Is an owner run operation headed up by Chris Wood who was raised in Zambia and has been fishing and sending clients to the Zambezi River since 1996.  TigerFishingZambezi is part of the Maplanga Africa Group a highly respected tour operator that sends South African and International clients to: Zimbabwe, Zambia, Botswana, Mozambique and Tanzania. Chris is backed up by an in-house reservations team that will arrange any of the fishing packages that we offer, quickly. We do not charge commissions or fees and negotiate for the best prices on flights due to our historical relationships with the major airlines.

We cater anything from 1 – 30 clients and have actioned many corporate/incentive fishing groups since our inception. There are many rivers in Africa where the ferocious tiger fish swim wild. We focus on the mighty Zambezi River, as this destination offers anglers a selection of the best lodges combined with easy access and superb fishing opportunities.

Each of the properties we represent have been carefully selected by TigerFishingZambezi to ensure that our clients get onto big fish and that each tiger fishing adventure exceeds expectations.

We have put together a collection of tiger fishing lodges that offer a combination of: Easy logistics, comfort, great food and the perfect locations. Boats and skippers have to make the grade and we have  2 clients to a boat rule to avoid overcrowding.

We work closely with our selected lodges to ensure that the packages we offer to our clients are affordable and offer value for money. All packages can be taken with or without flights, we get great airfares due to the flight business we place as a group. The volume of business we send to the lodges enables us to negotiate competitive rates that we pass over to you the angler, it’s what we do.

The TigerFishingZambezi.com mission is to get you to the best tiger fishing spots on the Zambezi as easily and as cost effectively as we can. We engage with our clients to ensure that the right property is matched to the right angler. We will also ensure that any add-ons such as traditional or adventure safari’s can be planned and executed in our usual professional manner. Make your “once in a lifetime” Zambezi tiger fishing trip our responsibility. 

The mighty Zambezi River has become the number one destination for avid fresh water anglers to “take on” the ferocious tiger fish (Hydrocynus Vittatus). From its source in Zambia to the Indian Ocean Sea, the Zambezi River spans 1 599 miles (2 574kms) and touches the following countries: Zambia, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Mozambique and Angola.

Along its course, the river evolves from a trickling spring to a massive span that has created some of the world’s most magnificent water features such as Victoria Falls, Sioma Falls and the lakes, Kariba and Cahora Bassa Read about our insights on
where and when to fish the Zambezi River.