Directions To Kariba Bush Club in Zambia

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ON FOOTFirstly, hats off for doing your own thing! To get here from Livingstone/Lusaka it is best to get an early start, as timing of transport may not be totally reliable once you are in our District. Take the same bus as you would for Lusaka/Livingstone, but only travel with it as far as Choma. From Choma, ask for a minibus that can take you to Maamba. It is important to remember that you need to get to MAAMBA, not Sinazongwe! As you enter the town of Maamba, there is a boom gate across the road. This is the SECOND boom you would have come across with the minibus (do not count any booms on the main Livingstone-Lusaka road, only the ones in the Batoka-Maamba road - the first boom being in Sinazeze). Ask the driver to drop you at the gate. There will be a security guard there with a grey uniform. If you ask him to help you get a lift to Siansowa he will find you the right transport, but it may take some time. Be sure you are on a vehicle that is coming all the way to Siansowa, as if it is a vehicle that turns off somewhere or does not come all the way down the road, you might find yourself stuck. Travel time is not easy to predict, as buses and taxis wait until they are full before departing, but you will get here in the end and we're sure you will have a lot of fun doing it!

SELF DRIVE From Batoka (on the Livingstone-Lusaka road, 260 km from Lusaka and 230 km from Livingstone) you travel down the escarpment towards Maamba. After 50km you will reach a town called Sinazeze, which you will recognise by the Council barrier as you enter. 1 km beyond the town is the main turnoff to Sinazongwe, with a lot of signposts indicating to turn left. DO NOT turn left here, as you need to be going to the village of Siansowa (direction Maamba). We do have a brown and white sign here (Kariba Bush Club 57km), the only sign indicating to go straight. You need to stay on the tar road for another 30km. Our turnoff is indicated by another sign just like the previous one (Kariba Bush Club 30km), and the road immediately rises over a small hill. From here you will travel on a good gravel road for 30km until you reach the game fence and crocodile farm security gate. They will allow you in and direct you to Kariba Bush Club. We have several signs on the dirt road too, but as long as you stay on the maintained and well-used road you are going the right way. Total distance from Lusaka is 370 km and from Livingstone it is 340 km.
As for road conditions, the tar road from Batoka to our turnoff (just before the mining town of Maamba) is in good condition in terms of potholes. It is important to take care on this road as there are several places where the road has been washed out from the side and are not easily visible. The road through the escarpment winds a lot with blind bends and there is a good deal of heavy trucks carrying coal from Maamba which you need to look out for. The dirt road to Siansowa is well maintained throughout the year, although a 4x4 vehicle is needed during the wet season (December - April).