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
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Email Katherine | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Great Guides + Incredible Adventure
We just finished the Tamarind Canoe Safari. Our guides were top knotch (ask for Zera and Manu if you can!) and the scenery stunning. A trip we will never forget!
ES
Email Adriana B | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Tamarind Safari: Fantastic Experience in Zambezi with the best guides!
I made the Tamarind Safari, which was 4 days and 3 nights canoeing from Chirundu to Mana Pools & sleeping in sand islands in Zambezi . It has been one of the most beautiful experiences I have had. Our Guide "Zera" had more than 25 years experience, and you need someone that really knows the hippos... The Safari is a mix of total contact and peace with Nature, while you canoe in the midst of the sunrise but then the adventure of passing by through thousands of hippos. The sunset in Vundu Island was amazing... and even the food was really good. I think its the best way to know a natural park like Mana Pools. Highly recommendable!
Email Johan | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
This one of the best, authentic and varied safaris you can do, highly recommended!
We are in the safari business ourselves (Safarifrank.com) so we talk from a perspective of some extensive experience. The mobile safari of Natureways along the Zambezi is a fantastic and REAL wilderness experience. The groups and camps are small and intimate and the land and water guides, Andy and TK, are some of the best we have come across. Combine that with great hospitality, food and spectacular wildlife experiences and the scene is set for one the best adventure safaris that you can experience! Where else can you camp on the river under private canvas, canoe along the channels of the Zambezi, walk the flood plain and do game drives too?
Pretty spectacular. Thanks guys we had a blast!
FR
Email Bertrand | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Exceptional experience in the wild Mana ¨Pools with excellent and safe guiding and services
Very efficient and responsive back-office. Amazing experience of a 4 days canoeing trip on the almighty Zambezi. Extremely good and safe guiding with 2 rangers for our family of 5 ( with children aged 19, 17 and 14). Simple but comfortable accomodation in tents. Great staff and excellent food. We loved the diversity of canoeing, walking and driving, all with the same team.
Email Gini | 65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Truely wonderful experience
Can't speak highly enough for the time we had with Mark and the team. Three days canoeing down the Zambezi with my two sisters. The sights, the scenes and the truly amazing food. Stops for drinks and lunch on banks. So much wild life and wonderful bird life all named and information given by the guides. Just enough feeling of danger to know we are in the wilds of Africa but having the comfort of knowing we were in the care of Mark and Elijah. The highlight of our safari holiday
Email Jacky | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
An unforgettable privilege canoeing in Mana Pools with our guides
Natureways canoe safari in Mana Pools was most definitely the highlight of our 2 weeks in Zimbabwe and one of the best holidays of my several trips to Africa. We had awesome guides in Mark and Elijah. Not only were they great fun, but they were also amazing hosts, so attentive to our party of 3 and keen to share their expert wildlife knowledge. Experts in navigating the mighty Zambezi too! The camp was comfortable and was set on the riverbank in a new location each night. Camp staff cooked wonderful dishes and served a 3 course meal from an open fire. What could be more amazing that waking each day to an open fire with fresh coffee to watch the magnificent African sun rise listening to the dawn chorus and hippos grunting. If wildlife is your thing, I would thoroughly recommend this experience, it was unforgettable. Thank you Natureways you were awesome!
CH
Email Beat | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Explore the animals at Mana Pools from a different perspective and always feel safe!
We had a warm welcome with a great team (staff and guides) and always felt very comfortable. The guides (Mark and Manu) were very experienced, they had humor too and we learned a lot about nature and animals. Sometimes we were lucky spotting the animals, sometimes we just enjoyed nature with hidden animals. It was a great pleasure to walk around and be face to face with the animals!
Of course the living was different than in other lodges, but more wild life!
Thanks a lot and see you again!
A perfectly organized and safe trip with guaranteed sight on hippos, elephants and crocodiles
A perfectly organized and safe trip with guaranteed sight on hippos, elephants and crocodiles.
Good solid canoes, also for starting canoeists. Camping on safe sandbanks in well-ventilating tents under a beautiful starry sky with experienced guides which could still cook well too .
Natureways was very helpful in preparing for the trip from Harare to Kariba. We chose to travel by public transport. You are from Harare for 2 hours longer on the road but get a beautiful picture of life in Zimbabwe and that for only $ 10 for the whole single trip.
Email Gaye & Roy | 65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Fabulous bush camp experience at Mana Pools!
We had 3 wonderful days at a Natureways bush camp on the banks of the Zambezi at Mana Pools. The staff were excellent, very friendly, capable, professional and helpful. We were treated to some outstanding "bush tucker" - the food that was produced from an open fire and a camp oven was worthy of any high quality restaurant with modern facilities. The bush facilities were all very comfortable, the bucket showers and pit toilets clean and functional and we felt very well looked after. The camp was in a lovely location with views of the Zambian escarpment and the river, with an amazing array and variety of wildlife to view all day, as well as fascinating sounds through the night. We thoroughly enjoyed it and would recommend it to anyone interested in camping, wildlife and the environment, outdoor experiences or just good food and company!! Thank you Natureways!!
Email Dorothy Jayne Robinson | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Canoeing on and walking by the great Zambezi River
I had a wonderful time on my Safari with Andy and TK as guides. I always felt completely safe and they were very professional and informative. The service and food was exceptional and all staff were great. We canoed down the Zambezi River for 3 days covering 80km. It was exhilarating at times but I loved every minute. The campsite was ready for us every day when we arrived in camp with smiling faces all around, a warm shower and a very comfortable bed. I would definitely recommend this to my friends. Thanks for helping to make the first leg of our Zimbabwe trip memorable.