We are proud to announce that as of today, our slick new promotional video welcomes visitors to the Zambiatourism.com website. We hope that the video will add another level of allure to our comprehensive site and continue to help take Zambia’s online tourism footprint to new heights.
The video was entirely produced and financed by Biggestleaf.com and AfricaInsites.com, the private owners and managers of Zambiatourism.com. Biggestleaf.com are committed to continuing to shine a light on Zambia’s remarkable tourism potential and working with the local private sector in this process. The new video is the culmination of a lot of time, dedication and money put towards that end.
Much of the footage for the video was compiled between September and November 2014 by a small team of travel and marketing experts from Biggestleaf.com (including photographers and a videographer) whilst on an extensive and privately-funded trip around the country.
The epic 7 week trip saw the team drive all the way through to Zambia from Cape Town and cover roughly 6,000kms within Zambia itself in two fully-equipped Toyota Fortuners. The team visited almost all of Zambia’s best destinations, including a number of the more remote ones.
Places visited on the trip – and featured in the new video – include Livingstone, Lower Zambezi National Park, South Luangwa National Park, Kafue National Park, Kasanka National Park, Liuwa Plains National Park, Lake Tanganyika, Lake Bangweulu, Kapishya Hot Springs, Lusaka, Ndola and much more.
Other footage for the video was kindly provided by a number of local operators on the ground in Zambia. A big thank you goes out to Sausage Tree Camp, Ndole Bay Lodge, Lake Safari Lodge, Kaing-U Safari Lodge, Track and Trail River Camp and Bundu Adventures for their contributions.
We hope that this video is just a first step in terms of greater collaboration with local operators and will welcome footage and input from any and all other sources in the tourism sector going forward. If you would like to get involved contact Biggestleaf.com.
We are all very proud of the polished final product and look forward to the reactions to it, and to seeing the positive impact it will undoubtedly have on our site and on Zambia’s tourism growth.
It is a nice video. Can we place this video on the facebook page of our foundation (https://www.facebook.com/SOZambia)?
Hi Chris. Thanks for the message. You can certainly share this video on your facebook page, but please be sure to use the original Youtube link. Thanks!
stunning video no doubt a marvellous country I wish to be there soon with family
Awesome footage, proud to be a Zambian in diaspora. I have shared this video in Italy
This voice-over undermines the video and the destination in my opinion. It should be a friendly local voice or a trust-worthy English man – national geographic type as Zambia is an ex English colony and is a natural dream. I agree that more time should have been allocated to the people – their beautiful smiles, peacefulness – a happy people despite their very basic lives in the majority of cases. Aside from that the quality of the photography is great! Would cut out some of the bits like the croc jumping on the zebra. What about food? Cooking maize meal? Entertainment in the city Lusaka a flash of a mall and eccentric bar? Just some ideas as you mentioned it is the first step.
You expressed my reaction well. The voice over definitely takes away from the wow effect. I found it a distraction but the photography is superb! Where there are a end of people singing or dancing, it would have had a greater impact to cut away from the voice over and western music and allow the rich voices and rhythm of the drumbeat take you away….but alas, we remain held captive by the music and voice over. I lived in Zambia.
My birth country that I’ve not visited for over 40 years!!! A beautiful video, but yes… why not a Zambian voice!! Now to share it ..
Can’t help feeling it would have felt more authentic with a Zambian voiceover.
Yes it would’ve but, in reply to others below as well, Zambia needs international tourists as well to help the economy. Only hope it doesn’t destroy the the incredible peace in the country or the wondrous bush and peaceful culture. Grew up there and can’t describe how special it is.
Great video. Could only be improved by showing more of the Zambian people themselves (in colorful ceremonial dress, nyau dancers, kuomboka, imbeni etc maybe?)
This is awesome.
Awesome. Need something similar to promote domestic tourism too. This is very focused at the international market which is great however the Zambians themselves need to promote their local tourism.
But all in all a great video.
love it….we just visited zambia : Livingston, Victoria falls, Lusaka, Endola, mufwe in south luangwa. Thoroughly enjoyed, country, wild life, cities,towns and people
Absolutely brilliant! Simply stunning! Fantabulous footage!
fantatsic promotional video Thank You