{"title":"Zambezi Region","description":"Explore properties in the Zambezi Region region","products":[{"product_id":"zambezi-queen-by-mantis","title":"Zambezi Queen by Mantis","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Zambezi Queen is a forty-two-metre vessel that moves along the Chobe River during the day and returns to its mooring each evening. It operates as a floating hotel rather than a point-to-point cruise: you have a fixed suite, three meals a day, and the river and Chobe National Park as your immediate surroundings throughout your stay.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe vessel holds ten suites and four luxury suites across three decks. All suites have private balconies, en-suite shower bathrooms, and full-length sliding shutters. The four luxury suites are slightly larger, with front and side sliding doors that open to a wider view; they each have two deckchairs and a table on an enlarged balcony. Two of the standard suites are configured as triples, each sleeping up to three adults.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe crew-to-guest ratio runs at two crew for every three guests. Meals are all-inclusive: a continental or cooked breakfast, a buffet lunch, and a four-course plated dinner each evening. Drinks — including local beer, house wine, standard spirits, soft drinks, and hot drinks — are included. The kitchen team sources seasonal produce from local markets.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGame viewing goes out by tender boat on the water, putting you at the same level as elephants and hippos drinking at the bank. The Chobe River corridor records over four hundred and fifty bird species, with migrant numbers peaking between December and March. Catch-and-release fishing for tigerfish is available, as are guided village visits by tender boat to Ijambwe on the East Caprivi floodplains. A spa operates on board. Complimentary airport transfers are provided.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wetu","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43578145341499,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0582\/6776\/2747\/files\/16243zambeziqueenexteriorandrewmorgan4894jpg_0f0a82e8-7ccf-440c-a640-c0a9e5911691.webp?v=1780834171"},{"product_id":"nambwa-tented-lodge","title":"Nambwa Tented Lodge","description":"\u003cp\u003eDeparting on foot along raised timber boardwalks threaded through the canopy, guests move between the lodge's ten tented suites without interrupting the elephants that pass beneath. The property sits inside Bwabwata National Park within the KAZA transfrontier conservation area, where suites rest four to six metres above ground among jackalberry, sausage, and knobthorn trees. Each 110-square-metre suite opens completely along canvas walls, holds a double bed beneath mosquito netting, and includes a private lounge, an en-suite bathroom with shower and bath, a viewing deck, and a laptop safe. Natural-colour fabrics and teak furnishings anchor the interiors.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGuided drives depart at dawn and in the late afternoon to track lion, leopard, buffalo, and elephant through the park. Walking safaris led by local guides cover medicinal flora and ancestral knowledge of the land. Morning and afternoon boat cruises drift down the Kwando River, a system similar in character to the Okavango Delta. Night drives reveal nocturnal species after a sundowner stop at Horseshoe Lagoon, where herds of elephant gather at dusk. You can arrange catch-and-release fishing for tilapia, catfish, and tigerfish, bush breakfasts on a private island, and visits to the Sijwa Project—a community-led recycling, permaculture, and skills-training initiative that receives twelve per cent of lodge revenue. The open-sky restaurant sources ingredients from local subsistence farmers. 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One family tent adjoins a standard tent, giving children their own sleeping space while keeping them within arm's reach.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe lodge runs water-based game drives by tender boat — quiet enough to draw close to elephant and buffalo moving along the Chobe shoreline without disturbing them. Game viewing is strongest from March to November. The Chobe holds over four hundred and fifty bird species; migrants arrive from September and push the count higher through the wet season into March.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFishing is central to what brings people here. More than one hundred kilometres of river hold tiger fish, bream, and other freshwater species. Catch-and-release is available alongside conventional fishing. Photographic safaris go out on custom-built boats with individual swivel seats, designed to give six passengers unobstructed angles on approaching animals.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn land, a guided bicycle tour covers either six or twenty kilometres of Impalila Island, and a guided village visit introduces guests to the Subiya community — their farming practices, traditions, and the daily life of the island.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe open-air thatched bar and dining area overlooks the river, with a pool alongside. 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