Zambezi Canoe Adventure

Duration

3-Days

From $600.00

Trip Type

Bush Breaks

Activities

Birding, Canoeing, Game viewing 

Itinerary Overview

The 3-Day Zambezi Canoe Adventure takes you to the lower Zambezi. You start from Lusaka the capital of Zambia and you head South to Kiambi. The drive is 3 hours. On arrival you embark on a sun set boat cruise around Kanyemba Island. The next day is a whole day canoe drifting down the might Zambezi river and later overnight on an island on the river.

Itinerary

The day starts with the usual meet and greet your driver and guide for introductions and briefing of the Tour. You leave Lusaka driving down to Chirundu town. The road winds down the Zambezi valley, a mountainous part of Zambia which is  quite good scenic. After 3 hours of driving you come to  Kiambi Safaris lodge right on the banks of the Zambezi river. Later in the afternoon you go on a sunset cruise around the Kanyemba Island . 

What to see:

Beautiful scenery, lovely bird calls, hippos, crocodiles and more.

Accommodation:

Luxury Tented Ensuite chalet.

You embark on your canoe excursion today. You meet your canoe guide shortly after breakfast which normally is at 7:30a.m . After briefing of how your day is going to be like you set off to the river for action. You depart from the jetty and enjoy paddling down. You have a stop for tea from the back of the boat and you proceed until another stop for lunch again from the back of the boat. After lunch you continue down the river. A back up boat goes ahead of you to set up the campsite for your overnight.

Accommodation:

Buffalo Beans Island

Distance covered:

20 km

Meals Provided:

Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

After breakfast you will have a transfer by a motorboat to Kiambi Lodge. You have lunch at the lodge and there after you drive back to Lusaka,  180 km away. 

Meals: 

Breakfast/lunch

Tour ends on dropoff at your lodge in Lusaka.

Included/excluded

Included on Tours

Included in package

Excluded in package

Ground transportation in customized vehicles

International Airfares; Excess baggage charges;

Guiding in English and/or translations in German, French and Dutch

Country to country Visa fees

Accommodation as indicated on the itinerary

International vaccinations and inoculations

Meals as shown (breakfast/lunch/dinner)

Personal items

All Park Entrance fees

Beverages, Communication charges, laundry etc

 

Postage and Porterage fees, Tips and gratuities for your driver/guide and lodge staff

 

Shopping charges for personal items

 

Optional activities unless specified

 

Any other services not shown or indicated as included on the itinerary

Experiences

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