Mabele village located in the Chobe West Enclave will host the second edition of the Aacron & Bekker hills hiking and cycling challenge on the 25th October 2025.
The event is categorised in three folds with a 5km hiking, 10km hiking and a 59km fun cycling from Mabele to Kachikau and back. All the activities are expected to commence at 7am at Mabele football grounds.
Aacron and Bekker hills hiking and cycling challenge is a self-sponsored initiative by the founders Marumo Tumedi and Tumedi Tumedi with the support of family members and friends.
In an interview, event Co-founder and Organiser Tumedi Tumedi said the objective of the event is to promote amongst others healthy lifestyles through cycling and hiking, raise donations for local charitable causes in particular education. He stated that through the event they intend to provide a platform for companies and businesses particularly SMMEs, parastatals, banks, health organisations to come and engage with rural communities.
Tumedi pointed that the aim of the event is also to raise awareness on environmental sustainability and responsible tourism, to celebrate culture, music and local enterprise through entertainment.
He noted that Chobe West Enclave remains untapped, as tourists mostly visit the Chobe National Park for activities such as game drives and boat cruise as such through the hiking and cycling challenge they intend to diversify the tourism industry.
“This year’s event chief hiker is the area MP Simasiku Mapulanga and we are expecting quite a number of participants as we have reached out to as many businesses, corporate as well the Chobe enclave communities to come and support this historic activity,” he said.
Tumedi further stated that last year the event was successful as it gained support from different stakeholders. He however indicated that the challenge has not yet secured fulltime sponsors, pointing that the organisers are working tirelessly to find a sponsor. Tumedi indicated that they are open to the business community and anyone who is willing to sponsor or support the event in any kind.
