Victoria Falls River Lodge – Winner in 2015 Safari Awards

The annual Safari Awards have been announced in London, UK. Finalists for the Safari Awards are judged by a panel of tourism experts, based on nominations from over a thousand luxury travel professionals, hundreds of readers of Conde Nast Traveller, Tatler, Brides and Travel Africa Magazine. In the Country Category (i.e. best in Zimbabwe), the … Read more

Anti-poaching efforts save elephant

On the 5th October 2013 (at around 11h00) whilst transferring guests out of the Zambezi National Park, Pro Guide and Victoria Falls River Lodge Camp Manager, George van Wyk, spotted a young elephant bull in the Hippo River.  Nothing unusual, however, upon his return to the Lodge (about 13h00), this elephant bull was standing on … Read more

Wonderful Leopard Encounter

Of all Africa’s wildlife, few are as shrouded in secrecy, or so reputed for stealth as Panthera Pardus; the leopard. In north-western Zimbabwe, where leopards abound but are not generally habituated to human activity, this is especially so. To a certain impala ewe, one night in late May, a rosetted, ghostly blur appearing out of … Read more

Saving Our Elephants

The Zambezi National Park in North Western Zimbabwe is renowned for its elephant populations. It has been amazing to watch how the elephants in the Park have become extremely relaxed around the Lodges that have been established in the area. On 27th March, a large group came wandering through Victoria Falls River Lodge to en-route … Read more