Zambia Sports Travel

Rafting in the Zambezi river is beutiful but treaturously dangerous.
This is how it works: You walk down a steep path to the bottom of a rivervalley. There guys fill the rubber boat, ie, the raft and you jump in it. You get some instructions how to do things and then you go down the river, rapids are the places in the river where the current is strong, and the river is "wild", the levels go from 1-10 I think. I know 6 is very dangerous. This river's rapids go from level 3-7 I think. Between the rapids thwe river is calm and you can look at the scenery. But as soon as you get to a rapid its all about paddling like a maniac. You go through the rapids in groups of boats, we were 9 boats in our group, and on the sides you have kayakers that are there to pic you up When, not if, you fall.

Then your boat flips over. Your lifejacket proabaly isn't the best standard or its too small, your helmet wont help *** if you smash into a rock so it is very important you keep your cool and that you are a good swimmer.
I almost drowned and I'm a diver and used to compete in swimming.
Eventually you'll get picked up either by a rescuekayak or another boat.
It is alot of fun, don't get me wrong, but just be aware that it is dangerous, although the instructors give you a snece of "it won't happen to me" feeling.
People have died in that river during rafting, I asked a local.
But it will get your adrenaline pumping, and if you die, the last thing you'll see is gorgeous high mountains, green trees and a treaturous river.
After the rafting you climb up, 1000m in a very steep slope, so you need to have energy for that too.

THIS IS NOT FOR ASTHMATICS, EPILEPTICS OR ANY ONE THAT HAS ANY MEDICAL CONDITIONS THAT AFFECT THEIR PHYSICAL STAMINA OR HEALTH!

You will be equipped by a paddle, life jacket and helmet. The helmet is okay, just make shore it can't come off. The lifejacket is trickier, but try and find one who fits, and hopefully there will be weight recommendations. Mine fit okay, but couldn't hold my weight so I couldn't stay on the surface. So check it carefully.
Wear a collarshirt, because you have your head bent down alot and although you have your life jacket on you'll burn fast, and semi long or long pants, good shoes, like runningshoes, and lots of sunscreen.

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