Selinda Canoe Trail

The trail begins at Selinda Airstrip in the mid-afternoon, followed by a exhilirating helicopter transfer to a remote point along the Selinda Spillway. Once your guide has given you a safely briefing, the trail starts with a short, late-afternoon canoe along the Spillway before you arrive at the evening’s first camp. As there is a minimal distance to be covered on the first day and also due to the fact that all the equipment is carried with the group, we paddle until just before sunset at a suitable site on the banks of the Selinda Spillway. The tented camp will be pre-erected and we enjoy a well-deserved sundowner around the campfire before dinner, followed by a good night’s sleep.

After an early wake-up call, tea or coffee and light breakfast, while the camp is being dismantled, we head out on the canoes for a full day of paddling, with walking opportunities when something of note appears. Lunch is served en route. Tonight we camp in another suitable location as we gradually make our way down the Selinda Spillway.

Today is spent on foot exploring the maze of back channels and smaller island in this area. There are antelope a plenty and large herds of elephant and buffalo, a humbling experience to have on foot. The length of day is tailored to the group, and either way a cold refreshment is waiting, followed by memorable stories around the camp fire later.

Up again for early breakfast before we continue along the water course by canoe for another full-day excursion before arriving in camp for the last night of this trail.

We head out after breakfast, aiming to finish around mid-morning at Selinda Explorers Camp for a celebratory drink. Here we are met by vehicle and transferred by road to the Selinda Airstrip, where we bid farewell to the safari.