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Kariba town is the centre of the tourist industry for the Lake Kariba region. [5] Kariba town provides accommodation in various hotels and lodges. There are two casinos in the town. Many of the attractions in Kariba for the tourist are water-based. Fishing, game-viewing and house-boating are the most popular activities.
Matusadona National Park includes three distinct ecological areas. The first is Lake Kariba and its shoreline grasslands, the second is the floor of the Zambezi Valley, with its thick jesse, Combretum celastroides, thickets and mopane woodland, and; third, the Escarpment area of Julbernardia and Brachystegia woodlands.
Lake Kariba is the world's largest artificial lake and reservoir by volume. It lies 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) upstream from the mouth of the Zambezi river on the Indian Ocean , along the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe .
Kariba Ferries is a Zimbabwean ferry operator which operates on Lake Kariba between the fishing camp of Mlibizi (with access to Victoria Falls) in the south and Kariba town in the north. It offers an alternative to an overland journey of 1,250 kilometres (780 miles) taking 8 hours.
The Safari Area comprises 13 islands in Lake Kariba, the largest of which are Namembere, Namagwaba and Weather, and 2,130 ha of the Sengwa Peninsular. [ 2 ] The Sibilobilo area is underlain by rocks of the Mesozoic Upper Karoo Group , predominantly sandstones and basalts. [ 3 ]
Charara is a tourist and agricultural area on the shoreline of Lake Kariba, east of Kariba Town in Kariba (District) in Zimbabwe.There are several tourist accommodation facilities, including the National Anglers’ Union of Zimbabwe site, which hosts the annual Kariba Invitational Tiger Fishing Tournament. [1]
Mana Pools National Park is a 219,600-hectare (543,000-acre) wildlife conservation area and national park in northern Zimbabwe. [2] It is a region of the lower Zambezi in Zimbabwe where the floodplain turns into a broad expanse of lakes after each rainy season.
Bumi Hills is the name of a group of hills and a luxury safari lodge in Mashonaland West province Zimbabwe. Bumi Hills Safari Lodge is situated on the hilly ground overlooking the southern shore of Lake Kariba. The area is noted for its fantastic wildlife and magnificent views, especially the view out across Lake Kariba from the main Bumi Hills ...