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

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Matusadona
National Park on the southern shores of Lake Kariba, offering wildlife and water-based activities. Fabulous birdlife and great tigerfishing. This is a favourite destination for houseboat holidays.

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

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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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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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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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Africa Addict

Victoria Falls-based DMC and travel agent for tailormade, personalised safaris and holidays in Zimbabwe, to suit every pocket.

Drifter Houseboat Charters (Chawara Harbour)

Kariba houseboat charters, boat facilities, fuel, ice, drinks, fishing bait.

Off 2 Africa Travel

Experienced Destination Management Company offering a complete travel planning service for trips within Zimbabwe and Southern Africa

Kazuma Safari Camp

14-bed self-drive, self-catering, luxury tented camp in Kazuma Pan National Park along the Zim/Bots border between Victoria Falls and Hwange NP.

Executive Air

Private, professional air charters throughout Zimbabwe and the Africa region, including remote areas.

Mana River Camp (Machaba Safaris)

6-tent luxury camp set in shady woodland on the banks of the Zambezi River in Mana Pools National Park

Wild Dog Tours

Kariba-based booking agent for self-catering accommodation and houseboat charters

River God Adventures

All-inclusive 6-day floating safaris along the Zambezi River in fully-staffed & equipped 8-sleeper catamaran-style boats with accompanying tenders.

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