Tongabezi Lodge

Victoria Falls, Zambia

Per night

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Includes:	Accommodation, meals, drinks, house wine , laundry, sunset/sunrise boat trips, fishing, lunch on Chundu Island with guided walk, gorge walks (Park fees are extra) , guided canoeing trips, visit to Zambian side of Victoria Falls (Park fees are extra), game drives in Mosi-Oa-Tunya National Park (Park fees are extra), cultural visit to the Museum, local village visit, shopping trip on the Zambian side of the Falls

Excludes:	Premium wines, champagne/sparkling wines and liqueurs; park fees, extra activities not mentioned in the included activities such as visits to Livingstone Island or helicopter trips

Cedarberg rating:	Luxury

Malaria rating:	High risk area - anti-malaria drugs year round

Family suitability:	Accepts children (sometimes with a minimum age)

Number of people:	18

Good for:	Romantic & Honeymoon, Family

Highlights

• Stunning river setting on an open expanse of the Zambezi river
• The Houses are very romantic and wild, completely open to the river views
• Each house has an evocative huge sunken bath
• Perfect for honeymooners
• African textures, colours and spirit
• Range of inclusive activities – boat cruises, canoeing, guided trips to the Falls
• Perhaps combine with Sindabezi island

Tongabezi Lodge is situated on a sweeping bend of the Zambezi river, facing west toward the sunset, 18 kilometres upstream from Victoria Falls. The lodge has open expansive views of the river and has a wild, romantic feel. You choose between one of the five Houses or one of the six cottages.

The Houses at Tongabezi are furnished with local Zambian materials and designed with romance and indulgence in mind. Dominating each house is the huge, king-size bed. Sweeping views over the Zambezi River are also a feature with each house completely open to the front affording superb river views and sounds. Your private balcony overlooking the river is the perfect setting for a romantic dinner under the African stars, or you can choose to dine with other guests on one of the river decks.

Honeymoon House was the first but it has now been joined by the equally romantic (though slightly unfortunately named) Bird House, Tree House and Dog House. Great attention has been paid to the bathrooms: a special feature is the huge open-air sunken bath.

Five expansive River Cottages are situated along the river bank of Tongabezi Lodge. Each has a large double bed or two singles, mosquito net, en suite bath and shower, and a terrace for relaxing, dining and enjoying the idyllic Zambezi River views. The cottages are not open-fronted and much more conventional in style. The garden cottage as a second bedroom annexe and therefore doubles as a family room sleeping four.

Tongabezi's public areas are decorated in earthy African style and include an open air bar, sitting area, dining area. However, dining is usually outside on one of the river decks. Dining tends not to be communal unless requested which often suits honeymooners. The swimming pool is landscaped into a rock face and there are two grass tennis courts and a croquet lawn. There's also a private Tsala for massages or private dinners.

Inclusive activities at Tongabezi include guided tours to Victoria Falls, canoeing on the Zambezi River, boating to a deserted island for a picnic lunch, private candlelit dinners on a sanpan floating on the Zambezi under the stars, bird walks, river cruises, game drives, and local Zambian village visits.

You may like to combine a couple of nights at Tongabezi Lodge with a night or two at its more rustic, but equally romantic sister camp, Sindabezi Island. Sindabezi sleeps only ten people in five open-fronted thatched chalets dotted around the shores of the island. The island is very rustic in style with no electricity, wood fires and hot bucket showers on demand.