OUR WHITE WATER RAFTING GUIDES
Zambezi River Rafting Guides – The Best White Water Rafting guides in the World.
Meet The Safpar Guides
We are proud to say that all the guides at Safari Par Excellence are IRF accredited. We are the only rafting company on the Zambezi River where every guide is IRF accredited, thus making us the most experienced rafting company on the Zambezi River.
STANFORD (STICKY)
Videographer & Safety Kayaker
12 x Seasons on the Zambezi.
A talented photographer and
videographer.
BOYD
Raft Guide
24 x Seasons on the Zambezi.
One of our true characters, a little crazy and
the most requested guide for return visitors.
DAVIS (DAVEY)
Raft Guide & Safety Kayaker
26 x Seasons on the Zambezi.
Started rafting with Sobek in 1996.
One of the originals.
VORSTER
Raft Guide, Safety Kayaker & River Board Guide
122x Seasons on the Zambezi. From the famous Maplanga family, one of 4 brothers who have all worked for Safari Par Excellence. (This guy does it all !)
KALVIN (KJ)
Raft Guide
9 x Seasons on the Zambezi.
An ex Zambezi FM Radio DJ who switched careers for a bit more excitement – no more spinning the decks for him!
SCOTT (SCOTTY BOY)
Trip Leader & Safety Kayaker
13 x Seasons on the Zambezi, also, India, Austria, Spain, Switzerland and the Grand Canyon. Well traveled, Scotty keeps returning to the Zambezi every season.
MELVIN
Trip Leader & River Board Guide
24 x Seasons on the Zambezi. Probably Zambia’s best fisherman. Born in Chilobe village 5km from the Zambezi, Melvin spends his time off fishing in the gorge.
SEAN
Trip Leader, Videographer & River Board Guide
12 x Seasons on the Zambezi, also White Nile Uganda, Grand Canyon, USA and South Africa. Sean studied to be a journalist, he now documents Livingstone’s adrenaline fueled activities.
SVEN (SEVEN)
Rafting Manager, Canoe Guide & Safety Kayaker
24 x Seasons on the Zambezi, also Austria, Switzerland, Uganda, Morocco and Turkey. Been around a while, really should get in a kayak more often!
JULIUS (MR MUSCLES)
Videographer & River Board Guide
14 x Seasons on the Zambezi.
Outstanding kayaker,
happiest behind the camera.
TITUS
Head Canoe Guide
26 x seasons on the Zambezi and counting! A safari guide happier with the wildlife on the Upper Zambezi rather than the thrills of the Batoka Gorge.
DAVE (CHOONGO)
Trip Leader & River Board Guide
21 x Seasons on the Zambezi.
Dave learnt to raft when he was 30 years old,
still going strong.
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