Tuesday 28th July 2026 - Our Last Day :(

 Today we had an early breakfast, I had porridge, in preparation for the Safari.  We got picked up in minibuses and drove to Mosi O Tunya National Park.  We got to ride in the open Safari cars, we saw so many animals! We'd stop and our driver would give us information and let us take photos.  We saw elephants, rhinos, hippos and more.  At one point we got out and got close to some rhinos but we had to back up as they began approaching.  Then we stopped for a picnic and had muffins and a cold drink.  
After, we drove back to the hotel and took a trip to the Shoprite to get snacks.  We came back and found out the tournament was cancelled (Teachers Note: The Local young leaders ran this)







.  I was quite relieved because I needed time to pack and get ready for dinner. 
We then headed out for dinner at a pretty restaurant called Leo's.  I had a delicious  mocktail - cherry daiquiri.  Once we returned, we did awards and all received a rhino carving as a trophy.

Shout out to my family, I'll see you soon and especially love to my pets: Phoebe, Millie and Jasper.

Written By Lula.


Today was the last full day in Zambia.  This morning we had to wake up early as we were going on Safari.  After breakfast we got picked up by the bus that took us to our Safari trucks.  Then we got split into groups and went to the Safari park where we saw the following; Impalas, Elephants, Zebras, Baby Crocs and lizards.  Then we were allowed to get out of the trucks and walk towards the rhinos with the Park Rangers.  But we had a bit of a shock as we were directed by the Head Ranger to move back towards the trucks as the rhinos were on the move and we were likely to be in the way. (Teachers note: We were completely safe don't worry :))

Later today a select few of us went to the market again, but me and Holly tried our best haggling, but later got told by others that were both scammed a lot (Teachers note: not scammed exactly but just unfortunately didn't get the price lower! Although were very proud of them for trying!)

We then visited the kids who were playing in a tournament and watched them play.
Later in the evening we went for dinner, it was really nice and then we did the awards which was lovely.

I miss you guys so much, very excited to see you soon! xxx

Written by Layla

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  1. Kate Boswell28 July 2026 at 14:51

    What an amazing way to end your trip! Thank you to all the students for sharing your incredible memories. We are forever grateful to all the staff and volunteers for making this once in a lifetime time trip happen. Safe travels to you all! Millie, Maisie says “2 more sleeps!!” 🥰

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