Sunday 5th July 2026 will forever be a day to remember!
Mwaba Mwila Adventures just marked 6 years of Mount Mumpu expeditions with our 10th SUCCESSFUL SUMMIT — and what a summit it was!
A gruelling 12-hour push over tough, beautiful terrain in the North Swaka Protected Forest Area. Up Zambia’s tallest free-standing mountain at nearly 2,000m, down again with sore legs and full hearts.
This wasn’t just a hike, it was a homecoming: • We wild-camped at the stunning Changwena Falls • We walked history at the pre-independence Fort Elwes — both sitting right here with Mumpu in the same forest jewel box, all within eight kilometres of each other • We rock-climbed by the waterfall, swam in the lush miombo air, and lived 4 glorious days with NO SIGNAL — just conversation, stars, and laughter.
Six years ago we started with a crazy idea: take Zambians to the top of their own backyard giant. Today, ten summits later, we have a family, not just a hiking group.
To every adventurer who has trusted us since 2020, to the guides, cooks, drivers, and the Mkushi communities who welcome us — THANK YOU. You made this milestone possible. To Team “Mumpu Breeze” thank you and well done.
Mwaba Mwila Adventures Confirmed as Official Tented Accommodation Provider for Umutomboko 2026
Midlands Mutomboko Fundraising Dinner Dance a huge success
LUSAKA, Zambia – June 26, 2026 – Mwaba Mwila Adventures is pleased to announce its continued partnership to provide tented accommodation for this year’s Umutomboko Ceremony in Mwansabombwe, Luapula Province.
The ongoing partnership was recognised by His Royal Highness Mwata Kazembe. In a speech delivered on his behalf at last year’s ceremony by National Mutomboko Organising Committee Chairman General, Mr. Anthony Makuwa, Mwata Kazembe said: “On behalf of the Lunda People, I would like to thank Mwaba Mwila Adventures for the continued partnership, providing visitors to the Mutomboko Ceremony with supplementary accommodation space through tented camping accommodation. As you may know accommodation is always in high demand during the Mutomboko period. Please keep it up.”
The announcement follows a hugely successful Midlands Mutomboko Fundraising Dinner Dance in Lusaka. Mwaba Mwila Adventures showcased its full tented accommodation on site at the fundraiser, giving attendees a chance to experience it in person.Vice President Mutale Nalumango was in attendance at the fundraiser.
Speaking at the dinner, she called for the preservation of local languages and traditional ceremonies to promote Zambia’s cultural identity among young people.
Mwaba Mwila Adventures was represented at the fundraiser by Operations Director Walusungu Chioni and CEO Mwaba Mwila.Bookings for Mutomboko tented accommodation are now open. Tented accommodation packages in Dikulushi include camp tents, mattresses and bedding, with full camp support throughout the ceremony weekend. Limited tents are available.
The Mutomboko Traditional Ceremony will take place on July 25, 2026, in Mwansabombwe District, Luapula Province.
Mwaba Mwila Adventures is a Lusaka-based outdoor education company. Founded by Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Gold Award holder Mwaba Mwila, the company delivers Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Adventurous Journeys, school camps and educational tours, hiking and wild camping getaways, traditional ceremonies and community engagement adventures, corporate team building, keynote addresses and motivational talks, and bespoke events.
Mwaba Mwila Adventures was awarded Best Domestic Tourism Promoter by the Zambia Tourism Agency and the Ministry of Tourism at the 2023 Tourism Excellence Awards. Mwaba Mwila was recognised as Africa’s Most Respected CEO by The Business Executive Group.
Mwaba Mwila Adventures Named Official Partner for the Fit Relay Adventure tourism leader joins Zambia’s premier corporate relay to promote domestic tourism and youth outdoors
LUSAKA, Zambia – June 29, 2026 – Mwaba Mwila Adventures was unveiled as an Official Partner of the Fit Relay at a launch event held at Le Elementos Hotel in Lusaka.
The Fit Relay, set for 22 August 2026 at Nkwashi, Leopards Hill, brought corporate teams together for the official launch of its cycle, run, and paddle relay across the Nkwashi hills, trails, and dam.
Mwaba Mwila Adventures, a Zambian-owned adventure tourism company, partnered with the Fit Relay to champion domestic adventure tourism and outdoor participation.
“Mwaba Mwila Adventures was born in 2020 with one simple idea: Challenging you. Impacting communities, one adventure at a time,” said Mwaba Mwila, Founder and CEO of Mwaba Mwila Adventures. “The Fit Relay is not just a race. It is a showcase for one of Lusaka’s most scenic, underused natural assets. Our presence here is a direct match between what this event celebrates, and what we do every day.”
Mwaba Mwila Adventures was recently recognised as Best Domestic Tourism Promoters at the inaugural Tourism Excellence Awards.
The company works with both private and public schools across Zambia, running outdoor programmes from Kanjala Hill in Chipata, to the Kifuba Rock Engravings in Solwezi, from Kaili Hill in Batoka to the banks of the Zambezi River in Senanga. In Lusaka, its programmes include Duke of Edinburgh Award Adventurous Journeys, Future Leaders Adventure Camps for ages 5 to 17, and Survival Skills Days at Nkwashi Estate.
“Zambia’s outdoor spaces are an economic asset, not just scenery,” said Mwila. “Events like the Fit Relay grow a domestic adventure economy. The most meaningful partnerships are not transactions. They are expressions of shared belief.”
Corporate team registrations for the Fit Relay on 22 August are open.
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About Mwaba Mwila Adventures Mwaba Mwila Adventures is a Zambian-owned adventure tourism company founded in 2020. The company delivers outdoor leadership, school adventure journeys, and family adventure experiences across Zambia, with the mission: Challenging you. Impacting communities, one adventure at a time.
About the Fit Relay The Fit Relay is Zambia’s corporate cycle-run-paddle relay, taking place at Nkwashi, Leopards Hill, Lusaka. The event promotes financial inclusion, youth empowerment, community development, and economic growth through sport.
The Lusaka Freedom Statue is a symbolic representation of the struggle that the people of Zambia endured in order to attain independence on the 24th of October 1964. It’s a symbol of struggle, a reminder of hardship and a promise of hope for a better future. The statue is dedicated to our freedom fighters and forefathers, many of whom sacrificed their lives and freedoms so that Zambia could have hers.
The Statue is erected along Independence Avenue in Lusaka, right in front of the New Government Complex and adjacent to the Lusaka Museum. As the statue is of great historical significance, it is used as the venue for some state functions such as Africa Freedom Day, celebrated on the 25th of May every year where the President of Zambia invites other heads of state and dignitaries representing foreign missions to lay wreaths at the feet of the statue in commemoration Africa Freedom Day, as well as give tribute to the freedom fighters who lost their lives in the freedom struggle.
It is said that Mpundu Mutembo, a national hero and freedom fighter was arrested and bound in chains by his colonial masters. He was approached by an armed officer who ordered Mutembo to break the chains or be shot. With immense strength, Mutembo fearlessly clinched onto his chains of bondage and pulled apart the chains breaking them, much to the shock of his captors. This is the moment that was frozen in time and is depicted in the statue. The same image can also be found on every denomination of the Zambian Kwatcha. Sadly Mr Mutembo, (who was also known as Zanco) died on 18th May 2021. Although he is no longer with us, the memory of our National Symbol remains with us through the freedom statue.
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