Enjoy an incredible overnight Zambezi white water rafting holiday!
The Zambezi River is a deep channeled, high volume river, the Zambezi has class 3 to 5 rapids interspersed with tranquil pools. Extend your rafting experience with our 2-3 days adventure, experience the most exciting and challenging rapids rafted anywhere on the planet!
Between the months of August and December, the Zambezi runs at its lowest water levels of the year. During this period, the Zambezi is simply the best rafting river in the world. Not only are the rapids fantastic, but the water is warm, the weather is great, the scenery and wilderness amazing. Come and discover all of this in a three-day rafting package with overnight on beautiful sandy beaches on the edge of the Zambezi.
The transfers to and from the river will be assured with minibuses or open game viewer vehicles.
6/7-seater rafts used during the multi-day rafting trip. A safety kayaker is following the raft during the multi day trip. Satellite phone carried on the rafting trip in case of emergency.
Overview
Embark on an incredible overnight white water rafting holiday on the Zambezi River, one of the best rafting rivers in the world.
Itinerary
Overnight Zambezi white water rafting holiday: Itinerary.
Day 1:
Pick up 9.00 am from your accommodation and transfer to our check-in spot (or shopping for alcoholic drinks, if needed), 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 and transferred to our evening campsite.
After the briefing you will be given a life jacket, paddle and helmet and you’ll start walking down the trail to the Boiling Pot, directly beneath the Victoria Falls where your rafts and guides will be waiting for you.
We start right above rapid #1 where we paddle across the boiling pot towards the Victoria Falls. We get out of the rafts right underneath the Falls! The rock faces tower more than a hundred metres all around you; cascades of water tumble down from where the black basalt meets the blue sky.
This is an unforgettable adventure right in the heart of one of the most beautiful places on earth!
After practicing your paddling and getting used to your guide’s quick commands, you will start rafting from rapid #1 to rapid #21 (25kilometers). Some world class rapids will be tackled on the river today, #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 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. Dinner will be served around a camp fire on the beach.
Overnight in tents on the beach. (Mosquito proof tents and mattresses provided – Please bring your own sleeping bag or hire out from us)
Day 2:
Tea, coffee and breakfast will be prepared by our staff.
We will experience a few challenging grade 5 rapids like, « Open Season », « Narrows 1 and 2 », « Chimamba falls » and « Upper Moemba ». But progressively, as you drift downstream, the tranquil pools in between the rapids will become longer, giving you more time to enjoy the splendour of the Batoka gorge. Depending on water levels the guide may decide to portage one or two rapids for safety reasons.
We will have lunch at mid-day on the side of the river.
Overnight in tents on the beach. (Mosquito proof tents, and thermorest mattresses provided – Please bring your own sleeping bag)
Day 3:
Wake up, breakfast on the beach, swimming.
We will raft a short section up to Lower Moemba.
Start our walk to the top of the gorge, where a magnificent view and cold drinks will be waiting at the top of the gorge. Please note the walk up the gorge is physically demanding. We will then jump into the vehicles and drive back to Livingstone through several traditional Zambian villages. We will drop you back at your accommodation in the early afternoon.
Provider Information
What's Included
- The services of a qualified rafting guide(s) during the activity.
- Camping equipment (except sleeping bag, pillow and towel)
- The meals mentioned in the program (Lunch, Dinner on day 1, Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner on Day 2 and Breakfast on Day 3). In camp, the meals are cooked by our qualified chef.
- Drinking water and juice
- Free ‘Swimming under the Falls’
- Free video of the first rafting day
- Pick up and transfer from and to your accommodation within Livingstone.
What's Not Included
- Sleeping bag and pillow
- Alcoholic Drinks
- river usage fee US 10 pp
- Personal travel insurance.
