Safari Activities

An African safari can be so much more than a holiday filled with game drives! With a variety of activities on offer, you will soon discover different aspects of the African bush at Baines’ River Camp, both on land and on the water. In and around the Lower Zambezi National Park, one of Africa’s last remaining true wilderness areas, game viewing activities are far less contrived than in the more developed areas to the South. Don’t forget, we can always set up a slide-show of your day’s activities.

	River Cruises Cruise the Zambezi River with one of our experienced river guides in search of a breeding herd of elephants bathing, ever-curious buffalo in the reeds or the elusive African Skimmer. Game viewing from the river adds a different dimension to your safari as most wildlife is more at ease with boats in the water than with vehicles on land. With the added flexibility to move around the boat, a river cruise offers spectacular photographic and viewing opportunities. At the end of the day, sit back, relax and enjoy a sundowner while the sun sets over one of Africa’s largest rivers.
	Angling Who said “there are no tigers in Africa”? The famous African Tiger Fish (Hydrocynus Vittatus) offers, pound for pound, some of the best sport angling anywhere in the world. Whilst maintaining a strict catch and release policy, our enthusiastic guides will introduce you to this fierce freshwater predator, on a fly rod or with a lure. Other species to be caught are Barble, Bream, Chessa, Cornish Jack, Nkupe and Vundu. Although the camp has some basic equipment and tackle for guests, we recommend that keen anglers should bring their own tackle.
	Canoe Safaris As you glide through the waters of the Zambezi River and its tributaries without the sound of an engine, you will have the privilege of viewing birds nesting, antelope just getting on with their everyday life, whilst the younger members of a troop of baboons keep everyone amused. Whilst our guides read the signs of the bush and maintain a safe distance, you will view buffalo and elephants grazing the day away. Drinks and snacks served on one of the many sandbanks makes the perfect ending to the day as you watch the sun set behind the Zambezi escarpment.
	Game Drives But nothing beats a sighting of a pride of lion where youngsters playfully irritate their elders, or coming across a 200-strong herd of buffalo on an open plain in the Lower Zambezi National Park or within the adjacent Chiawa Partnership Park. The best way to encounter these sights is to join a game drive with binoculars, your camera and a bird book from our library. With over four thousand square kilometres filled with game and birds, concentrated around the water ways, you have a good chance of returning with some interesting stories and photographs.
	Walking Safaris For the more intrepid travellers, there is the opportunity to explore the bush on foot. Rather than focussing on the big game, it’s usually the smaller things that will intrigue you on a walk. Best experienced in the early morning before the African sun sets high, enjoy and learn about medicinal values of plants, birds, tracks, butterflies, dung beetles, old bones and much more. With an additional scout from the Zambia Wildlife Authority joining the expedition, there is nothing stopping you from lacing up those boots and taking a stroll in the Park.