Zambezi Trader
Zambezi Trader
Hull Type
Pontoon
Length
160ft long, 48ft wide and weighs 220 tons
Powered By
two 200hp, diesel Cummings engines
Cruising Speed
7 knots
Electrical Power
2 x 60kva 3 phase and a 20kva 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 – houses 5 luxury double-bedded executive suites (presidential, king and 3 x queen suites) all with private verandas (total capacity 10). This deck also has a large covered area with a bar and suitable for different functions (weddings, parties, conferences etc)
- Middle B-deck – houses 2 bunk rooms, each with twin beds and 1 bunk (total capacity 8). The main dining room, bar and lounge with DStv and an infinity pool are also on this deck
- Bottom A – Deck with 16 twin bedded en-suite railway design cabins (total capacity 32)
AIRCON
Yes
SPLASH POOL
Yes
Tender Boats
4 x tender boats
- Trader 1 – 115 Hp Mariner engine (pontoon);
- Trader 2 – 85 Hp Yamaha engine (pontoon);
- Trader 3 – 85 Hp Yamaha engine (speed boat); and
- Trader 4 – 30 Hp Mariner engine (aluminium haul)
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)
EXTRA FACILITIES
Full DSTV with satellite tracking so guests won’t miss out on any of their favourite programmes
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
Registration Number
KF2315
Boarding
12 noon
Disembarking: 10:00a.m
Mooring
Kariba Safari Lodge
*overnight parking will be charged at USD3 per vehicle per night
**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.