YOUR
TRIP
Clients start canoeing at
approximately 11h00 after a safety
talk. This safari covers the shoreline
of the Mana Pools National Park - a
unique ecosystem renowned for
excellent game populations. The
transfer back is approximately 6
hours.
Your briefing will be held at The
Kariba Breezes Hotel at 1815hrs, on
the Lower Pool terrace on the evening
before your trip departs. After the
briefing you will be asked to sign an
Indemnity Form. The briefing will be
conducted by one of our Canoeing
Safaris Guides. We will collect you
for your briefing and return you to
your Hotel afterwards.
DAY ONE (5KM)
1. Canoeing Safaris will collect you
on the morning of your safari in time
for check in at the Office at 0800hrs
and to hand in extra luggage and
valuables. Passports should not be
taken on the river. Lockable valuables
bags will be provided for you at the
office.
2. Your Safari will depart from the
office at 0830hrs for shopping, in
order to purchase any extra drinks you
may require on you trip. You will then
leave town at 0900hrs for the start of
your expedition.
3. The group will be transferred in an
open Landcruiser 4*4 to Nyamepi (Mana
pools Main camp) arriving at
approximately 1330hrs. The canoes and
kit will be off loaded.
4. Your guide will give a safety talk
and demonstration on how to paddle and
a lunch served before you begin
paddling at 1430pm.
5. Your group will then paddle until
early evening when you will find your
first night’s camp on Nyamatusi
Island. This is time to have a bucket
bath, relax and have dinner after a
brief safety talk on camping by your
guide.
DAY TWO (25KM)
1. Your group will be woken at 0530hrs
for tea, coffee and biscuits before a
short mornings paddle. Breakfast will
be served either on the banks of the
river or island at 0830hrs.
2. At 0930hrs the group resumes
canoeing until lunchtime 1230hrs lunch
is served and possibly a brief siesta
taken on the banks until 1500hrs.
3. Canoeing then continues until early
evening.
4. The second night’s stop is made
at G. camp channels.
DAY THREE (20KM)
1. The schedule for this day is as per
day two.
2. The third night’s stop is made at
Chewore High Sand Bank.
DAY FOUR
1. A slightly later wake up is made on
this day before a Breakfast is served
at the campsite.
2. The group then has a short paddle
down to the take out point, where the
vehicle and trailer is met.
3. Your group is then driven back to
Kariba, a freshly packed lunch is
taken en route, and arrival in Kariba
is at 1500hrs.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS A CAMPING
SAFARI AND THAT THERE ARE NO FIXED
ABLUTIONS 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. Canoeing 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
Canoeing 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 Canoeing Safaris
of any medical disorders, which may
require special attention.
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