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Planning a lower Zambezi Canoe safari |
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Which safari, where and with whom...Safari type: Select the type of trip that'll suit your tastes and budget best.
Zambia or Zimbabwe:
Operators: Safety and track record is critical. Use the best operators and avoid "budget" trips - the guiding, back up and provisioning simply aren't worth the risk of a spoilt trip (bitter experience has resulted in a local blacklist - available on request). We strongly support Shearwater, River Horse Safaris, Classic Africa Safaris, Natureways and Sobek. We do a fair amount of complimentary walking safari business with these companies and offer competitive rates on our combinations to consumers and the travel trade alike. Guides: The river guides are required to pass stringent proficiency tests and gain extensive experience (the better operations insist on over 1000 hours) before qualifying to run trips. There is a relatively small pool of really competent guides and they are mostly employed by the more reputable outfits. An even smaller pool of Professional Guides and Professional Hunters with river guide licences exists. Professional Guides are used on the backed up safaris in Mana Pools and we generally use a Professional Guide for our tailor made trips.
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When to come on a canoe safari... |
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Game conditions: The best game viewing season is in our dry months from late June to mid November. The best birding season is from late October through to April. Weather conditions:
Safari season:
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Logistics for a canoe safari... |
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Kariba is the hub for all of our canoe safaris - best accessed by private air charter or Air Zimbabwe connections from Harare or Victoria Falls. An option is to connect to Kariba via Lusaka. Unless you're on a "combination trip" we recommend an overnight stay at one of the Kariba hotels (Caribbea Bay or Kariba Breezes) the night before a canoe safari because of the early start the following morning. Morning flights from Victoria Falls, Harare and Hwange and the Kariba Ferry connection from Milibizi are too late. Any hitch in your connection could result in a missed canoe departure - stay in Kariba the night before! The return from a canoe safari on the Gorge or Chirundu-Mana Pools stretches can be arranged to connect with the afternoon flights. On canoe safaris in Zambia or the lower stretches of the river (Chewore or Kanyemba pull outs) its necessary to overnight in Kariba on return from the river. Bear in mind that the first thing that you generally want to do after a canoe safari is to take a shower and relax - we therefore recommend an overnight stay on the last night irrespective of the section arranged.
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What to bring on your canoe safari... |
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Luggage should be limited to 10 kg and should include:
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