We
will pick you up around 8am for tea and coffee at our check-in
spot, next to the Zambian side of the Victoria Falls. Your guide
will give you a complete trip briefing regarding the logistics
and the safety of the trip. Your gear for the overnight will
be loaded onto our vehicles.
You
will then walk down to the boiling pot, directly below the Victoria
Falls where your rafts and guides will be waiting for you.
After
practicing your paddling and getting used to your guide’s
quick commands, you will start rafting from rapid #1 to rapid
#23 (25km). Some of the bigger rapids run today are, #4 Morning
Glory, #5 Stairway to heaven, #6 Devil’s toilet bowl,
#7 Gulliver’s travel, #8 Midnight Dinner, #11 Overland
truck eater, #13 the Mother, #15 the Washing machine, #18 Oblivion.
At
mid-day we will stop below rapid #10 to take a break and have
some Lunch.
Upon
arrival on the beach at rapid #21, the camp will be ready and
you will be welcomed by our staff with cold drinks and snacks.
All you have to do is enjoy a relaxed evening on the beach,
eating and drinking around a friendly fire.
Overnight
in tents on the beach at rapid #21. (Mosquito proof tents, sleeping
bags and mattresses provided.)
Wake
up at around 7h30am. Tea, coffee and breakfast
will be prepared by our staff. At around 10h30am you will raft a short distance to rapid #23 and start
the ascent to the top of the gorge where you will be welcomed
with cold drinks. We will then drive you back to town through
traditional Zambian villages. Our vehicles will drop you back
at your accommodation at around 12h30.
This
River Trip includes:
-
All transfers from major hotels / lodges in L/stone
and from take out points
- All meals (breakfast, lunch, dinner)
- All sleeping and camping equipment
- Minerals, beers, wine and drinking water
- Certificate to prove you braved the Zambezi
- Videos & photos can be arranged for groups
- Satellite phone for emergencies
- Evacuation insurance out of the Batoka gorge in case
of emergencies
Price 210USD
(A minimum of 4 people is required to run any of these
trips.)
- Special
trips can be tailor-made upon request.
- It
is possible to arrange a helicopter take out. If this activity
is requested on this particular trip,you will fly out after
breakfast on day 2. Helicopter take out is not included in
our tarif, please do not hesitate to contact us for further
information
- This
Rafting multi day trip only runs during the Low Water season,
(Approximately from August until December.)
What’s
needed?
Shoes
or sandals, mosquito repellent, torch, warm jacket, rain jacket
(during the rainy season), quick drying shorts, sun cream,
hat, long pants and small toiletry bag.