Full-Day White Water Rafting on the Zambezi River: Experience best rated white water rafting
4.7
19 Ratings
Experience the thrill of white water rafting on the Zambezi River, rated as the best in the world. Our experienced guides will ensure your safety and enjoyment throughout the full-day adventure.
Duration:
7 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Victoria Falls - We collect clients from respective hotels and transport to check in for a safety briefing before being proceeding to the top of the gorge, containing the Zambezi river below the Victoria Falls. Here, clients are fitted with life jackets, helmets and issued paddles, separated into groups of 6 to 10 people per raft and introduced to their guides. Clients then descend into the gorge which is a vertical distance of 110m at low water and approx 200m for the high water trips. The paths are steep and can be slippery, so clients are advised to take their time and be safe. At the bottom of the gorge everyone boards their rafts with their guide and start to practice the skills needed to avoid the raft flipping and to get the timing of their paddling correct. Clients then tackle the rapids of the mighty zambezi river, the river is a high volume (1.7km of waterfall going through a 50m wide gorge), pool drop (after every rapid which lasts max 45 seconds, there is a calm section to recover before the next rapid) river system. On completing the rapids, there is an approx 320m climb out of the gorge, at the top lunch and drinks are served, before transferring back to town and their hotels.
What's Included
- National Parks fees not included
- Fee payable in cash
- $10 per person
Additional Information
Navigating through the Zambezi River offers an unparalleled white water rafting experience deemed as the finest on the globe! The Zambezi, a high-volume river, encompasses submerged rocks within its rapids, significantly lowering the chances of any collisions. With its Pool drop river system, the rapids last from 10 to 45 seconds before winding down to a more serene section allowing easy recovery of any overboard individuals. Our expert guides, having spent over 15 years on the Zambezi, possess abundant experience ensuring travelers have a safe and enjoyable journey from beginning to end.
- Walking into and out of the gorge has to be possible
- Swimming ability is not necessary, special high floatation life jackets supplied
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.7
(19 Ratings)
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Tom_g
Dec 21, 2022
No Brainer - Once in a life time experience. Don’t miss this opportunity to get wet, down and dirty….…
Don’t decide to miss out on rapid #7.
The guides were very experienced, friendly, informative and helpful.
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Cosmopolitan231075
Jan 7, 2022
challenging and adventurous - This company provided professional and very safety conscious guides. I was going for my birthday, the walk was really difficult but the staff were great they stuck with me and motivated me till the end
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Nadiataylor19
Jul 5, 2019
Great Experience - We went white water rafting today with Adventure Zone. All the staff were really great. We loved every moment, will def be back!
Highly recommended!
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Heidi
Aug 18, 2018
Absolutely fantastic rafting... Phenomenal guides - This company provided professional and very safety conscious guides. We had a day of rafting with JB, Charles, Winston Jnr, Arthur and TP. Before we managed to get onto the rapids, one of the people in our group required a last minute medical retrieval. The team worked very hard to get him safely removed from the gorge.
Once we were on the river, the team were extremely good, with 2 guides in kayaks providing reassurance by being present nearby, and JB and the team on the raft being exceptional, especially after we capsized on a Grade 5 rapid.
Further members of the team had our dry shoes waiting for us at the end, as well as bottles of water. The lunch provided was also very very delicious! Thanks guys!!
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Jacqui107
Oct 20, 2017
Thrilling and challenging - Had a wonderful time with these guys. They were professional and organised and had our safety in mind at all times. The rapids were amazing and just rafting along the Zambezi was beautiful too. Beware the walk down and up is very challenging!!Thanks guys for looking after two women old enough to know better.
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Jules2906
Sep 28, 2017
White Water rafting on the Zambezi - Fantastic rafting day on the Zambezi, a Grade 5 river. Went as group of 9 including 4-5 very nervous participants and we had a great experience. Our guide (Sugga ?) was fantastic, very skilled and took account of the nerves. We didn't flip and no-one cam off - but be prepared for it. The kayakers supporting us we great too. It was challenging but great fun. A good hike up at the end to lunch and some beers. Highly recommended.
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Tiptippy12
Sep 10, 2017
Full day rafting Zambezi - This is the company to raft with! Awesome guides, boats, and kayak support! Didn't flip and learned so much about the river! Loved it! Amazing rafting experience!
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Roland_vanrens
Aug 20, 2017
Aaaaaaaah and Oooooooooh - We did the White Water Rafting and the Upper Zambezi River Canoing.
Both activities staff was really awesome, meaning: knowledgeable, friendly, helpful and experts. The White Water Rafting through the19 rapids/falls was tough and would I do it again: NEVER! Did I regret is: NO!
The canoing was a totally different experience with another level of excitement. Would I do that again: DEFINITELY YES!
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Lsipo
Jul 23, 2017
Great day rafting - Did a day of rafting with Adventure Zone on the mighty Zambezi. Had such a fun day, the staff and guides were so friendly and really good fun. At all times they made sure we were safe and enjoying ourselves. Had some really good rapids to enjoy and in between had some brilliant scenery to savour. One word of warning, the hike out is brutal but the rafting is definitely worth it!!! Definitely recommend ☺️☺️
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Michelle
Sep 23, 2017
Canoeing great!.....elephant safari GREATER!! - We did a couple of activities through this company, and they were great on every occasion. We had a package booked through Batoka Safaris and this included Canoeing the Zambezi, and also an Elephant Trek. Our party of 6 thought the canoe experience was great, if not a little daunting. Thankfully, our 2 guides, Norman and Misheck took a lady each, (me being one of them, thank God! - I kid you not, this would have saved my marriage! ;-) They were fantastic guiding us all throughout our safari, and even taking on several rapids! We loved it!! Misheck was really knowledgeable about the wildlife we were encountering, and they were both lovely and engaging. Not being the fittest athletes, we found the last 5 to 10 minutes of the ride a bit hard.....but I'm sure younger and fitter participants would sail through. The breakfast and lunch they served was really nice too. Thanks guys!! And thanks to our driver, Figo, who followed us all the way down the river from the shore.
Our other experience was an elephant trek, and being the elephant tragic I am - WE LOVED IT LOVED IT LOVED IT! I instantly connected with Dumbo, the largest of our elephants (sadly for my husband), and we were ably guided by Happy, our Doona (I hope I've spelt that right!) What beautiful animals, and lovely people! Again, we had a very nice brekky served before our trek. I'd recommend Adventure Zone to anyone visiting Victoria Falls area.
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