We visited Livingstone, Zambia June 2007 and had a little concern about where we would be staying. Making lodging reservations for Zambia is different from our experiences in the United States Europe, South America, and other places. I must admit that I am addicted to Expedia and to a lesser extent Travelocity. To my dismay and chagrin, I could not find any lodging to reserve online … I like to use credit cards, because it’s easier to get refunded, if you are scammed. [This is another blog.] To make a long story short, I finally found a lodge on a tourism site that I sort of trusted and took a chance on Taita Falcon Lodge. The Lodge had a website (which doesn’t mean anything) and I couldn’t find any blogs criticizing the Lodge (which doesn’t mean anything either). After I wired a lot of money to the Lodge (their form of payment), I fretted for several months hoping that everything would be fine, including staying somewhere nice while staying in the bush.
Staying in the bush was one of the highlights of the trip. While I say we were in the bush and we were, the accommodations were quite nice and modern … toilet, shower, running water, comfortable netted bed, sitting area. We were also at one of gorges where we could hear the rushing Zambezi River. To get to the Lodge, we had to drive through a real African village, which we visited and purchased a couple of craft items. This was awesome!
More about the Lodge later …
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brainsplus // Saturday, November 17, 2007 at 2:33 pm |
glad you enjoyed yourselves while in Zambia … please again, thanks a trillion.
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madisongates // Sunday, November 18, 2007 at 9:01 am |
Thanks for your comment. I have only visited one other country on the African continent, South Africa and must say our experiences were incredibly different. I found Zambians extremely friendly and affable.
I will be blogging about our trip to an Zambian village, Victoria Falls, our game drive, and my musings about the country.