Press Release

The following articles were published on the 8th June 2005

CNN
‘’ In November, the man considered by the Guinness Book of Records the world’s greatest living explorer, Sir Ranulph Fiennes, will recreate part of the journey that Livingstone made exactly 150 years before. ‘Victoria falls are truly one of the most amazing natural phenomena,’ says Simon Wilde, the proprietor of the Islands of Siankaba, a luxury lodge resort on the Zambeze, who masterminded the trip and will accompany Fiennes. ‘The man that introduced them to the world certainly deserves to be honoured and remembered.’’
http://www.cnntraveller.com/2005/may_june/livingstone/

Guardian
‘’The Zambian tourist board is marking the anniversaries of both Livingstone the man and the town with a series of events throughout the year culminating with Sir Ranulph Fiennes retracing Livingstone’s route down the Zambezi to the falls.’’
http://travel.guardian.co.uk/countries/story/0,7451,1460581,00.html

Sunday Times
‘’This year he (Sir Ranulph Fiennes) will go up the Zambezi on foot and by canoe to commemorate Livingstone’s discovery of Victoria Falls 150 years ago’’
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2-1645146,00.html