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

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Hwange National Park
Hwange National Park's proximity to the Victoria Falls makes it a natural draw for wildlife tourism, and a great stopover for those visitors traversing the Zambezi Valley and its environs.

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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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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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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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Victoria Falls
The Zambezi River's most famous tourism attraction and a World Heritage Site. Famous for adrenalin activities, but there are also wonderful wild experiences to be enjoyed.

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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; witness huge herds of elephant and buffalo drinking at the water pans in Hwange National Park; 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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Ilala Lodge Hotel

Intimate, family-run 73-room, 5-star service hotel in Victoria Falls with award-winning restaurant, located a short distance from the Falls.

Jecha Point

22-bed self-catering thatched lodge and campsite on the banks of the Zambezi River just downstream from Chirundu.

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.

Zambezi Cruise & Safaris - boats & cruises

Luxury cruise and safari experiences on board a fleet of prestigious houseboats on Lake Kariba combined with safari lodges in Kariba and near Harare.

Ingwe Pan Camp (Machaba Safaris)

16-bed luxury tented camp situated on a private concession at Ingwe Pan inland of the Zambezi River floodplain in Mana Pools National Park

Goliath Camp - Stretch Ferreira Safaris

Classic, luxury 16-bed tented camp on the Zambezi River Mana Pools, owned and operated by Stretch Ferreira, one of Africa's top professional guides.

Camp Mana (Sunpath Safaris)

12-bed tented camp, canoe safaris, wilderness walking, fishing and Chitake tented camp in Mana Pools.

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