•Departures: Multi day Rafting Trips are booked on request between 15th August to 30th November
•Minimum / Maximum participants
Minimum: 6
Maximum: 21
•Times: Pre-departure briefing at 6.00pm on the night before the trip
•Duration: Between 2 and 5 days long.
•Age Restrictions: Minimum age: 15 years (At management’s discretion younger children may be accepted if the child is of the right maturity, strength and will fit a lifejacket properly.) Maximum age: There is no maximum age limit; however Wild Horizons retain the right to refuse to take a client who is clearly going to be unable to cope with the rigours of rafting.
•Language: Our trips are all conducted in English, and it is therefore required that all participants on the safari have a basic understanding of English and be able to communicate in that language. (French, German, Italian & Spanish available on private tours, at supplement cost –subject to availability)
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Victoria Falls (town) | Victoria Falls (Zimbabwe) |
1 night |
D,B&B |
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D,B&B: Dinner, Bed and Breakfast |
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2 Days / 1 Night
Special Interests: Rafting, Adventure
•Depart Day 1: 08:00
•Return Day 2: 10:00
DAY ONE
You will be collected from your accommodation to meet at The Lookout Cafe situated on the edge of the Batoka gorge at 08:00 am. Tea, coffee and biscuits will be served, your guide will give a pre-departure briefing, and you will be asked to sign an indemnity form. We shall then drive to rapid #1 and begin the steep walk into the gorges below.
Within minutes we are a world away from the buzz of Victoria Falls town. At the base of the trail, our rafts await us in a large pool on the Zambezi, and it is here that you will be given a safety talk. The first part of any rafting experience is very much a learning exercise and after a few practice runs we nudge our boats into the current and drift down-stream to challenge the legendary rapids of the Zambezi. There is no gradual build up! The 23 km you will raft today includes renowned rapids such as ‘Stairway to Heaven’, ‘Gulliver’s Travels’ and ‘Oblivion’. This is the wildest section of the Zambezi river.
A cold buffet lunch will be served on the banks of the river in the gorge on our way downstream. We will reach our beach campsite at rapid #21 at about 15:30 pm. Camp is set up on the white sandy beach overlooking the river.
DAY TWO
We rise as the sun illuminates the towering walls above, to the smell of bacon and eggs on the fire. You will burn off any calories you consume on the steep hike out of the gorge where refreshing drinks will await you. A short drive back and you will arrive in town between 09:00 and 10:00.
