Welcome!

Our friendly hospitality team will pick you from the reception of your lodge/hotel in Livingstone. You will be transferred to Kasbek Lodge outside Livingstone using our clean and air-conditioned vehicle. You will be chauffeured in style traveling along the Kazungula road on the way to Botswana before reaching the beautiful Kasbek Lodge, a 60 kms distance.

Accolade.

The very essence of seeing Kasbek Lodge on your arrival will immediately evoke into your mind an exciting accommodation experience in a serene and natural setting that you will enjoy.

Lunch time: If you will arrive at Kasbek around lunch time, you will then be served with your first delicious lunch

Forest Bathing (Wellness excursion): Depending what time is left before sunset, our staff will take you on a calming walk in the surrounding Impalila Conservation forests of Kasbek lodge. This is where you will de-stress from your just completed journey. You will walk quietly and calmly amongst the trees of the Impalila conservation forest area. You will observe nature around you whilst breathing deeply which will help you de-stress and boost your wellbeing in a natural way.

DO NOTHING! If you do not wish to go forest bathing, you will simply stay in your room and rest as you wait for dinner.

19:30 pm: At the end of the day, you will be served with a well prepared fresh dinner.

20:00 pm: Narration: In the evening of day 1, we will have a ‘meet and greet session’ in the lounge where you will meet your fellow anglers unless if you are private anglers.

Fishing Planning session.

You will receive a thorough briefing and planning session from the Fishing Trip Leader. This will be on some pertinent facts such as personal safety and required eco-fishing practices that will be practiced on this fishing trip. Some important country information and useful social etiquette will be shared with you.

Other items to be discussed during the fishing planning session

Some of the topics that will be discussed between you and the guide are as follows:

-Getting to know your level of fishing skills. Whether you are a professional angler or a first time fisherman.

-What are your expectations from this fishing trip.

-How much time do you personally want to spend on the Zambezi River.

-What is your level of personal involvement do you wish to invest in this fishing expedition

-What do you intend to do with the fish you will catch. Do you want to catch and release. Do you want to take some of your catch for your delicious dinner at Kasbek lodge?

-Method of storing fish – You will discuss and agree on how you wish to store the fish you will catch.

-Fishing rules and regulations: The guide will brief you on the current rules and regulations regarding fishing around Mambova village on the Zambezi River.

-Boarding Policies i.e You will be told on what are the Dos and Don’ts whilst on board the Mokoro canoe boats.

-Packing list i.e what to carry for the fishing excursion

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Arrival day's sunset viewing activity

The sunsets views from Kasbek lodge is breath-taking. Late in the evening on the very day of your arrival. You will position yourself at a good vantage point of the lodge. You will see the African sun setting in the most spectacular fashion and capture the most amazing sunset photos.

19:30 pm: You will then be served with your sumptuous dinner

21:30 pm: You will then retire for a restful night of sleep

The day of fishing you have been waiting for as finally arrived. Wishing you a happy fishing experience.

Program of the day

07:10 am: - Wakeup; thereafter take a morning bath.

07:30 am - Take your sumptuous breakfast,

08:00 am - You will travel by road in a comfortable 4x4 vehicle to Mambova village for a wonderful and memorable fishing expedition outside Livingstone. Upon arriving at Mambova village, you will meet with the local Mokoro canoe paddlers.

A haapy fishing team.

It is time now to bond well and exchange some nice pleasantries with the local canoe paddlers and fish trackers. You wil now be a formidable and happy fishing team for the next five (5) days of fishing activities. Together with the fishing guide, you will follow up on the already drawn up fishing plan on how you will conduct fishing in the Zambezi River for the next five (5) days.

08:00 am – Commence your much anticipated fishing excursion on the mighty Zambezi River;

Boarding the Mokoro Canoe - Orientation

The senior canoe paddler will orient you on how to sit properly and move safely whilst on the Makoro fishing canoe boat. The assistant canoe paddler will assist you on how to board the Mokoro canoe boat. He will give you a few moments to settle down and feel comfortable in this new canoe setting in a Zambian traditional fishing boat. You will be shown where to keep your belongings safely so that they do not get wet and damaged.

Narration: The Zambezi River is the fourth-longest river in Africa, the longest east-flowing river in Africa and the largest flowing into the Indian Ocean from Africa.

Mid-day: You will enjoy your first delicious lunch at a special place along the shores of the Zambezi River.

Afternoon fishing session: Thereafter, you will continue with your fishing activities either at the same site inside the Zambezi River or possibly change to a different location for best fishing yields.

Motivation statement.

Its hoped that you will catch some Tiger fish or any other fish species on your first day of fishing. If you don’t catch a Tiger fish (or nay other fish species) on the first day, don’t feel disheartened. Learning the ropes and casting lines is still plenty of fun. If the fish aren’t biting in a certain area, the guide will suggest that you try a few different things. This could include moving to a different location, switching up fishing techniques or using different types of bait. Always remember that the best qualities of any Angler is patience and the best is yet to come!

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Return to Kasbek Lodge; Before sunset, you will travel back to Kasbek Lodge.

19:30 pm: Enjoy your well-deserved delicious dinner

21:30 pm: Retire to bed to sleep.

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Please note: The times indicated above against each activity may vary during the actual fishing excursion due to changed situations or circumstances.

The exciting fishing experience on the mighty Zambezi River still continues on Day 3.

Program of the day.

07:30 am: You will start-off the day with a sumptuous breakfast in the sparkling clean Kasbek restaurant. You will then meet with your guide who will also be staying at the same property with you and map-out a new fishing strategy of the day.

Travel to Mambova village for more fishing activities.

You will be driven straight away to Mambova village where you will once gain meet your local canoe paddlers. You then will board the Mokoro canoe boat and head to where the guide thinks the fierce fighting Tiger fish could be caught. It is hoped that on this second day of fishing, the fishing results will be better than the previous day.

Mid-day: You will take your delicious lunch to energize you for the afternoon fishing session.

Notes: We are quite optimistic that this afternoon fishing session should be able to yield some Tiger fish for you.

Fantastic sunset view.

After watching another stunning sunset on the still waters of the Zambezi River, you will head back to Kasbek lodge. You will be greeted by the sounds of the birds in the Impalila Conservation forests surrounding Kasbek lodge. You will possibly water-down a cool drink from the well-stocked Kasbek bar before heading to your room to refresh for dinner.

Mouthwatering dinner

This evening, the chef will prepare you a delicious dish of your choice to celebrate the day’s catch.

You will relax the evening away either in your room or in the shared lounge. You may decide to surf the internet and communicate with family or friends back home.

21:30 pm: You will then retire to bed for a well-deserved night sleep.

Another happy day of fishing.

On your fourth day, you could opt to do a full day of fishing by travelling a little further up the Zambezi river. Going deeper into the belly of the Zambezi River may pay off for you to catch a huge and hard fighting Tiger fish which could be your prize fish for the day.

Mid-day: Your lunch on this day will be a little different. Possibly you could try eating the nice Zambian traditional food. You could try eating Nshima: Nshima is made from mealie meal, this is a maize porridge which is a staple food all across Zambia. This relish normally served with Nshima includes protein dishes such as beef, chicken and fish and green leafy vegetables.

Afternoon fishing session: You will return to some more fishing possibly at a different location of the Zambezi River. Chances are you could see some elephants and some hippos on close range in the deeper water bodies of the Zambezi River.

Return to Kasbek Lodge

A delicious dinner awaits you at the Kasbek lodge where the chef will prepare some excellent cuisines for your food eating enjoyment.

Evening relaxation over some drinks with friends in the bar laughing whilst discussing the highlights of the fishing day.

21:30 pm: Retire to bed for a full nights restful sleep.

Mastered the ropes of better fishing techniques!

Being almost towards the end of your fishing expedition, you will by now have mastered the ropes of fishing in the best way on the Zambezi river. You will now employ good fishing tactics. You might decide to go to some of the best fishing hotspots location in the Zambezi River for possible good fish yields.

Mid-day: Take your sumptuous lunch which will be different from the previous day in terms of taste and style.

Afternoon fishing session: Rump up the fishing momentum by putting in more effort which should be able to give you the desired fishing results.

Another exciting sunset view

Sunset viewing on the Zambezi River is breath-taking. You will capture some of the best shots of the sun setting in the horizons before returning back to Kasbek lodge.

Return to Kasbek Lodge

Take your evening dinner and possibly wash down the dinner with a few drinks in the bar.

21:30 pm: Retire to bed for a full restful sleep

Variety is a spice of life! So goes the old English proverb.

Today being the last day for your fishing adventure, you could spice it up with a village tour of Mambova village. This will enable you to learn firsthand how the local people in Mambova village eke-out a living in this remotely situated village. Otherwise you are free to still do a full day of uninterrupted fishing on the mighty Zambezi River without going for a village tour. Otherwise you will decide whether to do the village tour either in the morning or in the afternoon.

After eating your delicious breakfast, you will set off on another day of fishing adventure spiced up with a village tour. . After assessing how you have been fishing in the last four days, you and the guide could change tactic fishing tactics to ensure that the yields on this last day is the best ever.

Mid-day: Lunch will be served as usual which will be spiced up possibly with your fish catch.

The afternoon’s fishing could still continue with the hope of making the biggest catch of the trip. Our guides will do whatever is reasonably and humanly possible to ensure that big prized Tiger fish finally lands in your Mokoro canoe boat.

Charity Works: Any donation in kind or in cash to the people of Mambova village is welcome

The poverty levels among the people living in Mambova village are quite common and in some cases quite extreme. Though this is not a charity support fishing tour, any of your expression of LOVE and social support either in kind or cash is more than welcome.

Farewell Dinner

A mothers of all dinners will be arranged for you and team in the nice Kasbek Restaurant. This will be to celebrate the successful completion of the 5-day fishing excursion tour and showcase the prized Tiger fish catch. You will make new friends here at Kasbek Lodge and establish new networks with like-minded individuals with fishing at heart.

Vote of thank you by any Angler!

21:30 pm: Retire to bed to sleep.

All good things must come to an end. This exciting Mambova fishing excursion will finally come to an end on this seventh day with happy memories of the fishing activities you did.

- Morning rise up, and breakfast.

- Transferred back to Livingstone city to your next leg of your trip in Zambia or to Livingstone’s Harry Mwaanga Nkumbula International Airport to board your return flight home or to your next destination.

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