There is a complete radio coverage net and all guides carry first aid kits. Clients will be collected from their respective hotels for the briefing. The purpose of the briefing is to give the clients a chance to get acquainted with each other and to discuss the forthcoming safari. Guests will then be returned to their hotels. Guests are advised to leave their valuables in the Shearwater office for safekeeping.
Guests are to organise their own visas.
The charge for visas is USD 20.00 and they should be obtained in advance. 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.