News and Updates
Our congratulations to the 5* Royal Livingstone Hotel at Victoria Falls, which has yet again been awarded ‘Best Hotel in Zambia’. This prestigious 2010 World Travel award was thanks to the thousands of industry professionals worldwide who voted online, and was given to the hotel at a ceremony hosted in Johannesburg on Wednesday 7 July, […] Read More
For anyone planning a quick hop up to Victoria Falls during their stay in South Africa for the World Cup, Zambia have just announced that entry visas will only cost $25, as opposed to the normal $50, in a bid to encourage visitors. Only a short 2 hour flight from Johannesburg, a trip to Victoria […] Read More
AIRLINK has confirmed that it will operate a new route from Kruger to Livingstone (for Victoria Falls) from August 17. Airlink’s service will operate directly from Kruger Mpumalanga / Nelspruit (airport code MQP) to Livingstone in Zambia (airport code LVI) initially on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, with the intention to grow frequency corresponding with demand. This […] Read More
Save 45% at the Zambezi Sun at Victoria Falls when you travel between 1 February and 8 April 2009. The hotel is situated on the fringes of the Zambezi River in the 46 hectare Mosi-Oa-Tunya National Wildlife Park, overlooking the magnificent Victoria Falls. The hotel has an Activity Centre, where travel professionals will advise and recommend a […] Read More
We have some good news: as initially reported last week, the Zambian Government has now reduced visa fees payable by foreign nationals visiting the country with the aim of encouraging more tourists to visit Victoria Falls and other parts of the country. The newly revised fees apply to all nationalities requiring a visa to visit Zambia, […] Read More
We have just received notification that the Zambian government have put forward plans to REDUCE the current visa fees from US$150 to US$50 for single entry while double or multiple-entry fee will be reduced from US$340 to US$80. However, please note that these new visa fees would only come into effect once the Minister of Home Affairs […] Read More
We have been advised that the Zambian Government has now officially approved its dropping of the visa waiver system, and now all visitors Zambia are required to pay for a visa on arrival. This story was originally reported on our blog back on 28 January (see here for details), however, although the decision was enforced from the […] Read More
Travel Butlers are delighted to announce a photo competition that we are running in association with SA Wines Online where you could win one of 3 cases of South African wine. Each year we are sent hundreds of photos by people whose holidays we have helped to organise, and rather than leave them to collect metaphorical dust […] Read More
Reports coming out from Livingstone Airport in Zambia appear to confirm a major change in the Visa system and costs for overseas visitors to Victoria Falls and the rest of Zambia. Our sources have today informed us that: 1. With immediate effect, the whole visa waiver system is abolished for all visitors to Zambia. Until […] Read More
