THE
SAFARI...
There is then a half-hour pleasant walk down
into the Gorge. Canoeing begins after a
safety talk at approximately 11h00. This
safari offers participants the time to get
to know the River and its moods - from the
brooding silence of the Kariba Gorge to the
vast panoramic flood plains of Mana. On the
last day clients paddle a short 2 hour
stretch before the take-out at Nyamepi. The
return transfer takes approximately 4 hours.
Clients are expected back at 15h00.
Your briefing will be held at Kariba Breezes
Hotel at 18h15 at the lower pool terrace on
the evening before your trip departs. After
the briefing you will be asked to sign an
indemnity form. Natureways
Safaris will collect you for the
briefing and return you to your hotel
afterwards.
DAY ONE (18 km )
1. Natureways
Safaris will collect you from your
hotel the morning of your safari in time for
a check in at the Natureways
Safaris office at 08h00 to hand in
any extra luggage and valuables. PLEASE DO
NOT TAKE YOUR PASSPORT ON THE RIVER WITH
YOU!
2. Your safari will depart from Kariba
Breezes at 08h30 for shopping to purchase
any extra drinks for your trip.
3. After arriving at the Kariba Gorge, your
luggage is then carried into the Gorge and
your group will walk the 1.5 km down to the
River. Here you will meet all your canoeing
and camping equipment that has been carried
into the Gorge already.
4. A safety talk and demonstration on how to
paddle a canoe will be given to your group.
5. At 11h00, paddling will begin until a
stop is made for lunch at 13h00.
6. Lunch is a picnic-style lunch with time
for a siesta afterwards to pass the heat of
the day until 14h30 / 15h00.
7. Your group then paddles until
approximately 17h00 when you set up camp on
an island in the middle of the River named
Crocodile Rocks. There is time to have a
bucket bath, relax and have dinner after a
brief safety talk on camping.
DAY TWO (27 km)
1. Your group will be woken at sunrise for
tea, coffee and biscuits before you start
canoeing.
2. Between 08h00 and 09h30 a stop will be
made for breakfast.
3. Your group will resume canoeing until a
lunch stop is made at13h00, with time for a
siesta.
4. Between 15h00 and 17h00 your group will
paddle to the next camping spot at Twin Logs
Island.
DAY THREE (28 km)
1. Your group will be woken at sunrise for
tea, coffee, biscuits and breakfast before
you start canoeing.
2. Paddling will start around 08h00. Between
10h30 and11h00 you will reach the pick up
point at Chirundu where your equipment will
be loaded and you will receive fresh and
clean equipment for the second leg of your
safari.
3. The group will resume paddling after a
light packed lunch to the night stop at
Kakomarara Island.
DAY FOUR (27 km)
Your programme is the same as day two with
the night stop being made at Lone Acacia
Island.
DAY FIVE (23 km)
Your programme is the same as day two and
four with the night stop being made at
Trichelia Island.
DAY SIX (6 km)
1. The group is woken up at sunrise for tea,
coffee, biscuits and breakfast before
paddling starts at 08h00.
2. The group arrives at Mana Pools at 10h00
where the canoes are loaded on to the
vehicles for the return trip to Kariba.
Arrival time in Kariba is approximately
14h30.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS A CAMPING SAFARI
AND THERE ARE NO FIXED ABLUTION FACILITIES
ALONG THE WAY. ALL TIMES GIVEN IN THIS TRIP
DESCRIPTION ARE APPROXIMATE, THEY WILL VARY
FROM TRIP TO TRIP.
WHAT TO BRING
1. Please
keep your luggage to a maximum of 10kg per
person, packed in a soft bag not a suitcase.
2. We recommend you pack the following for
your safari:
Swimming Costume
Shorts
Personal toiletries
Towel
Canvas shoes or rafting sandals
A hat with a wide brim
A jacket or cardigan for the evenings
Shirts (including a long sleeved one for sun
protection)
A kikoi or length of cloth to cover your
legs to protect them from the sun
A torch or flash / flashlight and extra
batteries
Film and spare camera batteries
Binoculars
Sunscreen
Insect repellent
Socks for winter nights
Warm clothes to sleep in for winter nights
3. Natureways
Safaris provides all camping
equipment and food as well as cordials, and
wine for dinner. Should you wish to take any
hard liquor, beer or carbonated drinks, we
will take you to a shop in Kariba to
purchase these.
4. Please ensure that you have begun a
course of anti malaria tablets before your
arrival in Zimbabwe and that you continue
the medication for four weeks after arriving
home.
5. Please ensure that you advise Natureways
Safaris or your travel agent of any
dietary preferences or requirements at least
one week before your trip departs. Please
ensure you advise your agent or Natureways
Safaris of any medical disorders,
which may require special attention.
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