Victoria Falls River Lodge Blog
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...
Victoria Falls River Lodge’s new chef excited to get cooking
The new executive chef at Victoria Falls River Lodge is looking forward to welcoming guests back to the lodge, once travel restrictions are lifted globally. While the Lodge is currently closed due to the precautionary measures taken worldwide in the travel industry...
From PJ’s Pen – February 2020
February is an interesting month here; it is typically the season during which we should receive the highest rainfall of the whole year and it is, correspondingly, the month of the year with the lowest guest occupancy. It is also the month when our staff can use up...
Indulge in a romantic getaway to Victoria Falls
You would be forgiven if, while enjoying the magical views on the mighty Zambezi River with your significant other, you wished for time to stand still. As far as romantic getaways go, Victoria Falls River Lodge - set within the natural surroundings of one of Africa’s...
From PJ’s Pen January 2020
As I am on holiday in Cape Town from 16th January, for a break after a very busy festive season, this blog only covers the first two weeks of 2020. The local rains have been patchy and disappointing here thus far. As at the 10th of January we had recorded 126mm on the...
Keeping up with the Jones’s: Michael Douglas & Catherine Zeta-Jones visit Victoria Falls River Lodge
“Happy Holidays from Africa!” - With these words, the ultimate Hollywood ‘royal family’ waved to their millions of Instagram followers from in front of the iconic Victoria Falls in a video published on December 24th. Posting updates from Zimbabwe over Christmas and...
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