Victoria Falls River Lodge Blog
MEET THE TEAM – Jena Gradwell
HEALTH & WELLBEING DURING A TIME OF UNCERTAINTY With the world still in lockdown, life at the Victoria Falls River Lodge is moving at a far more sedate pace than usual. We thought we could make use of the global lull in activity to introduce you to a few more...
From Pj’s Pen – June 2020
I drove back to Victoria Falls from Bulawayo on 4 June. I was excited to see how the level of the river had changed in the two weeks that I was away; it had dropped significantly. There is now a muddy sandbank in front of my tent, and I was happy to see...
From PJ’s Pen – May 2020
And then we entered our second month of this brave new world on 1 May 2020. The lockdown period was due to expire on 3 May and on 2 May it was announced that another slightly amended lockdown period would begin on 4 May and last for a further fourteen days. On 17 May...
We are Ready – COVID 19
We care about the health and safety of every guest and staff member who enters our doors. Your wellbeing is our top priority and we are fully committed to your protection, without compromising on the quality of your experience when staying with us. We...
From PJ’s Pen – April 2020
After two weeks off I drove from Bulawayo back to Victoria Falls on 24th March. As it turned out, I was just in time to avoid being stuck in Bulawayo for the lock-down, which was initially put in place to finish on 20th April. I came back to an Island unrecognisable...
Stingless Bees
On March 27th a huge Waterberry tree (Syzygium Guineense) collapsed over the island jetty. We were very sad to see it fall because it provided beautiful and plentiful midday shade for the platform where our guests arrive by boat. The maintenance team came across to...
PJ’s ZAMBEZI RIVER REPORT: APRIL 2020
There has been a great deal of chatter on social media about the status of the Zambezi this year. There is some wild talk about the projected high-water mark in 2020 potentially exceeding the legendary “once in a thousand years” flood of 1958. It is interesting to...
Things I wish I knew before visiting Zimbabwe
An insider's look into Africa, and their top tips for making your trip as smooth as can be: “Travelling, it leaves you speechless, then turns you into a storyteller” IBN Battuta Battuta put it best when describing the lifetime effects of travel, and we couldn’t...
Why Zimbabwe should rank at the top of your travel list this year
5 reasons Zimbabwe still features as a top dream destination: Now more than ever, we’re certain you’ve dreamt of heading to a faraway destination at least once. One that looks nothing like your living room; or any other familiar four walls for that matter, but...
From PJ’s Pen – March 2020
In the years to come March 2020 will be remembered as the month of the Coronavirus, and how it spread its enormous economic, social, and political impact around the world. When you live on a tiny island in the middle of the Zambezi River, it’s very hard to grasp the...
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