Canoe Safari from Mana Pools to Kariba
About this Adventure
Fact File:
Duration: 6 days
Price: 435 GBP
Explore the least developed of Africa’s National Parks setting up camp as you go.
At Big Earth we try to avoid the beaten track, we think it is incredibly rewarding to visit an area where few tourists go, and discover something that most people have no idea even exists. One of the main reasons for this is that exploring areas where few tourists go means the area is unspoiled, beautiful and quiet. The other advantage is that it gives the feeling of stepping back in time, the landscape the same as it was centuries, even millennia ago. Zimbabwe’s Mana Pools definitely gives off this feeling.
Mana Pools is a wildlife reserve in Zimbabwe, and quite possibly the least developed national park in Africa. Enjoy a wild six-day canoe safari paddling from Kariba to Mana Pools, helping to set up your own camp along the way.
Situated in the Lower Zambezi Valley, Mana Pools is named after the four gigantic lakes encompassed within its 2,000 km confines and is completely unspoilt by human hands.
The land here is about as untamed as it was when modern man first appeared on the scene, and travelling through the rugged wilderness by canoe is an excellent way to see the stunning array of wildlife on offer, including elephants, buffalo, lions, cheetahs, hippos and rhinos (all at a safe distance from the river, of course!)
In fact, thanks to the hydro-electric planning which occurred in the region in the 80s (subsequently saving the park from irreversible flooding) the park is one of the best game reserves in Africa as animals travel from far and wide to take advantage of its lake water.
On this canoe safari, you will spend six days paddling from Kariba to Mana Pools. Over the course of your six days, you will explore the area by canoe, covering a distance of between 18km – 27km each day. You will generally paddle fora couple of hours at a time; first thing in the morning before breakfast, then a late morning paddle followed by lunch and then a late afternoon trip.
The pace will be leisurely, to ensure you have the chance to take in the wildlife and the beautiful scenery. This is a semi particpatory safari, which means that each evening, when you come to shore, you will all help to set up camp.. It’s not all work, though, there is plenty of time to enjoy a sundowner and to enjoy wildlife spotting on dry land as well.
To book this adventure visit Tourdust.
