Guests must carry their passports with them at all times. General Valuables such as wallets, air tickets and car keys etc, are to be left in the hotel safety deposit box or they can be locked up at the Shearwater office in Kariba. The Zambezi River is not considered a bilharzia risk. Malaria is a risk and guests must take a course of anti-malaria pills before, during and after the safari. Deltaprim and Paludrine are recommended but please contact your doctor for advice.
Drinking water is obtained from the river, and is considered to be safe.
Water will be boiled for drinking if guests so wish. At this time the company subscribes to MARS and all guests are insured with the organisation which provides the facilities and staff to evacuate any guest who needs medical attention to a hospital. Thereafter guests will be asked to settle their own medical bills. The Zambezi River is the fourth largest in Africa, after the Nile, Zaire and Niger respectively. It has its source at Kalima Hill in North Western Zambia and flows approximately 2800 kilometres to Chince in Mozambique where it empties into the Indian Ocean.