As the Zambezi River crashes 100 m into a chasm stretching 1,7 km in length, one of the world's most spectacular waterfalls is created, the Victoria Falls, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Mosi-oa-Tunya or "The Smoke that Thunders" was how the local people described it and explorers were equally spellbound - "Scenes so lovely must have been gazed upon by angels in their flight" wrote Sir David Livingstone, the first European to explore the area in 1855.
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5 Rivers Safari - The Zambezi Basin
The Upper Zambezi Basin is a unique and captivating region within Southern Africa
and includes South Eastern Angola, North western Zimbabwe, Western Zambia,
Namibia's Caprivi Strip and Northern Botswana.
KRUGER & THE FALLS - 6 nights
From £2400.00 per person sharing, including flights. 3 nights accommodation at Nottens Bush Camp in a Standard Suite on a Fully Inclusive Basis [all meals and game activities] AND 3 nights at David Livingstone Safari Lodge in a Standard Room on a bed and breakfast basis
Migration Routes - Southbound
8 night / 9 day - The Summer itinerary (01 December to 31 May) has a one night switch from Linyanti Trails Camp to Savute Marsh, Chobe National Park.
The Great Botswana Journey
A Discoverer Exploration - 7 night /8 day - Tour direction: Ketumetse Trails Camp to Zambia. Combination Wilderness lodges and fully serviced camping in private concession areas.
The Great Wilderness Journey - Northbound
11 night /12 day - Tour direction: San Camp to Zambia (also operates in the reverse direction) Combination Wilderness lodges and fully serviced camping in private concession areas.
The Great Wilderness Journey - Southbound
11 night /12 day - Experience a nostalgic, turn-of-the-century camping / lodge safari that recreates the sense of a game-viewing adventure reminiscent of the times of the great African explorers.
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Victoria Falls
Accommodation
Luxury
Hotels
The Royal Livingstone The Royal Livingstone is a 173-roomed, five-star luxury hotel set on the banks of the Zambezi River, where the high level of sophistication is appreciated by tourists and businessmen. >>
The Stanley and Livingstone This fine establishment is reminiscent of history in progress. From the moment you are welcomed at Victoria Falls Airport, you realise that a discerning choice has been made.>>
The River Club The River Club is situated on the Zambian side of the Zambezi River, this sophisticated lodge is located in a secluded area 18km from the Victoria Falls.>>
Quality
Hotels
Victoria Falls Safari Lodge Victoria Falls Safari Lodge offers 'a classic bush experience', and is ranked on the Condé NastTraveler 2005 Gold List and rated by Travel and Leisure, USA, in its
Top 500 for 2005.>>
Robin Pope Safari's Robin Pope Safaris is one of the oldest and mostexclusive safari operations in Zambia. The success of Robin PopeSafaris is very much owed to the way in which Robin and Jo have
nurtured and developed the Luangwa bush experience and passed on their
passion for nature and what it has to offer to both uest and guides.>>
Tongabezi Tongabezi Lodge, the first river lodge on theZambian side of the Victoria Falls, was established in 1990 and isprivately owned and run, with the emphasis on exclusivity and romance,
enhanced by the warmth and hospitality of the people of Zambia.>>
Value
Hotels
Zambezi Sun Next to the Victoria Falls' spectacular Eastern Cataract, the Zambezi Sun features adobe-style architecture and simple finishes highlight bright mosaic & fabrics. >>
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about Victoria Falls
The official language is English, spoken widely throughout the region. Cuisine served at the lodges is typically international with a local twist. Visitors should try nsima, a steamed cornmeal mash, served with a meat or vegetable sauce and the locally brewed chibuku and Umunkoyo.
The towns on either side of the Falls, Livingstone in Zambia and Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe, have also become the undisputed adventure capitals of Southern Africa. Visitors can fly over the Falls in light aircraft, helicopters, parachutes and microlights, bungee jump off the Victoria Falls Bridge or White Water Raft the Batoka Gorge rapids. River-boarding, jet boating and abseiling also cater to the adventure seeker, whilst calmer stretches of the Zambezi can be navigated by canoe. Cultural villages and local curio markets, as well as horse and elephant back safaris also draw many visitors.
Wildlife is to this region what Table Mountain is to Cape Town: you simply can?t leave without seeing it. Even if you only spend an afternoon on a game drive in the nearby Zambezi or Mosi-oa-Tunya National Parks, you will experience at least some of the thrill and wonder unique to the African safari. The Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park, located near Livingstone offers visitors spectacular gorge scenery including the eastern section of the Falls, a well stocked game area and a protected group of white rhino, the only rhino to be found in Zambia after heavy poaching in the 1970?s and 1980?s. Day trips into the Chobe National Park can also be arranged from the Falls.
Should you however wish to venture further into the wilderness, The Falls provides the ideal springboard for travel into Namibia, Botswana and Zambia, where we are able to offer destinations that include the Lower Zambezi, South Luangwa and Kafue National Parks.
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Bell, Dana Allen, David Ross, Nick Melidonas and Wilderness Safaris.
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