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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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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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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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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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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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

Baobab Bookings

Booking agency for accommodation, houseboats, transfers, fishing safaris and other activities throughout Zimbabwe - Lake Kariba specialists

Chirundu Accommodation & Services

Border town & fishing centre on the Zambezi River where a bridge crosses from Zimbabwe into Zambia.

Wild Dog Tours

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

Matusadona National Park

National Park on Lake Kariba offering a range of self-catering & all-inclusive tourism options, including camping and land & water-based activities.

Savvy Traveller (The Savvy Traveller)

Independent travel agency providing a full range of travel services within Zimbabwe, Southern Africa and the world.

Mhara River Camp - Hideaways Africa portfolio

12-bed luxury, low footprint, tented camp in the southern section of Mana Pools, 8 kms upstream from Chitake Spring.

Drifter Houseboat Charters (Chawara Harbour)

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

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