The riverside location of Sanctuary's Zambezi Kulefu camp means its guests can enjoy extra water-based activities alongside their game drives. We headed upstream past elephants and hippos to have a go at canoeing back down one of the smaller side streams.
As we moor up we notice a croc slipping into the water. After swallowing our fears and assembling our kit we climb aboard. Chilala and Carole each share a canoe with a guide, and Olivia and I volunteer to go it alone in our canoe.
The rains in Zambia are only a month away, so the river is very low and the navigable channels are narrow. Olivia and I run aground and crash into the bank, but slowly we begin to get the hang of it. We drift past buffalo and bird life until we near camp, where there's a safari vehicle waiting with gin and tonics. We sip our sundowners and watch the view.
As we moor up we notice a croc slipping into the water. After swallowing our fears and assembling our kit we climb aboard. Chilala and Carole each share a canoe with a guide, and Olivia and I volunteer to go it alone in our canoe.
The rains in Zambia are only a month away, so the river is very low and the navigable channels are narrow. Olivia and I run aground and crash into the bank, but slowly we begin to get the hang of it. We drift past buffalo and bird life until we near camp, where there's a safari vehicle waiting with gin and tonics. We sip our sundowners and watch the view.
Hi Carole here!! I was one of the lucky ones on this trip. It was fantastic looking forward to reading more blogs Jo :)