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5 Nights/6 Days Great Zambezi Canoeing Safari

Lusaka, Zambia

6 DAYS

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Duration

6 DAYS

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PRIVATE

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Overview

This safari is geared more towards the canoeing enthusiast who is looking for an added element of excitement in the Zambezi River on the Lower Zambezi National Park.

Highlights

Walking Safari - On request
This trip passes through both the entire Zambian Lower Zambezi National Park on the left and the full length of the Mana pools National Park on the right ending at the Luangwa / Zambezi confluence.
On this safari clients can explore the numerous back channels of the Zambezi along with spectacular basalt rock formations of the Mupata Gorge as the river winds its way towards the Indian Ocean
Experience nature in Great Rift Valley
Visit False Mupata Gorge and Mupata Gorge
See the awesome mana pools
Canoe through stunning river canals
Visit Chikwenya Island
Explore Lower Zambezi Park

What's Included

Inclusions

Transfer from Luangwa Bridge on your final day of your safari to Lusaka Airport for yours on wards arrangement
Beverages
All meals
Walking safari on request
Canoeing safari activities
5 nights accommodation
Transfer from Lusaka Airport to Zambezi Breeze in the Lower Zambezi
Cool boxes on request

Exclusions

Anything Not mentioned
Park entry fees of $150 per person for the whole trip
Insurance Cover (We recommend you arrange insurance before leaving your home country)

Itinerary

Canoeing to Mtondo Island

Meet at Zambezi Breezes Lodge in Chirundu at approx 10.00 am for 2-hour road transfer downstream to the launch site. After a briefing and lunch on the banks of the river we start our afternoon canoeing to Mtondo Island for our first night of camping, arriving at around 17.00. Canoeing on this day is kept to mainstream and is easy going with a strong current. We then set camp followed by tea/coffee, snacks and later dinner before retiring for the night.

Lower Zambezi Park and Chikwenya Island

Canoeing starts early after morning tea/coffee and biscuits at 06.30 am. We will then depart from Mtondo Island for a downstream breakfast stop approximately 2 hrs after canoeing. Continue through into the Lower Zambezi National Park for lunch between 1230hrs to 1400hrs out of the midday sun. We then canoe through to our 2nd nights camp on or around Chikwenya island weather permitting. This day we cover a good 25km of river through both Mana Pools and the Lower Zambezi National Park.

River Canals

As above in daily routine: On this day we canoe through offshoot river channels where birdlife and game abounds. Guides will stop at points of interest to observe wildlife from time to time. Some parts of the river at this point exceed 3km in width with a maze of channels to explore. Again both sides of the river at this point are flanked by superb national Parks where one is likely to see the highest concentration of game on the river. Tonight we set camp at G. Camp channels in a densely populated game area.