A 2-in-1 Fishing Experience
If you have ever fished with a group of people, you will know there is always that one person who wants to fish in a different way or fish somewhere else. Well this is the trip to take them on! The Sioma Barotse trip spans 80km of the Zambezi River and offers an incredibly wide range of water – islands, drop offs, deep channels, riffles, big rapids and eddies – it’s all there! This means that guys who want to troll, cast spoons or jigs, throw flies or even drift a fillet can all do so knowing that they are in for a great chance of connecting with the large tigers that live in this stretch of river.
What you will love about this trip:
Variety of water
This 80km stretch of the Zambezi changes from wide and slow flowing to deep and charging through the gorge meaning there is a variety of water to fish in many ways.
2 Camps
Combine your first and last night in the comfort of Mutemwa Lodge with your middle ‘fishing nights’ on a beautiful private beach.
Minimal Fishing Pressure
We are the only commercial fishing operation that has access to the top 50km of this stretch of river meaning there is minimal fishing pressure and great exclusivity.
The Sioma Experience: Safari Overview
The Sioma Fishing Safari takes place in Barotseland but not on the Barotse floodplains. It begins with 1 or 2 nights at Mutemwa Lodge before you set off upriver fishing all day to the Sioma Falls (the second largest Falls on the Zambezi). Whilst you are fishing upriver, we drive around and setup a mobile safari camp on a remote beach below the falls where you spend the next 2 or 3 nights fishing the deep gorge water for the large tigers lurking below. You will then fish all the way back down to Mutemwa for the last night.
Ideal Dates
Jul, Aug, Dep, Nov & Dec
Trip Duration
5 – 6 nights
People per group
4 – 12 people
Children Allowed
Yes
Where does it take place?
The 5 night trip begins 80km downstream at Mutemwa Lodge in the Upper Zambezi where you spend the first night. The next day you begin fishing upstream all the way to the base of the Falls.
Fishing Information
The fishing at Sioma Falls is excellent and you stand a good chance of catching a big tiger.
The camp overlooks an expanse of “coral white” beach and the basalt black cliffs which harness the mighty Zambezi River. Your day of fishing to the Sioma Falls starts this morning. Fishing the deep channels and rapids all the way from Mutemwa Lodge, through the Top and Kaale Rapids to a beach below the Sioma Falls. There are some very deep channels and some excellent runs to fish for the large and aggressive tigerfish that lurk in these waters. Packed lunches and coolboxes are supplied. In terms of fishing tackle: We offer the attached list of suggested extras as a guideline, based on 15 years of fishing observations. New trends, equipment and items should always be considered.
Available Set-Dates
Rates will Include:
Sharing accommodation, all meals, teas and coffee, laundry, unlimited guided fishing with UNLIMITED fuel, selection of fishing tackle.
Rates will exclude:
Flights and road transfers, drinks, broken or lost fishing tackle.