Our colleague Samantha was invited to join a Wild Horizons fam trip to Victoria Falls. She shares her experience with us.

Day 1: The Wallow

Beautiful lodge, amazing service, lodge management team are top notchVFA hospitality at its best!

Victoria Falls Rehabilitation Sanctuary, gorge visit, sundowners with the perfect sunset and perfect full moon.

It was truly a ‘picture perfect day’.

Can’t wait to see what Day 2 has in store…

The Wallow Lodge is a new safari style lodge set on the banks of the Masuwe River within the Wild Horizons Wildlife Sanctuary, just five kilometers from bustling Victoria Falls. It is the perfect base to take in the expansive views of Batoka Gorge, one of the greatest sights in Victoria Falls. This peaceful sanctuary makes an ideal base recharge before or after a safari, with a full range of exciting activities within easy reach.

Day 2

Jam packed day, that was beyond incredible! Flight of Angels (speechless), Tour of the Falls (WoW, unbelievably breathtaking), Look Out Cafe at the edge of the Batoka Gorge and to spice things up a bit…ZIP LINE across the gorge (who knew I am this brave!) and then lunch. Afternoon simmered down a bit, cruise transfer to our site visit…it’s all about arriving in ‘style’! Old Drift Lodge, so elegant and beautiful. Perfect location! Ended with dinner cruise, and yet another perfect sunset. It was most certainly a tough day at the office!! Thank you Andrea Schaffner and the Wild Horizons team for the most amazing day!!!

Old Drift Lodge, Victoria Falls is a new luxury tented lodge on the banks of the Zambezi, a bush paradise that exudes an old world charm, admits modern luxuries.

Old Drift Lodge offers family friendly accommodation, with each air-conditioned suite decorated with stylish furnishings, fitting of a bygone era, which blend in seamlessly with the natural environment. The spacious canvas suites all have a private lounge, indoor and outdoor showers, plunge pool and outdoor bath overlooking the Zambezi.

The main lodge boasts sweeping views, north the Zambezi and south, a water hole. Old Drift Lodge is an environmentally friendly property with a strong focus on keeping our carbon footprint minimal. Transfers to and from the lodge are by luxury cruise boat and take approximately 15 minutes from Victoria Falls.

Activities offered at Old Drift Lodge include exploring The Zambezi National Park by road, river or foot. Only 4.5 km from Victoria Falls, Old Drift Lodge guests remain in close range to the variety of attractions the town has to offer.

Day 4 and 5

Multiple site visits, BomaDinnerVFSL, take2 FlightOfAngel and sundowner cruise! I’m going to miss the beautiful sunsets.

Thanks for all our Thompsons Africa partners for the hospitality in Victoria Falls. It was 5 days of informative site visits, productive meetings and new friendships!

Similar to the rest of Southern Africa, VFA proved that we have so much diversity in the hospitality industry. We are spoilt for choice.

If you’d like to know specific details on Sam’s adventure and her experience in Victoria Falls, please be in touch on email info@thompsonsafrica.co.za or samantha.kisten@thompsonsafrica.co.za.

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