Carolina Houseboat

The Carolina is a popular 52 ft. air conditioned cruiser that is tastefully furnished and ideal for family getaways.

Facilities include:

• 1 double cabin and 2 twin cabins with mosquito nets
• Extra bedding for those wishing to sleep on deck
• Air conditioned and fans for the evening
• 2 bathrooms (shower, toilet and basin)
• Partially covered top deck with garden type furniture
• Mesh railing around upper deck making it relatively child friendly
• Fitted kitchen
• Power supply 220V and 12V
• 2 Tenders for fishing and game viewing
• 2 Crew (Captain, chef/deck hand)
• Moored at Marineland Harbour
• Boarding 12:00pm and disembarking at 10:00am

2012 Dry Boat charter rates: $330.00/night off peak and $350.00/night on peak for up to 8 passengers inclusive of all Taxes.

Rates include:

• Houseboat and tender boat hire
• Crew
• All linen and mosquito nets
• All taxes and levies

Rates Exclude:

• All fuel and outboard oil (the main vessel, tender boats and generators will be full before departure- on return to harbour at the end of the trip you will be required to re-fuel these and settle in USD cash at that time)
• Fuel consumption is approximately 60 litres of diesel per night for the main vessel and 15 litres petrol per tender per night
• All meals, drinks, condiments, toilet paper, serviettes, washing liquid, soap and personal toiletries etc.
• Fishing equipment and bait
• Ice (recommended 4 blocks per day during winter and 5 blocks per day in the summer months)
• Swimming towels
• National Parks lake usage and fishing fees
• First aid kit
• Vehicle parking fees
• Crew gratuities

Recommended Charter Routes:
2 night charters - up to Antelope Island 
3 night charters - up to Palm bay
4 night charters - up to Sanyati west
5 night charters - up to Elephant point
6 nights or more - up to the Ume

Fully inclusive option:

For clients wanting a fully inclusive package, Sengwa Safaris offer competitive rates on all extras (catering, drinks, fishing rod hire and bait) so please let us know if you would like us to include any of these in your quotation.Please click on the links above for more information on catering and extras or visit our FAQ's page.

Please note that whilst every effort has been made to ensure the details supplied above are correct we can not be held responsible in any way should an item mentioned above not be on board /broken or miss quoted.

Guest Comments

Maureen, we had the most marvellous two nights on Carolina! The whole holiday was lovely (we went to Vic Falls, Hwange, Harare, Eastern Highlands and Great Zimbabwe as well!!) but in many ways the Kariba experience was the highlight! We loved the relaxation and the sunshine, and Kariba itself is so beautiful and so impressive! Brighton, Peter and Jabulani were extremely helpful, kind and warm, and really spoilt us!

(Zimbabwe is such a small place - we met Joneta who knows you, and her friend Roger whose houseboat you had organised!)

Thanks so much for organising everything so efficiently and being so personable and friendly!

Much love
Elinor Lowry 

August 2011