Gideon Dube

Senior guide & safety kayaker

Where do you call home?

Victoria Falls

What do you love most about multi-day trips?

I love nature

Your best river meal you like to prepare?

Zambian braai. This is an amazing barbeque with steak, boerwurst (game meat sausage) barbequed cabbage (it’s REALLY good) gem squash. AWESOME

Favourite Rapid?

Rapid 18 (Oblivion) and Ghostrider on the Zambezi.

Most important piece of equipment you take on every adventure?

My smile.

Biggest achievement to date?

Doing what I love.

What do you do when you are not on the river?

Go fishing.

We hear you like to sing on the Zambezi? Tell us about it?

We love to sing to our guests about culture and nature.

Favourite Zambezi camp?

The camp between Upper and Lower Moemba. I love going to the rocks above Lower Moemba for wine and cheese. I also love Asleep At The Wheel on our 7 day trip.

Who makes the best chocolate cake on the Zambezi?

Lovemore.

Did he pay you to say that?

Yes!

Favourite rafting trips?

A seven day trip on the Zambezi. Exciting rapids, lots of relaxation and a great helicopter flight!

Anywhere still on the rafting ‘bucket list’?

I would like to travel to Morocco and America for rafting.