I have waited long enough to say Sambi
Tours & Shuttle CC – Namibia now transfers tours between Windhoek and the
Zambezi (Caprivi) Region!! It really feels good saying so because not only do I
enjoy promoting the Zambezi (Caprivi) Region but I was born there, yes I was
born in Katima Mulilo, Caprivi, Namibia!
Not until 2013, the Zambezi Region
was known as the Caprivi Strip. It’s been renamed as such after the
mighty Zambezi River which serves as the highest tourism attraction in the
region and Namibia in general! Even though we’re fascinated by the new name,
the fact remains that it’ll probably take us a century to forget calling it as Caprivi.
It’s just not easy forgetting that, luckily it’s not a crime
calling it as such, otherwise we would all be in jail by now!
Nonetheless, it’s just fitting to mention
that the name Caprivi had come a long way since 1890 when the region fell in
the hands of the Germans, after long negotiations with the British who occupied
the territory prior to that! As a result, the area became known as Caprivi, named after
the German chancellor: General Count Georg Leo von Caprivi di Caprara di
Montecuccoli. Luckily the Region was only called as the Caprivi Strip or simply
Caprivi.
ZAMBEZI REGION (CAPRIVI)
But now after Namibia had gained
its independence in 1990, the people of that region felt like it was high time
they got away with the Caprivi name, and that’s how it eventually became renamed as the Zambezi Region, after its Zambezi River.
Namibia is basically blessed in the Zambezi
Region, not only because of its amazing peace loving people, but its four
perennial rivers such as Zambezi, Kwando, Chobe and Linyanti, and of course,
its four National Parks: Mamili, Mudumu, Mahango and Bwabwata.
The area is extremely rich in
natural resources because of the abundance of water and forestry, and it’s home
to over 600 species of birds, four of the Big Five, and an amazing assortment
of flora. And the inhabitants, oh yes – my people, are so humble and quite
civilized that they would never harm a living soul! Hence tourism is booming in
the region, yet prices are quite low when compared to
other areas in the country and beyond!
Unbranded Sambi Tours & Shuttle vehicles
Sambi Tours & Shuttle, therefore,
was fortunate enough to get lawfully permitted to transfer tourists and local
passengers between Windhoek and the Zambezi region. It’s quite a stretch,
though, exactly 1200 kilometres from Windhoek to Katima Mulilo which serves as the major town
of the Zambezi region. And of course, pricing is standard, so set by the
Tourism Board of Namibia.
For your information, however, tours &
shuttle tariffs in Namibia, particularly pertaining to long distances, are fixed on $1 per
a kilometer, regardless of the number of passengers being transferred to and
fro! For example, since the distance from Windhoek to Katima Mulilo is 1200
kilometres, that obviously calls for $1200 US Dollar per trip for one person or
a group of people.
And it’s against the law to pick up
more passengers along the way even when one is transferring only one person and
his little briefcase. By the same token, it’s also against the law to
overcharge a client albeit he’s alone but filling the entire car with boxes of merchandises,
even if the value of such merchandises clearly shows to be in millions of US
Dollars! But we’re not complaining because we’re used to working for peanuts,
especially when one is transferring a group of people over such long distances for a fixed price of only
$1200 US Dollars!
Trans-Caprivi Highway
So I am glad to finally mention that
Sambi Tours & Shuttle Company is now running the Windhoek – Katima route,
with pleasure, of course! We've cars going to Katima and coming to Windhoek every
day, and all our cars are fully housed, even fitted with medical first-aid kits
and fire extinguishers. Our drivers are professionals with vast experiences in
driving, and they are extremely knowledgeable in medical first-aid provision.
So to book a shuttle or simply a transfer
car with us to either Windhoek or Katima, simply make your reservation by using
the details provided below:
We look forward to transferring you
to either place of your choice with smiles on our faces!!
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