You can find very comfortable hotel
accommodation all around Siavonga which is about 7 Km from the dam wall.
Lake Kariba Inns
is set in beautiful lush gardens
on a hillside leading down to the Lake. It is well known as a great conference venue,
but is also a wonderful weekend getaway from Lusaka with 48 comfortable
rooms, many with their own lounges and some with a private pool. The
lodge has, wireless internet, a new gym with a sauna overlooking the lake ,
two huge swimming pools and the restaurant is excellent. There are a range
of boats for hire from small banana boats, speedboats, fishing boats,
cruisers, party boats and a 6 berth houseboat.
Lake
Safari Lodge On the banks of the Lake at Siavonga is a popular
weekend getaway and conference venue with 50 air-conditioned en-suite rooms,
good food and a great bar. They offer a range of activities such as Boating,
watersports and visits to the dam wall.
Eagles Rest Resort:
Situated right on the shores
of the lake, just 8kms from the Dam Wall and only 2 and a half hours drive
from Lusaka. They offer Bed and Breakfast, Full Board, Self
Catering, Camping and House Boating. Also available are trips into the
control room and turbine hall of the Dam Wall. Other attractions are
cultural visits to traditional villages and Canoeing Safaris are available
through the Zambezi Gorge and on the Lower Zambezi.
Village Point
The following lodges are mainly geared
towards the conference market and are popular workshop venues for Lusaka
companies:
Leisure Bay Lodge
is perfectly situated on the shores of the Lake in large gardens. An
excellent conference or wrokshop venue. Pool with a lake view.
Manchinchi Bay
Lodge in Siavonga has 30 air-conditioned, en-suite rooms with a
balcony overlooking lake. They have a large launch offering sundowner
cruises. Conference and banqueting facilities are also available.
Kariba North Bank Guest House has 9
rooms with a restuarant, bar and good views.
Cheaper accommodation is available at:
Chimutunzi Guest House Very cheap accommodation with self catering
Sandy Beach Lodge has an excellent
campsite with chalets - look for the signs from Siavonga.
(See listings for
‘Hotels’ and
Camping)
House Boating on the lake has been a
big tourist draw in Zimbabwe up till recently and now Zambia has to offer
some of those services:
Bateleur Houseboat is moored at Eagles Rest Resort, Siavonga.
Bateleur offers charter cruises on the Lake from one night to ten nights
in duration. She sleeps 14 passengers and has 4 crew members.
On the lower deck are 3 cabins (one with double bed and en-suite
bathroom) accommodating 6 passengers, 2 public toilets/showers, a
lounge, a fully equipped kitchen with gas cooker, deep freezers and 220
volt electricity on-board. There is also a large pool/sun deck
with a fully operational Jacuzzi to cool off from the heat of the day.
On the upper deck is the Captain’s bar and a large comfortable lounge
area. Day seating on the upper deck converts to sleeping
accommodation at night (sleeping an additional 8 passengers), each bed
is fully mosquito proofed with large walk-in type mosquito nets.
Two tender boats are normally towed behind the houseboat for fishing
and/or sightseeing. Tariffs are structured depending on the nature
and length of the charter but normally include a basic rate for the
houseboat with catering quoted separately. Extras include the bar
and tender boat fuel (charged according to usage).
Matusadona House Boat
offers three to five-day fishing/cruising trips with a crew of three and
accommodates up to six guests in style. Tarrif includes all meals and an
ample bar. Included in the itinerary is a stopover at Kota Kota Game Reserve
for lunch and a game drive. A tender boat is towed behind for forays to the
shore.
Hooligan Houseboat does all day trips
on the lake with lunch and sundowners.
Cipembere Camping Boat is available
for groups of up to ten, sleeping casually on deck on matresses and
hammocks. It has a built in barbecue, toilets and shower. A smaller boat is
towed behind. Self catering and full catering tariffs available. Great fun.
(See listings for Adventures)
There is also good accommodation in the town
of
Sinazongwe
120 km down the lake from Siavonga.
Gwembe Safaris further up the lake near Sinazongwe - there is a
privately owned 600 acre island on the Lake, stocked with a variety of
antelope and abundant birdlife, this is a perfect getaway for the bush
lover, fishing enthusiast and birdwatcher.
Chete Island deluxe tented Safari Lodge
is situated on an island in the middle of the Lake. This is a wild water
wilderness, where the Zambezi valley game and birds flourish, unmolested and
protected by the status of Chete National Park. The Lodge is peaceful, far
from the "madding crowds" of houseboats, power boats and game drive
vehicles. It nestles in amongst a beautiful archipelago of remote islands
hitherto virtually unvisited by the tourist world, scattered with flood
plain shorelines, craggy cliffs, spectacular gorges and African Lowveld
woodlands. The western facing Lodge enjoys spectacular sunsets across the
lake and is the only Lodge in the Chete National Park.
(see listings for
camp sites)
Kariba
Bush Club perched on the tip of the Siansowa peninsula with
spectacular views, in a private game reserve in the heart of Tonga Land,
offers a variety of accommodation including 2 self catering
guesthouses sleeping 12 or 6 people, and many activities on water and in
land including sunset cruises, fishing, bush walks and
crocodile farm tours. There is also a campsite called
The Clubhouse,
for campers or backpackers.
LAKE
KARIBA
