trip details for zanzibar & zambezi zigzag (XDV)

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is this trip for me?

Route: Dar es Salaam to Victoria Falls or v.v.

Length of Section: 22 Nights

Profile: Comprehensive journey with off the beaten track inclusions. Wildcamps and wilderness canoe expedition, road conditions variable, some dirt roads. Plenty of R&R time and beaches. Excellent off beat wildlife experiences.

Adventure Rating: Moderate

Crew: Western crew, African camp master.

Vehicle: Classic Dragoman truck, jeeps, boats, canoes.

Accommodation: Small hotels, campsites and wilderness wildcamps. (85% camping, 15% hotels)

what's included?

Nights 1-5: Tanzanian Coast & Zanzibar:

2 nights on idyllic Indian Ocean beaches
3 nights on the tropical island of Zanzibar
Guided tour of Spice Plantations and local lunch

Nights 6-7: Tanzania:

Transit through Mikumi NP en route to Malawi

Nights 8-12: Malawi:

4 nights on beaches of Lake Malawi

Nights 13-16: Zambia:

3 nights at South Luangwa NP, night and day safaris
Visit to Kawaza village community project
Overland through rural Zambia via Lusaka

Nights 17-20: Zambia:

2 night canoe wildlife safari in Lower Zambezi watershed

Nights 21-22: Zimbabwe:

Visit to Vic Falls in both Zambia and Zimbabwe

what can I do on the way?

(Activities available at extra costs)

Scuba, snorkel and dolphin boat trips off Zanzibar
Water sports, school visit and horseriding at Lake Malawi
Rafting, bungee, horses, boats and elephant riding at Vic Falls

notes:

General notes: Because of its nature, this itinerary may vary.

Kitty does not cover food while staying in hotels and hostels or at Vic Falls.

PLEASE NOTE: The canoe safari in the Lower Zambezi is an activity with inherent risk attached. You will be canoeing down the Kafue and Zambezi Rivers and crocs, hippos and elephant are around. For safety purposes, Safari Par Excellence (the canoe trip operator) and Dragoman Overland must impose a weight restriction. In the rare event that a passenger exceeds the weight limit and the guide cannot transfer the equipment/other payload to other boats, then the canoe guide does have the authority to stop that person from taking part in the canoe trip. The guide will do everything possible to avoid this, but in the extreme event that he or she feels that the safety of clients is in jeopardy he or she will make the appropriate decision.

What a way to start an adventure holiday; 3 days relaxing on the Island of Zanzibar, the gem of Tanzania tourism; unspoilt beaches, the back streets of Stonetown, dolphins and spices and a really interesting culture (check out the food stalls at the evening market in the harbour). You would think this was hard to beat; your wrong, next stop paradise, alias 4 nights on Lake Malawi. But no visit to Africa would be complete without an Africa safari and Zambia's South Luangwa Nat Park and Lower Zambezi region are a great adventure in wildlife viewing. In both places we can get out of our vehicles and see the wildlife alfresco. For this is real adventure travel and this is one of our Discover style overland trips and we will take you way off the beaten track. While others hoon down the tarmac road, you will spend 3 nights on a boat safari, canoeing down the Kafue and Zambezi Rivers, surrounded by wildlife. Hey, you have no idea how big an elephant really is until you have seen him 20 metres away sitting in a kayak in the Zambezi; this certainly beats your average Tanzania safari. That's the beauty of overland travel, we get you to places others miss; this is not your everyday journey. Yes, that's right it is an adventure holiday and in keeping with our ideals of responsible travel, we ensure that we do have community projects in the trip. Local community contact is found throughout the trip, in Zanzibar, in Malawi and through our visit to the Kawasa village project in Zambia.