Safari Guide to the Zambezi River, Victoria Falls & Kariba - WildZambezi.com

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Kariba Town
The town of Kariba, built at the site of the hydro-electric dam across the Zambezi River, is a focus for tourism, and provides a starting point for access to the vast inland sea of Lake Kariba.

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Mana Pools
World Heritage Site, Core Area of the Middle-Zambezi Biosphere Reserve, Important Bird Area, and one of the wildest of Zimbabwe's National Parks, situated in the extreme north of the country.

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Chirundu
Border town where two major road bridges cross the Zambezi River between Zimbabwe and Zambia. Popular tigerfishing and boating location. Embarkation point for boat transfers to Mana Pools.

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Lake Kariba
Zimbabwe's vast fresh-water inland sea - 280 kms long and 40 kms at its widest - formed when the Zambezi River was dammed at Kariba Gorge in the 1950s. A wildlife and water wilderness paradise!

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Zambezi National Park
National Park stretching 50 kms upstream and inland from Victoria Falls, along the Zambezi River towards Kazungula.

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A Wilderness World

Wild Zambezi introduces you to the magic wilderness and wildlife of Africa's Zambezi River. Here is a world of nature where the pace is slow, the sun is warm, the sky is huge and the people are friendly............... Stand in the thundering spray of the Victoria Falls; pump adrenalin in the white-water of the Batoka Gorges; soak up a crimson sunset from the deck of your cruiseboat on Lake Kariba; catch (and release) a magnificent Zambezi tigerfish; canoe silently downstream past crocodiles, hippos and herons to Mana Pools; walk with a guide where elephants roam, and, if you are lucky, witness the chase of a lion or wild dog kill. Take the best photographs of your life….......... Wild Zambezi will help you explore this wilderness paradise. WE OFFER INDEPENDENT KNOWLEDGE AND LOCAL ADVICE ON HOW TO GET THERE, WHERE TO STAY, WHAT TO DO AND HOW TO KEEP SAFE. Putting a trip together? You can do it yourself by contacting our listed products directly, or we can put you in touch with an expert travel planning consultant.

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Tafika Zambezi

Luxury fishing lodge with two camps on the Zambezi River downstream of Mana Pools in the Sapi Area.

Rhino Safari Camp

An intimate, traditional bushcamp nestled into natural woodland on the shores of Lake Kariba at the north-west end of the Matusadona National Park.

Wild Horizons - Activities and Transfers

Victoria Falls operator for adventure activities, cruise boats on the Zambezi River, tours and transfers in the Kavango-Zambezi region.

Natureways Safaris

Tented safaris in Mana Pools, and mobile, guided canoe and walking safaris along the Zambezi River between Kariba and Kanyemba.

Catalina Houseboat, Kariba

Luxury air-conditioned cruiseboat based in Pama Harbour in Kariba. Sleeps 12 passengers on a self-catering or fully-catered basis.

Palm River Hotel

5-star Queenslander-style hotel with 73 Deluxe & Suite Rooms and an Exclusive Villa on the Zambezi River, upstream of Victoria Falls.

Masuwe Lodge

Tent-under-thatch accommodation and safari experiences just a few minutes' drive from the adventures of Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe.

Chundu Island

Exclusive 20-bed lodge set into riverine woodland on an island in the Zambezi River 21kms upstream of Victoria Falls in the Zambezi National Park.

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