Zambezi Sun

Check-In and Check-Out Times

Rooms may be occupied from 2 pm on the day of arrival, and must please be vacated by 11 am on the day of departure for the convenience of arriving guests.

Published Rates Include

Breakfast is included except for children under 18 years of age when sharing with 2 adults. Breakfasts for children in these circumstances is payable directly to the hotel.

Children Policy

Children of any age are welcome. Rates available on request.

Other Useful Information

Hotel facilities include: 2 restaurants plus the poolside grill, swimming pool, entertainment area, childrens playground, kids club, bar, gift shop, unlimited access to the Falls.

The hotel has an Activity Centre where travel professionals will advise and recommend a variety of excursions and safaris, or activities can be pre-booked with Bushtracks Africa (email victoriafalls@bushtracksafrica.com; website www.bushtracksafrica.com). Activities include the following:

Helicopter ride; Microlighting; White water rafting; River boarding; Jet boating; Tandem Kayaking; Canoeing; Abseil & George Swing; Bungee jumping; Horse Trail Safaris; African Queen Cruises; Historic Tours of Livingstone; Maramba Market; Quad biking

The Chobe National Park in Botswana is only an 1 hour drive away from Livingstone. This safari trip can be booked also from the Activity centre. You are picked up from the hotel, and taken by road to the Chobe National Park - the transfer also includes a private boat across the Zambezi River, and all Customs and Immigration formalities. The safari begins with a cruise on the Chobe River with refreshments while the boat takes you close up to the waterfowl and wildlife along the river. Flocks of birds, large pods of hippos and crocodiles can be viewed from the safety of the boat. Lunch is served as you travel deeper into Chobe National Park. After the cruise, guests meet the safari vehicles waiting on the banks, and then set off further into the park to find some of the 45,000 local elephants, buffalo herds, sable, wildebeest, giraffe, and with luck, resident lions and hyenas. The game drive meanders its way back to the park gates for the return road transfer and guests arrive back at the hotel by 5 pm.

Elephant back safaris can also be booked. The Park is resident to wild elephant, hippo, buffalo, impala, giraffe, zebra and small cats such as civet and servile. Guests will be able to ride with their guides through the beautiful riverine scenery, a unique experience to interact with this magnificent animal and understand its intelligence and willingness to act under instruction. The ride itself is approximately one hour, the interaction time spent with the elephants approximately 3 hours.

Explore the surrounding area at your own pace with the freedom of a hire car. It is only a short drive to the town of Livingstone, where you can visit the museum steeped in the history of the area, or enjoy your own cultural experience at one of the local markets. Further afield, take in Victoria Falls en-route to the famous Chobe National Park returning via the ferry at Kazungula. Car hire can be booked at Desk 1, The Falls Activity Centre (telephone: +260 (0) 3 322 753) or by emailing voyrent@coppernet.zm; or via their website www.africa-insites.com/zambia/voyagers.

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