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Journal

Notes on planning a stay on the Zambezi near Victoria Falls.

Planning a honeymoon at Victoria Falls

Victoria Falls works well for a honeymoon if you match the month to what you want and leave room for slow days. A practical plan, season by season.

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Safari with children in Livingstone

Livingstone is one of the easier places in Africa to take children on safari, if you match activities to ages and plan around heat and malaria. What we have learned.

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Villa or hotel at Victoria Falls?

A hotel near the Falls puts the sights on your doorstep; a small lodge upstream gives you the river, privacy and an inclusive rate. Here is how to choose.

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What 'fully inclusive' means here

Fully inclusive means different things at different lodges. Here is what the Zambezi Dusk rate covers, what is arranged but may cost extra, and what to ask.

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Packing for a Zambezi river lodge

What to bring for a stay on the Zambezi near Livingstone, organised by season and activity, with the things people most often forget.

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