The Zambezi Canoe Trail is a highly personalised canoe safari. The safari begins at the west end of the scenic Mana Pools National Park, canoeing downriver to finish at the eastern end of the Park. All supplies are carried in a back-up Land Rover. Your mobile tented camp is set up prior to your arrival each night with all meals and camp chores provided by a camp crew.
A typical day begins with an early morning wake up call with coffee, tea, cookies, porridge and cereals, followed by a walk or canoe to your brunch stop along the banks of the River. After a leisurely brunch you will canoe downriver, with every chance of seeing buffalo, elephant, eland, kudu, waterbuck, hippo and crocodile along the way.
You arrive into camp in time for afternoon tea with cakes and sandwiches before heading out on a game drive to see the interior of the Park with its extensive acacia woodlands. Traditional African sundowners are enjoyed as you watch the sun set.
A full back-up team construct the camps well ahead of your arrival at the different overnight sites. The camps are positioned on the bank of the River with walk-in 9 foot by 9 foot en suite tents with a bucket shower under the African stars. Dinner is enjoyed "al fresco" listening to the sounds of Africa!
It should be noted that the canoe trips do require a reasonable level of fitness and an adventurous spirit, although the guide can obviously adapt to each group's desires and capabilities.
Images courtesy of African Bush Camps
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