Travel Guide Kawaza Village

www.kawazavillage.co.uk - Reservations by Robin Pope Safaris Tel (06) 246090/1/2 - w. robinpopesafaris. netFor independent travellers, visit the day $ 20, night in the village full pension $ 80. This cultural tourism project was born in 1997 under the joint leadership of Robin Pope Safaris, the Zambian Wildlife Authority and the local community of Kawaza in the Leadership leadership. Its aim is to allow visitors to discover the kaunda culture, while participating in the development of several community projects, in particular the improvement of the infrastructure of the village school and the support of AIDS orphans. Kawaza is a typical peasant village surrounded by fields of cotton, maize and sunflowers. It is a large village with 40 families, or 50 to people. For those who remain only one day in Kawaza, the programme usually includes the visit of the school commented by a teacher, the meeting with a healer who reveals some secrets concerning the preparation of the remèdes remedies and techniques, as well as a traditional meal followed by dances. For those who wish to stay one or more nights in Kawaza, 9 huts have been arranged with a mattress on the ground and a net. Comfort is obviously summary, but immersion in the life of the entire village. Then you will be able to participate in the preparation of Sima, leave in bush, harvest medicinal plants or meet the local Grand chief Nsefu. The lucky ones can even attend an initiation ceremony. The evening is around a campfire where villagers tell stories, dance and play the drum. The welcome to the passing traveller is extraordinarily pleasant and natural. Nothing is made for the tourist and the villagers simply share their daily lives with you.