Vunduful- houseboat rental Kariba Zimbabwe
Vunduful Lake Kariba is a popular pontoon houseboat for tiger fishing, game viewing and family holidays.
Designed to offer comfort, Vunduful is spacious and has a practical layout.
Accommodating 20 passengers, there is ample room for family and friends to enjoy a relaxing getaway.
Accommodation on board Vunduful Houseboat
Passengers have a hoice of double bed cabins or bunk cabins.
Bedding, mosquito nets and bath towels are all supplied.
For those sleeping on the top deck mattresses are provided.
Bathroom facilities consist of one bathroom with a full size bath, two toilets and one shower room.
Specifications
Passengers : 20 maximum
Engines : 2 x 50 kw Perkins diesel engines cruising at 5 knots
Crew: Captain, Chef, two Deckhands
Tender Boats : Two
Moored at : Anodra harbour, Kariba
Boarding : 12 noon / disembark 10h00
Vunduful houseboat facilities at a glance
• splash pool
• lounge
bar area
• fully equipped galley
• large gas stove & microwave
• weber braai & wood braai• freezer space
• bedding & bath towels supplied – guests should bring their own swimming towels
Tiger Fishing
on the Lower and Upper Zambezi the months of May, June and July are best using lure and feather. By May the river has reached its highest level over the floodplains and starts to empty into its main channel.
Mid January on the floodplains sees such species as barbs and bream, feeding and breeding. Before the water levels drop they must make their way into the main channel. The tigerfish, and other predatory fish such as the Nembwe bream and sharp tooth catfish, feed on these “baitfish”.
In June there is a mass exodus of these baitfish, moving down stream to areas of more cover and structure. This movement causes “bait balls” to be formed as they separate from the safety of the clay bank edges and move out into deeper waters.
As the water level drop from August to November, so the targeting of shallow water tigers becomes more of a reality from the confines of wooden dugout mokoro
This is truly the most natural way of fishing for tiger fish, also lending itself to great bird watching and the feeling of really being one with the river
By the end of November, the rainy season starts, and water levels start to steadily rise again, bringing with it dirty water and an end to fly fishing in the Zambezi