Cycle Zambia: Lusaka to Victoria Falls 12-21 July 2019
Registration Pack
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Thank you for your interest in EMMS International’s first challenge in Zambia, Cycle Zambia 2019: Lusaka to Victoria Falls! In this pack you can find out more about the challenge itself, the work of the charity and how your support can help us make a huge difference in Zambia.
Challenge highlights • Meet the ‘friendliest people in Africa’. • Cycle in breath-taking scenery and passing through rural Zambian villages. • Finish at the spectacular Victoria Falls. • Visit a healthcare project and see our work in action.
What others say “I had the most wonderful, amazing experience. A truly awesome challenge“. “What a magical feeling to finish at Victoria Falls”. “Exciting, powerful, challenging, rewarding and achievable! “ “The most exhausting, exhilarating and rewarding week of my life.”
• Make new friends and fellowship.
Register online at: www.emms.org/cyclezambia
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What to expect Our adventurous cycle challenge takes you on- and off-road through the friendly towns and villages of rural southern Zambia, passing farmland and sugar cane plantations, spotting wildlife, and enjoying the everyday scenes of untouched Zambian village life. We finish at the spectacular Victoria Falls, an unforgettable way to end our adventure! The challenge will take place on 12- 21 July 2019, led by expert tour guides, Classic Challenges and an experienced tour guide. It is a great opportunity to physically challenge yourself to meet lots of new people and to share an experience that you’ll never forget. This cycle will provide a real challenge, so you’ll have to be physically fit!
Your sponsorship We ask you to set yourself a target of raising £3,200. To help, we have included in this pack a few ideas to get started, but we’ll be there to support you in your fundraising every step of the way, with fundraising ideas, guidance and resources. It takes time, but it can be done, and you’ll enjoy it along the way! What the sponsorship includes: flights, transfers, food, accommodation, bike hire and local guides. What it doesn’t include: air taxes (£352 approx), visa for Zambia ($US 50).
Get in touch If you have any questions please contact our team at events@emms.org or call us on 0131 313 3828.
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Don’t miss out on the early bird registration fee offer, available until 30 September 2018.
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Save £50 on the regular registration fee of £249!
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The Itinerary This challenge takes place in south-eastern Zambia finishing at the Victoria Falls. Zambia was known as northern Rhodesia from 1911, but renamed Zambia at independence in 1964. It is a wonderfully diverse country with spectacular natural beauty and a friendly culture. Source of the mighty Zambezi River, Zambia’s most famous and spectacular feature is the magnificent Victoria Falls, one of the largest waterfalls in the world, at 2kms wide and 103 metres deep. It was named in 1855 by Dr Livingstone for Queen Victoria.
Day 1: 12 July
Overnight flight from London to Lusaka
Day 2: 13 July
Arrival and transfer to start point at Kafue
On arrival we will be transferred by road to the River Motel in Kafue, approx 1 hour from the airport. Here we will have our bike fitting and a briefing on the challenge to come.
Day 3: 14 July
Kafue – Mazabuka
approx 73km
We start the challenge as we set off towards Mazabuka, Zambia’s sweetest town & home to the country’s sugar plantations. The terrain is a mix of tar roads & good dirt roads and we cycle past local villages, baobab trees and plenty of sugar plantations. Today will give us a great introduction to the challenge and to this beautiful country.
Day 4: 15 July
Mazabukla – Monze approx 94km
Today we continue south towards Monze. This is a challenging but fantastic day. Our first 20km is on tarred road but we then take a more adventurous route off road. From here the roads vary from good dirt roads to slightly sandy making it challenging cycling. However, this does take us through real rural Africa! There are many winding tracks through countless villages where we meet the friendly Zambian people. We arrive in Monze and check in to our hotel, the Sunset Lodge.
Day 5: 16 July
Monze – Choma approx 105km
Our destination today is the market town of Choma. Today is all on road to give us a rest from the dirt tracks but the distance means that we can’t relax just yet! We reach Choma where we overnight at Koso Lodge in small chalets. Antelope are often spotted nearby.
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Day 6:
17 July
Choma – Kalomo
approx 78km
Another challenging day as we tackle 70kms of off-road. The dirt roads are generally in good condition with just a few small sandy sections. Again, we pass countless small villages, seeing rural Africa at its best, as yet untouched by tourism.
Day 7:
18 July
Kalomo – Livingstone approx 69 km
The final stretch today as we tackle the 69km to Livingstone, our ultimate destination. We start the day with an early transfer to a lodge 70km outside Kalomo where we have breakfast before setting off. Although this last ride is on tarred road there are potholes to negotiate as we head into Livingstone. We cycle straight through the town and end our challenge at the Victoria Falls. What a spectacular end to the week! Here we will have lunch before we have a short 5km cycle back to our hotel, the Waterfront Hotel, where we enjoy fantastic sunsets as we celebrate our achievements. Tonight there will be a special meal held in a restaurant in Livingstone.
Day 8:
19 July
We transfer to Livingstone airport for an internal flight to Lusaka. Today is our project visit. We learn more about the palliative care work that EMMS International is supporting with a visit to the Cancer Diseases Hospital in Lusaka
Day 9:
20 July
Return flight from Lusaka to London.
Day 10: 21 July
Fly to UK
Arrive London. Dependent on flight schedules.
N.B.: This is a complex itinerary & may be subject to change
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Healthcare challenges in Zambia EMMS International has been delivering health care to some of the world’s poorest communities since 1841. Our vision is a just world in which all people have access to good quality healthcare.
‘It’s estimated that 180,000 people in Zambia require palliative care, and yet only a fraction of them receive the care they need’.
Too many Zambians are suffering from devastating illnesses, such as cancer, largely on their own and need specialist help and care. 18,000 adults and children in Central Province Zambia need palliative care, but only 2 hospices provide it. Over recent years, while the need for palliative care has increased, its provision in Zambia has diminished as hospices have closed Severe illness can devastate families. It leaves loved ones in intolerable pain and it can shatter poor households’ income and expenditure.
Every Life Matters in Zambia Your sponsorship will go towards supporting Zambia to get back on track, affording around 9000 people the pain relief, respect, and dignity they deserve. You can help us bolster Zambia’s palliative care services by increasing the number of rural, remote health centres and posts that offer home-based palliative care that can lengthen and improve lives. Your involvement would mean that you can help bring about long-term change for Zambia including helping: • • • •
9,000 people to receive free pain relief and home-based palliative care, giving 45,000 family members peace of mind, respite from caring and time to work. Provide a 15-seat minibus ambulance with stretcher for Ranchhod Hospice, for outreach & patient transport. A diploma or degree that enables Zambians to become specialists in delivering palliative care to thousands of people. A training course allowing healthcare workers to bring care right into communities.
We believe that our palliative care projects reduce such unbearable consequences. More than simply easing pain, palliative care extends lives.
Thank you for your support.
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Challenge Factfile Raising Sponsorship money Once you register at www.emms.org/cyclezambia we will send you an information pack full of training help and fundraising ideas. Once you set your mind to it, it’s amazing what you can achieve, both physically and in your fundraising! Who can take part? Anyone over 18 years old is welcome, as long as you are fit and healthy enough to do the challenge. 16 and 17 years can take part with a parent or guardian present. Fitness Worried that you don’t have the pedal power? Don’t worry! The event is aimed at people of average fitness, so you need to be prepared to put in plenty of training to help meet the challenge. We will send you training guidelines to help you on your way. Kit Your bike will be waiting for you in Zambia, but you will need to bring a cycle helmet. We will send you a full kit list when you register. Support on the event Experienced staff (tour manager, guides, mechanics and doctor) from Classic Challenges will be there to provide help and encouragement whenever you need it, and we’ll be there supporting you every step (or push!) of the way too. Accommodation Hotels, chalets and lodges throughout are of a suitable standard, however couples should note it is not always possible to share. Food & Drink The food will be wholesome, tasty and plentiful. There will be snacks and water available whilst cycling. Weather June, July and August – The average morning temperature is 10°C. It is advisable to bring warm winter clothing for the colder mornings. Afternoons will be more pleasant with temperatures around 23°C. Health Hepatitis A, Polio, Typhoid, and Tetanus inoculations are suggested. Malaria prophylactics should be taken. Please consult your GP for professional medical advice.
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Visa & Travel Insurance • British passport holders need a visa to enter Zambia. You can get a visa from the Zambian High Commission in London before you travel (£35 / $50US). We will advise you on this in advance. A ten-year passport, valid for at least six months after entry into Zambia, is essential. • You must be insured to take part - either through a company of your choice or the Classic Challenges recommended policy. You will need to provide proof of your insurance 8 weeks prior to the challenge. Staying On It is possible to stay on in Zambia after the challenge, subject to availability. Please contact us for more information. What is provided? Return flights from the UK to Zambia, accommodation, transfers, full medical support, experienced guides, support staff, bikes, water and all meals except lunch on day 9. Other costs to budget for We do not include airport taxes and any fuel surcharges set by the airline in the tour cost because these fluctuate and are beyond our control. We will invoice you for this cost at the point when your tour cost is due (8 weeks before our departure date). Currently these are £352 (March 18) but are subject to change. In addition, you will need to budget for personal travel insurance, any optional tours, gratuities and spending money.
Kick start your fundraising! Each participant on the challenge is committed to raise at least £3,200 in sponsorship to support us in improving health care in Zambia. We recognise that for some, this is a fairly challenging goal, but we are confident that this is a target you can reach and even exceed. Fundraising events It is likely that a large proportion of your sponsorship will come from sponsorship donations. However fundraising events are a fantastic way of augmenting your sponsorship total and raising the profile of what you are undertaking and the charity. Better still, get someone else to organise these for you!
Here are some of our favourite ideas! - A quiz night
- Supermarket bagpacking
- A concert in your school/ church
- a jumble sale or bake sale
- A ceildih /band night/ raffle
- a car boot sale
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Fundraising Planner £3,200 - YOU’VE DONE IT!
£600 - Six friends, family or colleagues raise £100 each on your behalf £500 - Non-uniform day at a local school £350 – Cake sale or vintage tea at your church £350 - Supermarket bag pack £300 - Quiz night at your local pub £450 - Sponsorship from friends & family £200 - Team up with friends for a charity tin collection. £200 - Ebay unwanted items – get friends & family to have a clear out too £150 - Raffle of prizes from local businesses How to Register: Register online at www.emms.org/cyclezambia or by filling out the registration form and medical form available from events@emms.org. Once registered, we will send you an Information Pack with lots of helpful advice on raising sponsorship, training and health, as well as what to take. We will also send you regular newsletters to encourage you with training and fundraising. Please also enclose: Your registration fee of £249 (£199 if before 30 September 2018) to EMMS International. (This fee is non-refundable). You can pay this by: - Online at www.emms.org/cyclezambia - Cheque payable to ‘EMMS International’ 7 Washington Lane, Edinburgh, EH11 2HA - By credit or debit card, by calling 0131 313 3828 Thanks for your interest in taking part in EMMS International’s Cycle Zambia 2019. If you have any questions, get in touch on 0131 313 3828 or email events@emms.org. We will be happy to help with more information and encouragement!
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