It was a fantastic year for the Africa Albida Tourism team, and although all the staff did a great job in 2015, it’s important to single out those special employees who have made a significant impact on the team and guests at the lodges. Below are the outstanding employees of 2015. Phillip Kaphaizi: Back of…
SOUTH African Super Rugby side the Toyota Free State Cheetahs recently came to Zimbabwe and they conquered – winning their pre-season clash in Harare against the Vodacom Bulls, before visiting the country’s top tourist attraction, Victoria Falls. The 45-strong squad, who stayed with us at Victoria Falls Safari Lodge this week, were blown away by…
Funny-man Carl Joshua Ncube brought down the house last weekend at Victoria Falls Safari Lodge, where he was performing his hilarious show Wild Wild Valentines. The show, which he performed to a packed lodge, was in aid of the Victoria Falls Anti Poaching Unit, the organisation that combats wildlife poaching in the Vic Falls area.…
We recently had the pleasure of hosting the wonderful celeb chef Sarah Graham here at Victoria Falls Safari Lodge, where she was filming an episode of her cooking show: Sarah Graham’s Food Safari. She teamed up with our head chef, Munya, and the two proceeded to make magic on the deck of Safari Lodge in…
After all the social media talk about water disappearing from Victoria Falls in the last few months, the water levels are now rising again. Despite the scaremongering, changes in water levels are normal, although last year was drier than average due to low rainfall in the catchment area north of Victoria Falls. There are natural…
By Darryl Timms, Ngoma Safari Lodge guest The most memorable highlight of our recent stay Ngoma was a dramatic encounter with a leopard on the Chobe River. Bevan, our guide, was the first to spot the leopard neatly camouflaged in the thick Chobe bush as we were driving by the river. The big cat immediately broke…
The war on poaching has been given a record $30,000 boost by a fundraising golf tournament held at Victoria Falls. A total of 132 players—making up 33 teams—teed off for charity at the 15thannual fundraising Golf Day for the Victoria Falls Anti Poaching Unit (VFAPU) at Borrowdale Brooke Golf Club, coordinated and sponsored by Africa…
Every evening, an inquisitive (and hungry) hyena wanders up to the Safari Lodge waterhole to scavenge for leftover scraps from the day’s vulture feeding. He’s not always alone. Sometimes there are two or three hyenas that come right up to the front of the lodge where the spotlight illuminates the waterhole during dinner. Guests…
By Marianne Betts DAWN has just broken in the normally sleepy resort town of Victoria Falls. But today is different. It is the day of the Econet Victoria Falls Marathon, and the main street has been transformed into a river of vibrant colour, energy and chatter. The full marathon runners have already gone, and the…
Two individuals have become the first humans to cross the 100-metre precipice over Victoria Falls gorge on foot. 26-year old economic science student Lukas Irmler from Freising, Germany and 34-year old science journalist and crime author Reinhard Kleindl, from Graz, Austria, worked towards the realisation of their extraordinary dream for two years, and finally got…
