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Houseboat Wedding

a cruise honeymoon on lake Kariba on board the Southern Belle paddle steamer is the most romantic of settings, exchange your wedding vows either on or off board.

Start your married life together savouring fine food and drink, relax and play together as you enjoy game viewing or fishing, or just soak up the sun at the swimming pool.

And under a star-lit African night dance and dream the night away.

You can opt to have the wedding ceremony performed either on board ship or off board.

We can tailor make your wedding package to suit your budget and particular needs.

THE SOUTHERN BELLE

As newlyweds, sit back, unwind as the crew of Southern Belle tend to your every need and comfort.

The Southern Belle cruises all year round on the calm waters of lake Kariba - an elegant and stylish paddle steamer with all modern luxuries

ACCOMMODATION

Honeymooners can relax in the most luxurious of suites from

De Luxe Cabins (outward facing)
1 x Double bed * Air conditioned
* En-suite bath/wc/shower * Private balcony * Cabin bar and Service bell

Executive Cabins (outward facing)
1 x Double bed * Air conditioned * En-suite shower/wc * Cabin bar * Service bell

Double Cabins (outward facing)
1 x Double or 2 x single beds * Air conditioned * En-suite shower/wc * Service bell

Twin Cabins (outward facing)
2 x Single beds * Air conditioned * En-suite shower/wc * Service bell

Triple Cabins (indoor cabin)
1 Bunk bed * 1 Single bed * Air con En-suite shower/wc

Her full complement is 44 passengers.

GETTING THERE

BY COMMERCIAL FLIGHTS

From Johannesburg to Victoria Falls South African Airways, British Airways (Comair) and Air Zimbabwe.

From Johannesburg to Livingstone in Zambia - Nationwide, SAA and BA (Comair)

Road transfers easily arranged from Lusaka - Livingstone or Victoria Falls

BY ROAD

Zimbabwe has an impressive road infrastructure.
Traffic drives on the left

CAR HIRE
available at airports and main hotels.

Documentation required:
International Driving Permit or national licence (for up to 90 days); if not in English it must be accompanied by a certificate of authority or translation of text.
Car hire is available but expensive - best suited for exploring the east and south-east of the country.

Kariba is four and half hours by tarred road from Harare (365 km's).
Lusaka airport in Zambia is a 2.5 hour drive on a tarred road to Kariba
By road from South Africa
from Beitbridge - Masvingo - Gweru (short cut fro Chegutu to Chinhoyi)

via Botswana through Plumtree - Bulawayo to Kariba

from Livingstone (Zambia) there is a tarred road all the way - travelling time approx. 8 hours.

LAKE KARIBA

a 2000 km shoreline gracing which is the Matusadona National Park - a prime wilderness area and home to elephant, lion, buffalo, waterbuck, duiker, leopard, jackal, impala, kudu, zebra.

Lake Kariba has more than 50 varieties of fish thought to breed in its waters including bream, chessa, nkupe, cornish jack, bottlenose, vundu,
kapenta as well as tigerfish.

Tiger fishing is best from September/October but can be caught all year round.
Bream can be caught throughout the year.

For the bird lover, in summer look for over 480 species.