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“The Greatest Safari on Earth” begins in Victoria Falls today

The inaugural ROAR AFRICA Emirates Executive Private Jet Safari, dubbed as “The Greatest Safari on Earth”, is set to arrive in Victoria Falls today, 18th August 2021.  The extraordinary ‘bucket list’ travel experience designed to preserve and support Africa’s wildlife, wild spaces and communities, aims to transform its guests into change agents for conservation and …

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The Blue Train set to make a comeback to Victoria Falls

This last weekend saw the return of The Blue Train to Victoria Falls for the first time since 2002 in a trial run for this famous luxury railway experience to once again include the destination as an extension to its traditional Cape Town and Pretoria route. As time meandered from the 19th Century towards the …

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Zimbabwe begins using the Trusted Travel Initiative Platform

In October 2020, the African Union officially launched the Trusted Travel platform as part of the overall Trusted Travel Initiative during a joint ministerial meeting of the ministers of health, transport, and information and communication of African Union Member States. The African Union Commission and the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) launched the …

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KAZA TFCA Steps Up for large-scale elephant survey

Today on World Elephant Day, The Kavango Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area (KAZA TFCA) Secretariat announced that preparations for a KAZA-wide synchronised aerial survey have been stepped up to determine accurate numbers and seasonal distributions of the African Savannah elephants found in the landscape. In a press statement earlier today, and joining the rest of the …

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Saturday pop-up bread market becomes a huge hit in Victoria Falls

Following the onset of the COVID pandemic in 2020, many of the Victoria Falls residents whose livelihoods had been impacted started to look at innovative and entrepreneurial ways to ensure survival. Simba Musiyiwa, Executive Chef at Victoria Falls Safari Lodge, is one individual who took the initiative to look at ways to utilise his skillset, …

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New open-air cafe Reynardo’s to open in Victoria Falls

Reynardo’s is the latest food establishment to be added to the Victoria Falls offering, following a dream come true that has been in the making for the past 10 years for Guy Cockcroft and his father Bud Cockcroft. The family run establishment which had planned to open its doors this week, have begun their journey …

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Locally crafted Gin brand launched in honour of Victoria Falls

“The Victoria Falls Gin” was launched in Victoria Falls this week, crafted in honour of the mighty Mosi-Oa-Tunya, Victoria Falls, and in celebration of exploration. The limited first batch edition, was masterfully distilled using authentic local ingredients including Baobab Seed, Buffalo Thorn Honey, Grains of Paradise and a little sprinkling of magic from the Victoria …

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Travel Journalist Family “The Bucket List Family” experience Zimbabwe

Theirs is a unique story, but one that inspires thousands of people around the world to travel and experience the diverse destinations and cultures that are on offer. Since 2015, “The Bucket List Family”, the Gee’s, have been working from around the world as Family Travel Journalists. In just three years of living full-time on …

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Victoria Falls resident becomes correspondent on research of Zimbabwe’s rural tourism economy

Victoria Falls resident, stand up comedian, celebrity chef and entrepreneur Carl Joshua Ncube was this week announced as a rural correspondent for the Southern African Times online publication, following his recent decision to begin a four year study on Rural Zimbabwe, a move that will see Ncube researching and unearthing the potential of Zimbabwe’s Rural …

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101 year old proves you are never too old for adventure

This last weekend saw a Zimbabwean family of twenty-five members of the forty-two strong Lock clan, spanning 4 generations, travel to Victoria Falls to celebrate the 101st birthday of their mother, grandmother and great grandmother, Mollie Lock. Born in 1920, Mollie Lock is a mother of six, a grandmother of twenty, and a great grandmother …