Zambezi canoe camping trip - Mopane
Zambezi canoe camping trip Mopane is a 4 day trail through amazing wilderness and wildlife. Starting from Chirundu the trail takes you to Sapi on the Lower Zambezi river Zimbabwe.
Canoeing the Zambezi river in the Mana Pools area offers an affordable. exciting and easy way to experience Mana.
ZAMBEZI CANOE CAMPING TRIP
a unique experience exploring the Mana Pools National Park, encountering buffalo, lion, elephant and numerous antelope species
Rates 2024
US$ 831.00 (low season) / US$ 990.00 (high season)
regional rates on request
Zambezi Mopane canoe trails start 8km below the Kariba dam wall and ends in Chirundu covering a total of 59 kms from start to finish.
This safari will travel 18 kms through the Kariba Gorge which is narrow and steep sided.
After the Gorge the terrain now opens up offering an abundant variety of birdlife and antelope.
Occasionally elephants and buffalo have been seen on this stretch of the river.
Rate includes
■ meals, basic drinks (water, tea, coffee and imported wine with dinner)
■ camping equipment
■ the services of a fully qualified professional walking and river guide
■ road transfers to/from Kariba town
The Zambezi River is the 4th largest in Africa, after the Nile, Congo and Niger. The rivers source begins at Kalene Hills in North Western Zambia and flows approximately 2800 kilometers to Chinde in Mozambique, where it flows into the Indian Ocean.
Below Kariba Dam the narrowest point is approximately 80 meters and the widest point is 4.2 kilometers near Chikwenya, an island inside Mana Pools National Park.
From the first put-in point, a short distance below Kariba Dam Wall, the Kariba Gorge is narrow and fairly steep sided.
Continuing for 18 kilometers before the river opens out into a wide flood plain which continues until the Chewore River mouth. Here the Zambezi narrows again at the start of the Mupata Gorge, which is approximately 46 kilometers long. Although this section is not as steep as Kariba Gorge, it is still beautiful and very remote
For info, the river has not flooded since the wall was built as the dam regulates the flow. (There was a minor flood when three dam wall gates were opened in the year 2000. However, this had minimal effect to the ecology downstream.) Also, there are not enough tributaries below the wall to cause a flood during the heavy rains.