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

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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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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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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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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; 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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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.

Camp Mana (Sunpath Safaris)

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

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

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.

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.

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

ZimParks - Zimbabwe National Parks and Wildlife Authority

Self-catering lodges/chalets, tented camp, campsites & picnic sites within the Zimbabwe's major National Parks and Protected Areas.

Drifter Houseboat Charters (Chawara Harbour)

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

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