Zambezi Trader

The Zambezi Trader is a luxurious, very spacious houseboat. It has 3 separate decks, which makes it perfect for weddings, birthday celebrations and conferences or just gathering of friends and family for a memorable holiday cruise. In contrast to other houseboats whereby one group/family have to book the entire houseboat, the Zambezi Trader is now offering a per person boarding basis – similar to if you were to book in to a hotel. There will be set departure dates for a 3 night cruise as per below:

  • Departing: Fridays at 16:00hrs
  • Returning: Mondays at 08:00hrs

As well as the 3 night set departure dates, the boat is also available for midweek charters, and also available for private hire for the whole boat for 1 group. We offer flexible packages including ; transfers, day cruises and incentive corporate conferences. 

The Zambezi Trader is unique in the following: 

A very spacious and luxurious passenger houseboat. It is the only houseboat on the lake that can very comfortably sleep up to 50 guests. 

Ability to provide a perfect mix of adventure, entertainment, business, relaxation and great food and service in an unforgettable lake cruising experience. 

Opportunity to tailor-make your cruise according to your specific needs and tastes. 

Hull Type

Pontoon

Length

160ft long, 48ft wide

Powered By

Two 200hp, Diesel Cummings engines

Cruising Speed

7 Knots

Electrical Power

70kva * 63kva * 40kva 3 phase gensets. Square plug points, clients will need to bring adaptors if necessary

Please Note: Generator will be switched off at 10pm which is Government Stipulated Lake Rules.

PAX

50 on overnight charters, 150 for day cruises

Crew

7 permanent, extra hired dependant on booking requests

Genral Info

The ship is comprised of 3 decks

For overnight cruising safaris it has 23 all air-conditioned cabins with total capacity of 50 sleeping comfortably but lots of space for additional mattresses on decks of your choice.

  • Upper C-Deck – 8 x Luxury Suite Cabins. All cabins are en-suite with air conditioning, with large private balconies. Also located on this deck is the private dining room, lounge area, bar, pool, guest toilet and sun deck. C-Deck guests have exclusive use of this deck, as well as access to D-Deck where the Captain’s wheelhouse is located and it offers 360 degree views of the lake.
  • Middle B-deck – 5 x Family Cabins (max pax 4). All cabins are en-suite with air conditioning, with 2 x twin beds and a bunk bed set. Also located on this deck is the dining room, lounge area, bar, guest toilet, large pool and sun deck.
  • Bottom A – 16 x Standard Twin Cabins. All cabins are en-suite with air conditioning, with private balconies. Also located on this deck is the galley, laundry and tender boat launch deck.

Tender Boats

The Zambezi Trader comes with 2 tender boats:

  • Tender 1 – 85 Hp Yamaha engine (pontoon – aluminum hull with roof);
  • Tender 2 – 2 x 85 Hp Yamaha engine (pontoon – aluminum hull with roof)
Please Note: Tender Boats are for Game Drives and fishing in the vicinity of the houseboat and are strictly crew driven. Should you require a speed boat for long distance fishing, please either bring your own which will be towed behind the houseboat leaving behind one of the houseboat tenders, (please bring your own rope for towing and fuel) or you can hire a speed boat from Marineland. (Contact us for details).

Additional Info

There are 2 bar area’s that can be stocked by the boat for the charter. There are several games on board. Combination lock(safe) provided.

Other Fees

  • Compulsory National Parks Lake entry fees.
  • Compulsory National Parks fishing fee.
  • Entry into Ume River and Sanyati Gorge (ONLY if you choose to go up one of these on the tender boats).
  • Harbour vehicle parking fee USD5/vehicle/day.
  • Tips

Extra Facilities

  • Complimentary Wifi
  • Spalsh Pool

Registration Number

KF2315

Boarding

16:00hrs
Disembarking: 08:00hrs

Mooring

Kariba Safari Lodge

**Please note that whilst every effort has been made to ensure the details supplied above are correct we cannot be held responsible in any way should an item mentioned above not be on board/broken or miss quoted.