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Transfer by landrover (if lake is low) from Fothergill Island Airstrip.
Sit back and enjoy the short game drive to Spurwing Island.

 





T r a n s f e r s

How to get to Spurwing Island :::

    The transfer to Spurwing Island departs from Marineland Harbour, near Carribbea Bay Hotel.  

    • If guests are driving to Kariba, there is secure parking available at the marina for a nominal charge. Guests are requested to check-in thirty minutes before boat departure at the Marineland offices.
    • Dependent upon the number of the guests being transferred and the weather, the boats used for the transfers are covered launches.
    • Boat transfers are operated by prior arrangement and generally run to and from Spurwing Island at the following times:

    Departure from Marineland Harbour to

    • Spurwing Island: 12.00 P.M.

    Departure from Spurwing Island to

    • Marineland Harbour: 9:30 A.M.

    Guests may bring their own boats to the Island. A service is provided to clean and fuel guests boats and to gut & freeze any fish caught to take home.

    If guests are chartering or have their own aircraft, the nearest airstrip is Fothergill Island. (S16'42'00.0 - E028'34'00.0)
    We can arrange collection from the airstrip by either speed boat or Land Rover (dependent upon the lake levels), for the transfer to Spurwing Island.
    The boat trip takes approximately fifteen minutes, the trip by Land Rover approximately forty five minutes.


     
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    hippopotamus - river horse
    Classification & Range
    FAMILY: Hippopotamidae, (H. amphibius) The hippo lives in western, central, eastern and southern parts of Africa.

    Hippos are excellent swimmers but prefer to amble along the bottom of slow-moving or stagnant water. An adult hippo can stay under water for up to five minutes. Since hippos are such large animals, they greatly affect their habitats. In water, hippos deposit tons of excrement, which fertilizes plants and feeds animals, such as fish. However, hippos are not as beneficial on the land. They overgraze grass fields and their big feet trample the wet ground around lakes and rivers thereby causing erosion.

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