Mighty Zambezi River | Rafting & Kayaking Overnight

[@chrishedlund2688]

Amazing river and people! so glad you shared this with us.

[@RandomRetallingsofRiggins]

The best view of the zambezi have ever seen

[@juttaweiss5156]

Ein schönes Video vielen Dank!!!

[@mulengamelanindarkie2448]

This is one of the best Zambian Tourism vlogs I have ever seen 🖤. I love that you kept it authentic and engaged the locals to tell their stories .... and thank you also for sharing your sentiments on the Save Zambezi Campaign truly it would be such a really dumb idea to destroy such a natural wonder.

[@samPNW]

Thank you Mulenga for the kind words! It is truly one of the most spectacular places I've seen and so many wonderful people living there.

[@reed3330]

Underrated vid

[@xXMiniduexDXx]

Nice video, looks like an amazing place

[@duaneross9271]

What a beautiful bunch of whitewater, it would truly be sad to do anything with that whitewater,what the Frick is wrong with people?

[@EricBurgeson]

The water volume is higher in the Zambezi than the Colorado River in the USA; ( larger rapids) ; You need a larger raft than the "Wild Horizons" has , to run the rapids of the Zambezi. THe larger raft prevents the boat from flipping over; the water in the Colorado River is VERY COLD ( 48 degrees F); much colder than the Zambezi ( 75 degrees)- so you DO NOT want to flip your boat in the Colorado River- Colorado River has about 40-50 rapids with 8 being a "Class V".

[@dollyhadbraces9361]

i hitchhiked from sals to churindu to camp for a week when i was 16 years old. Cheers

[@brianmulubwa941]

Beautiful

[@big1dog23]

Well done, and will write a letter.

[@ncubesays]

Great video. However, I revise your perceptions of Victoria Falls town and Zimbabwe in general. Judging a country on political tensions from two decades ago is rather myopic. Worth noting that Zimbabwe receives more tourists than any other country in Sub-Saharan Africa besides South Africa.

[@samPNW]

Thank you for the comment. To further this discussion, I would agree with you that a more correct statement regarding tourism in Zimbabwe would be to say that political instability in the early 2000s caused a shift in tourism toward Livingstone, but Zimbabwe’s tourist industry has largely recovered, and now both towns host a comparable number of tourists (although definitive numbers are difficult to find). The following article was what I used in formulating my understanding in this part of the narrative, ‘Tourism destination competitiveness: A view from suppliers operating in a country with political challenges’, 28Jan2021, by Erisher Woyo and Elmarie Slabbert, from the 'South African Journal of Economic and Management Sciences' states the following: “In the context of Zimbabwe, tourism grew faster following the country’s independence in 1980 (Turton & Mutambirwa 1996), reaching its peak in 1999 (Woyo 2013). During this period, Zimbabwe was the fourth most attractive tourist destination in Africa following South Africa, Tunisia and Morocco (Woyo 2018). However, this growth did not continue, as tourist arrivals have been plummeting over the last 20 years.” The article goes on to discuss a gradual increase in political stability in 2008/09 and effects of COVID. Furthermore the article states, “Studies investigating what makes Zimbabwe competitive in these challenging times using supply data, remains under-researched.” As far other comments regarding Zimbabwe, the only other times Zimbabwe was mentioned, was in its role within the Zambezi River Authority (ZRA) at 20:10 and again at 25:40, as the location of our take out. No judgment was meant to be passed, so I apologize if anything came across that way. I personally found all interactions with Zimbabweans and Zimbabwean based rafting companies I encountered as incredibly friendly and enlightening as any interactions I had in Zambia and would recommend both countries to anyone interested in visiting the area.

[@chris_paulo]

Is the Batoka Dam to be started or finished in 2024?

[@samPNW]

The construction was supposed to begin in 2020, but several set-backs have delayed construction. The COVID-19 pandemic caused delays, and then Zambia's new president, Hichilema, was elected in August 2021. His position on the dam is not as clear as his predecessor. Survey teams are already working in the area, but with current global politics, set-backs may continue.

[@aitornavarro6597]

Stacked with big water features, warm water, white water and rapids but also shit tons of crocs haha no thanks!!

[@jshappart]

When was this trip?

[@samPNW]

November 2021