One of the most striking features of Camp Chiawa is its rich sense of history thanks to the family Cumings who are 5th African generation and that when establishing its first version of Camp Chiawa in 1989, pioneering tourism in the Lower Zambezi National Park.
It was James Cumings who after a long winter of snow and survive in a jelly for the subsistence bear, left the Klondike gold fields and on his way across England married the daughter of the surgeon general of The British Navy before heading to the gold and diamond fields of South Africa in 1898. But mining was put on hold when it came to the start of the Boer War and spent its time in Fighting for the British - was during the siege of Kimberley that his son Ernest was born and after that became a diamond buyer in de Beers. Ernest grew up in mining camps in South Africa and became one of the South African authorities in gold mining after exploring much of the interior of southern Africa before signing to fight for The Allies as a command in Egypt. He survived the war, perhaps flourished during, and then spent the rest of his days exploiting their claims to Barberton, near the Kruger Park, a city where he became a celebrity and helped to put the tourism map.
And it was natural and somewhat ironic that after Ernest Cumings, who had written while exploring gold on the banks of the Zambezi in 1925, that "as surely as England grows apples and not for All the tea in China, North Mafeking again, "his son David (a world class judoka ran his own successful business transportation in Lusaka after passing his youth mapping which was then Tanganyika) with their Children Grant (the outdoor enthusiast consumed with a university degree Y Kevin (a professional golfer and ultimately chose life in the big smoke, who now run the transportation business, Archiving documents, among others) finally settled in Lower Zambezi to put their root safari, a place of refuge and solitude, a wild place of austere beauty located along the Zambezi River, where there was nobody else E) they are the only ones, and the animals.
Or so they thought. It soon became apparent that there were others attracted by wildlife in the forest and fish in the river, the left guerrilla over Zimbabwe's liberation war has since shook hands with poaching, exterminating one Success of the black rhino bastion populations in the late '70s and are now turning their hands to elephant poaching and bushmeat trade. And it happened, failure is never an option, their tourism plans have been put on hold for a few years then joined the National Park Service and the police to ensure the first park became better protected and safe for visitors. This was the second time in the history of the Cumings family that the plans were put on hold to fight a war for a place under siege.
In 1991, Camp Chiawa officially opened its first tent guests - although the camp was very basic, thought of small shops and had no private bath, guests had the privilege of enjoying this desert all for them And be part of the history of the first tourists to discover and enjoy this desert. In 1994, the family founded Cumings Conservation Lower Zambezi, which became president Grant and vice-president for a period of 8 years, eventually leading to the organization of a small shop under a tree at one of the main organizations Private conservation a condition. Art and environment provide over $ 500,000 / year of crucial conservation activity.
Due to the tenacious conservation activity, strong marketing and engaged in their safari service camps, Lower Zambezi National Park is booming, becoming one of the success stories in Africa, attracting new camps And visitors later in the region.
What does the future hold for us? Cumings family remains determined that never to keep their camps renowned at the top of their game, and although their battles no longer fight in the bush with the poachers, remain relentless to ensure that the authorities have the resources to continue to protect Lower Zambezi as it should be, ensure that the tourism industry and the government work closely to benefit the resource and visitors experience. And give your guests the safari of a lifetime!
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