Fishing Cahorra Bassa – Mozambique Roy's Tours & Safaris

Our long-standing government contracted, hunting, fishing & nature concession is 360000 HA in size on the southern banks of the magnificent lake Cahorra Bassa, in the Tete province of central Mozambique.

This 360 x 35km lake is our northern border, thus ensuring magnificent nature settings when out in the field and on the third largest dam in Africa.

This area is big & wild man!! – not a fenced-off little game farm – true real Africa – open & unspoilt! (Look at our gallery).

This vast area is home to many species of big and small game, fish, hippo, crocs, & unimaginable birdlife. Very few of the local population is permitted, only in small, designated Mashangas or homesteads. Access is by road, air or the dam itself.

Accommodation is provided in the Tuvi area, in the Sable Hills Safari Camp. The camp is built on the hill overlooking the lake with magnificent views all day & night, moon and sunsets, even David Livingstone will still dream about, like you won't believe!!

The infra-structure of the camp excellent: 25kva generator & back up, filtered water processor, deep freezers, ice machine, linen, catering equipment, dining area, lapa, and so on and there are also 20 staff members to meet your every need.

The camp has 3 levels:

  • Top camp – 4 x luxury en-suite safari tents; max 8 guests; fully catered
  • Bottom camp – 2 x 6 man thatch bashas, shower, toilet; max 10 guests; catered or self catering
  • Hippo camp – 4x4 vehicle camp totally self reliant with only a toilet, shower, & braai place; max 10 vehicles

Pricing

Each safari will be quoted separately, depending on client/group size, activities, mode of travel, logistical requirements, guides required, activities required, etc. Packages combining fishing, 4x4 exursions, hunting plains game, hippo & croc are very popular and may be optioned.

The base prices are currently:

  • Top camp: R2500.00 per person sharing per day – fully catered
  • Bottom camp: R550.00 per person sharing per day – self catering
  • Hippo Camp: R500.00 per vehicle – self catering
  • Boat hire: R1000.00 per 3 hours – fuel exlcuded
  • Guide: R1500.00 per day – S&T excluded
  • Fuel: Local price +10% delivery fee
  • 4x4: SQ – R3.50/km vehicle hire only
  • Aircraft: SQ; flying cost only – Cessna 206N from R48000.00 or Cessna Grand Caravan from R69000.00
  • All other prices on quotation
  • Government Permits: As maybe required on sight
  • Prices exclude VAT and may be changed without notice

Travelling

We have the options of flying up or driving up to Cahorra. Flying is done by charter plane via Zimbabwe or Mozambique to Magoe – the village on the north eastern boundary of the concession. From Magoe to camp is 2 hours by bush road or 3 hours by boat – as u prefer! Driving is via Zimbabwe. This is the quickest way up to Cahorra. From Pretoria to Sable Hills camp is 1350km. Passage trough Zimbabwe is safe, easy and effortless. Even Harare is a feasible stopover if you want to, but you should be organised!! As we are!

Travel Program

  • Day 1 & 2: Travel Pretoria – Sable Hills Safari Camp, 18 hours minimum stop, drive for time! Depart Pretoria 20h00: Messina, Beit Bridge, Masvingo, Harare, Mt Darwin, Macumburra border post into Mozambique, Magoe village. Arrive 15h00 at Sable Hills Safari Camp. Ice cold drink on arrival, settle in, sundowners on lake/shore, braai in camp.
  • Day 3–6: Fishing – max 2 x 3 hour sessions per day.
  • Day 7: 03h00 depart camp for Macumburra border post. Leave Macumburra border post 07h00, travel to Masvingo. Visit the Zimbabwe Ruins. Sleep Lion & Elephant Lodge on Bubi River/or drive trough the night, straight back.

The Fishing

The fishing is done from our barge boat – Big Blue. The boat is canopy covered, barge type, is big & ideal for fishing safaris. Operates easily, quietly & very is well organised. GPS, fish-finder equipped & 6 rods.

Catering is by Weber braai, table & chairs, electric cooler boxes and fitted with lights for night operations as well.

Max 8 clients and 2 crew, 6 rods max in the water at a time.! Tigers, vundhu, bream, dolphin fish, makriels !!!! Imagine the size of the fish in this size dam.

The local guides know exactly where to go.

Trawling, drop-shots and bottom techniques are used.