Zambia: Adventurous Mambova guided Tiger fishing excursion Tour Package (6 Nights/ 7 Days)

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 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 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 canoe fishing. 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 boat. You will be shown where to keep your belongings safely so that they do not get wet.

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 fish yields.

Motivation statement.

Its hoped that you will catch some fish of any species on your first day of fishing. If you don’t catch a fish 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. The best is still to come!

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.

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

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 to map-out a new fishing strategy of the day.

Travel to Mambova village.

You will be driven straight away to Mambova village where you will once gain meet your local canoe paddlers. You then you will board the Mokoro canoe boat and head to where the guide thinks the fierce fighting Tiger fish could be caught. It is hoped this second day of fishing would be a productive one.

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 forest 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 surfing the internet to 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 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!

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.

Today being the last day for your fishing adventure, you could spice it up with a village tour in 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.

Mid-afternoon: After eating your delicious breakfast, you will set off on another day of fishing adventure spiced up with a village tour. Please bear in mind that this tour of Mambova village is optional and you decide not to take it. 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 acceptable and humanly possible to ensure that big prized Tiger fish finally lands in your Mokoro canoe boat.

In the last few hours before sunset, you could then go for a village tour and see the people who have been your hosts for the past four (4) day.

Any donation in kind or in cash is welcome

The poverty levels among the people living in Mambova village are quite common and some cases quite extreme. Though this is not a social support tour, any 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 ending of 5-day fishing excursion tour and showcase the prized Tiger fish catch. You will make new friends here 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 day 7.

- 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.