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Three Rivers Canoe Trail, Zambia

No previous canoeing experience is necessary

Explore the many wonders of Zambia while drifting leisurely on a canoe.

Minimum age for the canoe safari is 15 years

Bring your valid travel and health documents

No previous canoeing experience is necessary

All meals are supplied on your Zambia Canoe safari

What you can expect from this Three Rivers Canoe Trail:

Enjoy a 3 night, four-day participatory Zambia canoe safari along the Zambezi River between the Kafue and Chongwe Rivers with 2 nights spent at Kayila Lodge.

Departure Time & Meeting Place

Unless clients can guarantee arrival in Kariba by 9:00am on the morning of departure, it is required that all clients arrive in Kariba the night prior to the start of the Zambia canoe safari to avoid clients being left behind due to delayed flights. The preferred meeting place and time in Kariba on the day of departure is the Kariba Breezes Hotel at 9:30am. However, clients requiring pick-ups from the other hotels in Kariba will be collected at approximately 9:00-9:30am.

All clients will be required to complete customs and immigration formalities and indemnities before setting off for the start of the Zambia Canoe safari. Self drive clients from Lusaka should meet at launch site at Kafue Pontoon by 12:00pm. On the last day of the Zambia Canoe safari, guests will be returned to Kariba at approximately 15:30pm. Please do not book flights departing before 16:00pm.

Minimum and Maximum pax

Minimum number to confirm a booking:
2 Non Residents
4 Regional Residents

Maximum number:
16 pax per trip
(Larger groups and tailor-made canoe packages on request).

Age Restriction

Minimum age is 15 years and there is no maximum age, however clients must be reasonably healthy and fit.

Experience and Fitness

No previous canoeing experience is necessary. The safari is generally relaxing and gentle and no physical exertion is required. Heavy head winds can occur which makes paddling more difficult. Winds are normally experienced in August.

Equipment Supplied

18-foot Canadian canoes are used with cushions, paddles and life jackets supplied. All camping and cooking equipment is supplied. Two man bow tents, sleeping mats, sleeping bags and liners. Each professional guide carries a comprehensive medical aid box. Washing and cleaning are done in the river.

Food & Drinks

All meals are supplied. No alcohol or carbonated drinks are supplied, only cordial soft drinks. Clients can purchase beer, alcohol and other drinks in Kariba prior to departure. Cooler boxes and ice are provided. Drinking water is taken in containers on the canoes.

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After clients have been collected (in Kariba), they will then be driven across Kariba Dam Wall, clear customs and immigration and be transferred to the Kafue River where they will begin canoeing. This transfer takes approximately 2 hours. Self drive clien ...

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Please check visa requirements with your agent. Double entry visas for people requiring visas for re-entry into Zimbabwe. It is advisable for all clients to check with the Zambian authorities whether or not they need visas for Zambia, and if necessary obt ...

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All accommodation is subject to availability
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