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  Zambia
Post Tours
The benefits of hosting an ATA International
Congress and Trade Show continue for years after
the event, as annual increases in tourism revenue
and activity by various hosts from the past
continue to confirm. There is also what we might
call the “add-on effect” -- a very
important bonus for travel agents and tour
operators everywhere. A key factor in every major
event sponsored, partnered or staged by the Africa
Travel Association is the "open door" for member
companies to arrange special tours to coincide with
the dates, season and location selected by our ATA
board and committee. For example at the ATA 28th
International Congress in Livingstone and Lusaka,
Zambia there were several pre and post tours
arranged by member firms representing various US
chapters. The pre-post locations in May and
 June
2003 included the Lower Zambezi and South Luangwa
National Parks in Zambia, plus the Indian Ocean
Coast at Mozambique and the Spice Island of
Zanzibar, among others.
The media post tour covered
briefly in the introduction and the photo pages,
will be expanded upon in our next magazine edition,
which is a Focus on Zambia. The Zambia section is
still growing as members send in their selections
of favorite snapshots. Watch this page for more
details.
Excerpt
from "On the Road Again in Southern
Africa."
...
The
entire month was one of nonstop action ... and the
highlights included a "River Safari" at Kanyemba,
paddling fiberglass canoes, dipping our paddles in
the water, and dodging the gangs of snorting hippos
that resembled islands of blubber in the Zambezi.
As you can imagine, there were plenty of hungry
crocodiles lurking near the shore. You wouldn't
care to fall overboard during this 3 hour adventure
on one of the world's great rivers. A more gentle
river excursion was from Livingstone on the Zambezi
Queen riverboat, where we were entertained royally
and viewed a typical Zambian sunset, returning by
moonlight. continued
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