Includes: meals, selected beverages and equipment 
Excludes: premium/imported brand drinks, spirits, soft drinks (minerals) & national park fees

CHIRUNDU TO MANA POOLS (4 Days/3 Nights)

DAY ONE (18 KM)
Natureways Safaris will collect you on the morning of your safari at 7:30am.  There will be a short briefing to summarise what the safari entails before a visit to the shops to purchase any extra drinks wanted for the trip (additional drinks at your own expense). You will be transferred to Chirundu in an open 4x4 vehicle, arriving at approximately 11:30am.  Once the canoes and kit are unloaded, a safety talk and demonstration of how to paddle a canoe will be given. A packed lunch will be taken on the river. At approximately 5pm camp is set up on an Kakomarara Island with time to relax before dinner.

DAY TWO (27 KM)
This morning, guests will wake up at sunrise for tea, coffee and biscuits before paddling for a couple of hours to the breakfast stop. Canoeing will resume until midday for a well-earned lunch & siesta with time to catch up on reference books until mid afternoon (depending on the weather). At approximately 5pm you will stop canoeing and set up camp on Lone Acacia Island.

DAY THREE (23 KM)
Today’s programme is as per day two with the overnight camp on Trichelia Island.

DAY FOUR (7 KM)
This morning you will have a more leisurely start with tea, coffee and biscuits before setting off at approximately 8am.  You will arrive at Mana Pools at approximately 10am to load canoes and equipment on to the vehicle for the return trip to Kariba. You will arrival in Kariba at approximately 3pm. 

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS AN EXPLORER CANOE SAFARI AND THERE ARE NO FIXED ABLUTION FACILITIES ALONG THE WAY.  EXTRA LUGGAGE AND VALUABLES MAY BE STORED AT NATUREWAYS OFFICE. PLEASE DO NOT TAKE YOUR PASSPORT ON THE RIVER.

Airstrip Transfer Time: 30-45 minutes