The Classic Safari Challenge
The Classic Safara Challenge is an annual tourist event that gives tourists an opportunity to tour selected countries using their vehicles. The epic rally is held around Southern Africa. The event involves having fun through driving in old cars especially those manufactured in the 1920s. The challenge is sponsored by the Endura Rally Association and is held once every two years. In 2014, the challenge arrived in Zimbabwe with over 70 tourists from Britain, Swaziland and Australia. The group is expected to tour the Victoria Falls and Matopo National Park.
2014
The event was for long limited to other countries excluding Zimbabwe. In 2014 the latter was selected and saw the arrival of 70 tourists across the globe. The group started off in Cape Town, South Africa. From there they proceeded to Swaziland upon which they arrived in Zimbabwe. Event coordinator Vincent Taylor said the 28 vintage cars they bought are all from their countries of origin.[1]
The Route
Day Date Route Country
- 2 May 2014 Cape Town to Mossel Bay, South Africa
- 3 May 2014 Mossel Bay to Beaufort West, South Africa
- 4 May 2014 Beaufort West to Cradock, South Africa
- 5 May 2014 Cradock to Golden Gate National Park, South Africa
- 6 May 2014 Golden Gate National Park to Drakensberg Mountains, South Africa
- 7 May 2014 Drakensberg Mountains to Mbabane, Swaziland
- 8 May 2014 Mbabane to Sabi-Sands, Kruger National Park, South Africa
- 9 May 2014 Sabi Sanda, Kruger National Park - Rest Day, outh Africa
- 10 May 2014 Sabi-Sands, Kruger National Park to Tzaneen South Africa
- 11 May 2014 Tzaneen to Mapungubwe, South Africa
- 12 May 2014 Mapungubwe to Matopos National Park, Zimbabwe
- 13 May 2014 Matopos National Park to Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe
- 14 May 2014 Victoria Falls - Rest Day, Zimbabwe
- 15 May 2014 Victoria Falls to Nata Botswana
- 16 May 2014 Nata to Okavango Delta Botswana
- 17 May 2014 Okavango Delta - Rest Day, Botswana
- 18 May 2014 Okavanga Delto to Popa Falls, Namibia
- 19 May 2014 Popa Falls to Etosha, Namibia
- 20 May 2014 Etosha National Park - Rest Day Namibia
- 21 May 2014 Etosha to Twyfelfontein, Namibia
- 22 May 2014 Twyfelfontein to Swakopmund, Namibia
- 23 May 2014 Swakopmund to Sesriem, Namibia
- 24 May 2014 Sesriem to Fish River Canyon, Namibia
- 25 May 2014 Fish River Canyon to Clan William, South Africa
- 26 May 2014 Clan William to Cape Town, South Africa.[2]
References
- ↑ Thupeyo Muleya, LATEST: 70 tourists arrive in the country for classic safari challenge, 'Herald', Published: 13 May 2014, Retrieved: 14 May 2014
- ↑ The Route - Day by Day, 'Enduro Rally', Published: ND, Retrieved: 14 May 2014
