has been eaten and it is completely dark outside after-dinner cocktails will be accompanied by a fire spinning show.
NOTE:
Not all team members would be required to participate in every activity – some team members might prefer softer activities and some of the adrenaline activities are not for everyone.
The race would be designed in such a way so that the entire team would be able to participate and have fun but would only do what they felt they were capable of doing.
Overnight: The Royal Livingstone Hotel
Meal Plan: B,L,D
Livingstone - Chobe National Park
After breakfast depart in coaches for the Kazungula Border Post en route to Botswana and Chobe National Park.
Today will be a relaxed day with the teams crossing over the Zambian border into Botswana to spend the day in Chobe National Park. The crossing from Zambia into Botswana is on small speedboats as you cross over the Zambezi/Chobe River into Botswana. The transfer time is approximately two hours.
On arrival in Botswana proceed directly into Chobe National Park in 4x4 Game Drive vehicles. Chobe is home to the largest concentration of elephants in Africa, estimated at 45,000.
After lunch you will proceed down to the jetty to board boats for a River Safari.
Return to Mowana in the late afternoon for sundowner drinks before transferring back to the border post to clear immigration, to board the speedboat and cross back over into Zambia.
When you get back to the Royal Livingstone tonight a pith helmet or a white silk scarf will have been left in your room.
The group must don these costumes and dinner will be served on the lawns under the trees on the banks of the Zambezi River. Entertainment tonight will be a classical flautist.
Overnight: The Royal Livingstone Hotel
Meal Plan: B,L,D
Livingstone
After breakfast teams will receive your set of clues for the day.
Begin by visiting a local village – here you will have to herd goats with the local villagers, grind local maize and drink local beer before proceeding down to the river to find your canoes.
You will then have to paddle across the water to enjoy lunch on your very own private island.
After lunch canoe back to the “mainland” where a group of elephants will be waiting. There will be time for private elephant interaction.
Return to the hotel in the afternoon and in early evening teams will gather for the final task. Transfer to the Victoria Falls Bride for a quick sundowner. A red carpet with waiters dressed in colonial uniforms and sparkling wine awaits you upon arrival at the train.
The train will stop on the Victoria Falls Bridge for a maximum of ten minutes. During this time you can alight from the train onto the bridge to take pictures. The train will return to Palm Grove where coaches await to transfer you to a magnificent “Bush Dinner”.
On arrival at the venue guests will be greeted by one of the royal members of the Mukuni tribe who will be dressed in traditional robes as he tells the story behind this historical site. Local village people can set up stores on the huts outside the Boma for you to browse through as you enjoy welcome drinks and canapés. Beautiful views of the rolling hills in Zimbabwe and Zambia lie ahead.
After welcome drinks, move through into the Boma where a gourmet buffet dinner awaits. The very large and ancient Baobab will also be spectacularly lit up creating the most stunning focal point. Small traditional huts within the Boma walls will have lounges set up inside, creating chill out areas for those wanting a quiet place to take it all in. Entertainment choices for tonight range from a Marimba band, choir, band or even a DJ.
Overnight: The Royal Livingstone Hotel
Meal Plan: B,L,D
Depart Livingstone
After breakfast, the rest of the morning will be at leisure.
An optional light lunch can be served at the hotel prior to departure for the airport – this however would depend on the flight departure time.
On arrival at Livingstone Airport you will check in for your flight, clear customs and immigration and board the flight to OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg. Currently you will have to collect your luggage and proceed to the International Departures terminal to check in for you flight back home – you cannot check through from Livingstone.
Meal Plan: B