LOWER ZAMBEZI RIVER (ZAMBIA) - TIGER/VUNDU FISHING SAFARI
Escorted by John Wilson.
Itinerary: September 2012
02/09/2012
Meet John at Heathrow Airport.
Depart Heathrow Airport 1910 – British Airways direct, overnight flight to Lusaka
03/09/2012
Arrive Lusaka 0620. Purchase your visa – US$ 50.00 (cash only). You will also have to pay a US$ 11 departure tax (cash only) – this is for all internal flights leaving Lusaka airport. Once customs and immigration formalities have been completed you will be transferred by light aircraft (approx. 30 min. journey) to ROYAL ZAMBEZI LODGE, situated on the banks of the Lower Zambezi river. Guided fishing for the remainder of the day. Twin sharing accommodation.
Included: Accommodation in Meru style walk-in tents with en suite facilities, 3 boats have been set aside for the group to use for the duration, all meals, laundry, local brand drinks, guided fishing, game drives and walks within the National Park, National Parks entry fees, daily bed levy and fishing licenses.
04/09/2012
All day fishing – all-inclusive accommodation – ROYAL ZAMBEZI LODGE
05/09/2012
All day fishing – all-inclusive accommodation – ROYAL ZAMBEZI LODGE
06/09/2012
All day fishing – all-inclusive accommodation – ROYAL ZAMBEZI LODGE
07/09/2012
All day fishing – all-inclusive accommodation – ROYAL ZAMBEZI LODGE
08/09/2012
All day fishing – all-inclusive accommodation – ROYAL ZAMBEZI LODGE
09/09/2012
All day fishing – all-inclusive accommodation – ROYAL ZAMBEZI LODGE
10/09/2012
Very early morning charter to Lusaka airport to connect with the direct, day-time British Airways flight back to Heathrow.
LUSAKA/HEATHROW 0835/1750
COST:
Economy flights: £3320.00 + £230.00 airport tax PER PERSON (sharing).
W T Plus: £3790.00 + £313.00 airport tax PER PERSON (sharing).
Club class: £5785.00 + £340.00 airport tax PER PERSON (sharing).
(airport taxes are subject to increase)
COST INCLUDES:
- Flights – HEATHROW/LUSAKA/HETHROW
- Charter flights within Zambia
- All meals – local brand drinks – laundry - guided fishing – guided game drives and bush walks, angling & National Parks fees
- J W’s professional guiding services.
- 3 fishing boats have been pre-booked for the group on a daily basis.
COST EXCLUDES:
- Any increases in fares, airport taxes, fuel surcharges
- Visa fees US$50.00 per person
- Local departure tax of US$ 11.00 per person
- Travel insurance which is mandatory
- Gratuities
Flight times may vary between now and date of departure.
N.B.
- Weight restriction on the charter flight is 12kgs per person and must be packed in soft bags
- You will need to take an anti malaria course
Fishing: The lodge has access to the park on Tue, Thur, Sat and Sun for boats but by vehicle every day. “We had a group last year who compared bag sizes and weights for a day’s fishing in the park v’s outside the park and found no difference over a two week period in Sept/Oct. But like all sportsmen, it is nice to have the choice and change of scenery!
We generally only fish with fillets/live bait for coarse fishing but have recently had some success on a variety of poppers and plugs especially on fly. We also find the little meps spinner great for catching the smaller tiger in the backwaters. In the past spoons have also had limited success. We do find that the tiger feeding habits change from season to season – hence bait being the most consistent.
TIGER FISH
The tiger fish throws down a steely gauntlet and is a fish that has a reputation of leaving gashes in the sides of lures such as rapalas. It can, given enough encouragement, destroy a fly entirely.
CATFISH
There are few places in the world where a catfish is crowned in the beauty stakes and the ubiquitous sharptooth catfish is no exception. However one must give them credit as they provide some worthy sport. One interesting feature of the river is that below the Falls, the vundu, which can attain sizes over 100lb is present, but is not found above the Victoria Falls.
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