KALIMBA REPTILE PARK (KALIMBA CROCODILE FARM), ZAMBIA.

Kalimba Reptile Park is about an hour and half drive from the capital city of Zambia, Lusaka, it is the premier attraction to the Lusaka residents as well as the tourist visiting the city. If you happen to be in Lusaka and you are in search of knowledge, leisure or relaxation or you are simply in search of thrills in the city then Kalimba Farm is the idea place for you.

Kalimba Reptile farm is a home to a variety of snakes, crocodiles, tortoise and it is actually one of the few places in the world left where you can see the rare and shy slender-nosed crocodile. the large crocodiles on the farm you can see are the breeders.

Kalimba is very popular for school trips and group day trips. There is well displayed information about the reptiles and it is basically for this reason that you find lots of school visits to the park. This is also a place for the adventurous and people who love to live dangerously....,if you are a dare-devil, you will love to sample the crocodile burgers that are very common and are served pipping hot! They say crocodile meat actually tastes like chicken, hehehehehe! am yet to try that..will be going to Zambia in a few weeks and i want to go and taste this famous croc burger. I will definitely share my experience with you all.

There other activities that you can enjoy at the farm such as fishing, do some BBQ. There is also a volleyball court, a trampoline, a pool table and table tennis. Or you can simply choose to lounge by the pool side.

Indigenous Snake at the Kalimba Farm

Crocodiles at the Kalimba Farm

For more information about the park click HERE and for a prices list for meals etc click HERE..

Wishing you a WILD and FUNNY week!

Have a great laugh and ENJOY!

Umutomboko Traditional Ceremony, Zambia.

Mwata Kazembe

The Mutomboko traditional Ceremony is the ceremony of the Lunda people of Zambia. This colourful and beautiful ceremony falls on the last Saturday of July annually. This ceremony is the celebration performed after winning a battle. In the old days, it was celebrated by dancing and drinking off course after winning the battle. But with time, there were no mars or battles, the celebration started to fade till 1971 when it was made an official annual celebration during the Mwata Kazembe XVII Paul Kanyembo Lutaba's tenth anniversary of the instalment.

The Mwata being carried to a central ground

This event is held in Luapula Province, north of Zambia at Mwansabombwe village. It is a two day ceremony. Chief Mwata Kazembe opens the ceremony by performing traditional rituals at various sacred locations both within and outside the palace. Covered in white powder, the Mwata receives gifts of food and drinks from his subjects leading to the feasting and celebrations. This is on the first day.

The second day begins with an animal being slaughtered and the Mwata is carried by eight men to a central ground where the people cheer and shoot volley in the distance, it is here where he performs the Umutomboko; a Lunda dance of victory and the climax of the ceremony. There is a lot of symbolic dances performed by the Mwata. As he continues to dance, he points his sword to the north, east, south, west and finally to the sky and the ground, symbolising that only God and death can conquer him. The ceremony concludes when the Mwata is carried back to his fortress.

VISIT;Umutomboko Site for more information.

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