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Houseboats on Lake Kariba

Houseboats on lake Kariba can be either cruisers or pontoon for fishing, game viewing, birding and relaxing family holidays.
Forming the boundary between Zimbabwe and Zambia, lake Kariba stretches 280kms in length and 40kms wide, making it an ideal holiday playground. 

Lake Kariba is a paradise for tourists. On a houseboat cruise you are truly away from it all for the most relaxing holiday on earth.

Lake Kariba houseboats and information
Kariba Pontoons Good selection to choose from with houseboats ranging from 12 to 24 guests, budget to luxury.  Most boats have a jacuzzi, swimming cage, tender boats for fishing and a good complement of crew
Pontoon houseboat Phillipa
Kariba Cruisers Well designed for families or small groups, cruises offer an affordable holiday on Kariba lake.  Select from large choice of boats for great fishing, game viewing and sheer relaxation.
cruiser houseboats
Binga based houseboats For a fantastic tiger fishing getaway with easy access from Victoria Falls. Houseboats offer the ideal holiday environment, relaxing under the sun, cruising. Best time for tiger fishing is September to December, although you can fish for the tiger throughout the year.
Lake Kariba houseboats
Kariba houseboats pontoons

Kariba Ferry
Passenger and vehicle ferry service traversing lake Kariba from Kariba to Binga or vice versa.
Perfect way to experience lake Kariba before heading off onto a houseboat.  
The ferry operates on regular scheduled sailings.

 

Houseboats for sale Lake Kariba pontoon houseboats for sale. All boats have tenders for fishing or game viewing.  Some have jacuzzi or swimming cage. Boats are in good condition and enjoy regular charters. Prices are negotiable.

Lake Kariba and the Islands

Firstly there is the remote Matusadona national park. Next comes the raw stark beauty of the Sanyati gorge and completing the picture is the vast expanse of lake Kariba. 

All this make for great superb wildlife viewing – fantastic fishing and photographic opportunities

The drowned forests that line the shores of both the mainland and island form one of Kariba’s most striking and memorable features.

Houseboat Holidays are different

It’s relaxing. Sometimes even a trip in the bush can be tiring, with early starts and late nights around the fire and the whole business of setting up camp. On houseboat holidays there is nothing to do but relax.

There’s something special about game viewing from the water. Instead of driving bumpy roads or spending long hours inside a vehicle, on Lake Kariba’s houseboats the game viewing is from tender vessels.

It’s quiet, sitting moored and watching the elephant come to you, and the opportunity for photography is great.

Sundowners on the water. Enough said

Someone else cooks. Even if you opt to take the boat on a self catering basis (you can also book ‘Return’ with all meals supplied) 

Kariba houseboats pontoons and cruisers

The weather is perfect. Winters on the lake are sunny and warm and even in summer there is usually a refreshing breeze off Lake Kariba’s 5,500 square kilometre surface

The game viewing is great: plenty of elephant, hippo, crocodile, waterbuck and other antelope and, if the lake isn’t too high (and flooding the shoreline grazing) you’ll see big herds of buffalo. I’ve often seen lion from the water, including a pride chasing waterbuck into the shallows


Even if you’re not a twitcher you won’t fail to be impressed by the birds. There is an amazing array of birds, including kingfishers, cormorants, storks, herons and the ubiquitous fish eagle – the sound of Kariba