Mana Pools Canoe & Walking Safari

Mana Pools is a UNESCO World Heritage floodplain along the Zambezi, and it's built for exactly the two activities this itinerary runs: canoeing between islands where elephant wade between channels, and walking safaris led by guides trained to Zimbabwe's famously rigorous licensing standard.

The combination of canoe and foot access means you cover the floodplain in the two ways that actually suit it, rather than a vehicle route that keeps you at a distance from the wildlife concentrated along the river.

This is a physically engaged itinerary, alternating paddling days with walking days, and it suits guests who want the highest guiding standard in the region applied to a genuinely wild, lightly visited part of the country.