Natureways Safaris
- Located In:
- Size:
- 10-20 employees (Founded in 1987)
- Member Of:
- ZTA & SOAZ
- Tour Types:
- Budget & mid-range canoe safaris
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $286 to $500 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
Email Elize | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
An artificially bloated tour designed to impress gullible foreigners.
Change of itenary well communicated but too late to make any alterations. Ground staff very eager to receive cash money for tour upon arrival. (?)Tents pitched in sun - lopsided port-a-potty attached. Long boring time between activities. Food very colonial, old fashioned and overdone (sit down, rushed, 3 course meal with no reference to Africa). Contracted guide (Andrew Smith) excellent, but should refrain from calling his guests "know-it-all's"
Email Andrew & Di | 65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Well organized, great staff and lovely trip
A lovely trip from Chirundu to Mana Pools. The staff and service was excellent and the camps were comfortable.
SG
Email Michael Clements | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Great safari
An all round good service was provided and a great safari experience was had by all.
Email Christine | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Canoeing down the Zambezi was an experience I will not forget, exciting but nerve wracking too!
Our guides were excellent, very highly trained and I soon learned to trust them. I was very nervous, and was able to be in the canoe with the main guide. I do feel that there should be a guide in each canoe as the one that was without did struggle at times, especially when paddling past the hippo pods, an anxious time.
I was amazed to see a lot of the equipment is metal, which must add to the weight, and the chaps worked so hard loading and unloading, can these not be replaced with plastic tables, chairs and tent poles??
The food was really good, cooked and served really well. Bit sceptical about the hygiene - cloths very dirty, washing up in cold water, but we weren't ill thankfully.
It was an amazing trip, the guides kept us safe, and it was very beautiful, getting so close to the elephants was special.
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Email rafi&roxy | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
epic zambezi
mobile canoo safari in mana pool zimbauwe is one of the gratest experiance we had in our life.
on the water we had to manouver the hippos and crocs...some fast heart beat moments.
our team moved our camp each day to a new location by the river....fantastic.
walking safaris...extra ordiner.
Email Peter | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Chitake
Went to Chitake, Zimbabwe with Natureways sharing their temporary camp with another group who had their own guide with vehicle. We therefore had the sole use of Natureways vehicle and guide who they supplied at a much lower price than if we had gone with our own guide and Andy the Natureways guide was excellent.
The camp staff were always helpful and friendly and a credit to the company, the meals were good and the drinks were nice and cold which is much needed in the heat at Chitake. The only failing was the quality of the tent whose zips were always jamming and breaking, not good when you are trying to get in in the dark so they need to upgrade or repair the zips.
Overall though thoroghly enjoyed our trip to Chitake with Natureways and would recommend them to anyone thinking of going there.
Email Philip | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
two of us with private guide and vehicle for photography at Mana Pools
Camp facilities as expected, camp staff all excellant as was food and drink. Guides super knowledgeable and drives/walks very good with some adrelin fixes thrown in. As a photographer the only grouse I have is the vehicles used have a large cab on the front, (normally customised and removed). This prevents photo opportunities over the heads of the guide /driver and also inhibits ineraction with guide/driver as communication is through a "window". Having said that it didn't really affect us as we were "only two" and had plenty of room. I wouldn't want to be sitting on the front seats on a full vehicle as undoubtedly your view would be inhibited. Still, had a brilliant time and Mana Pools is a must................will go again and Naturways if I'm sure of the vehicle utilisation.
CA
Email Alice & Ed | 65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Walking Amongst The Wildlife
There were 4 of us friends & 1 guide…Andy. He was the most amazing guide…considerate, Knowledgeable, patient. We were walking for 7 days; the camp moved every 2 days along the Zambezi River. The meals were Fabulous, cooked by Janet on an open fire. This was most incredible experience, walking in the flood plain, meeting NO ONE, very often surrounded by animals 360'.
Keep in mind these are tents, kerosene lamps & it is dark at 6 pm; showers are a bucket hanging over your head. But all this is part of the amazing experience. Walking is much more exciting than riding in a jeep.
Negative…the web site says luxury Camp Zambezi at the start…well there is no Camp Zambezi….that refers to an 'area'; so we expected 1 day at the front & 3 at the end to be luxury static camp, stationary …not so. We had 7 nights in the tents, 3 too many.! Feel the website is misleading. Switching to LED lights would be easy... less stinky & dangerous.
Email Matt Williams | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Excellent tour company providing a unique experience along the Zambezi River
Natureways were fantastic from the word go. Kelly-Anne was very prompt at replying to communications, and went above and beyond helping to assist with arrivals and departure transfers. Our guides Manu and Richard were excellent, highly knowledgeable of the environment around us, and we felt very safe in their hands. Conditions were difficult with very low water levels, concentrating the hippos into the passeable channels, but Manu steered us through expertly. The experience of wildcamping on islands in the river was incredible, and the food was just as amazing. Would thoroughly recommend taking this tour! We did the 8 day trip from Chirundu to Kanyemba, and would love to some day go back to do the full stretch starting at Kariba. Thank you Natureways.
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Email David Shepherd | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Superb!
Wonderful experience. Well-organized. Great guides.