A true Wonder of the World

Over the years I have been incredibly lucky to visit some amazing places, meet wonderful people and experience things that you just don't get in Leeds! One spectacle that will stay in my memory forever is the sight of the Victoria Falls near Livingstone in Zambia.

Spectacular, majestic, awe-inspiring: superlatives that can't do justice to what you see before you.

We spent two nights at the wonderful Stanley Safari Lodge, a delightful hotel set back a couple of miles from the banks of the Zambezi where peace and tranquillity envelope you.

This is easily in my top 3 hotels in the world!

In a matter of minutes I felt the stresses and strains of everyday life just rise up off my shoulders. I could have easily spent a week here - or better still a month! A light breakfast of cereals, fruit and yoghurts is brought to your cottage at your time of choosing and then you are free to spend your day as you wish, there's a wonderful lounge area with plenty of reading material and also a chess board and scrabble. The Lodge has a swimming pool and you don’t need to worry about not being able to bag a sunbed - there are just ten rooms at the Stanley Safari Lodge. Also it has purer water supply than that in the homes of most people who will read this; rich in calcium and sourced from a 90 metre borehole, it's much fresher tasting than the metallic stuff we get in the UK.

A light lunch is served either on one of the terraces or in the dining area and then you can spend the rest of the day lazing by the pool or on your private sun terrace. Or if you're seeking some activity how about a lion or cheetah walk? This is possible just next door to Stanley Safari Lodge. Please ask me for more details if you are interested in this, including their volunteer programme where you really can become part of the Pride. Other options centre around Victoria Falls including helicopter or microlight trips and, depending on the time of year and flow of water, visits over to Livingstone Island for breakfast or lunch. The staff at Stanley Safari Lodge will do everything possible to make your stay with them as perfect as possible.

I would not hesitate to recommend the lodge as the perfect base to visit Victoria Falls and re-charge your batteries in the most blissful surroundings. Please give me a call for more information on the area and how you can incorporate Livingstone into a Southern Africa adventure of your own or if you fancy a spot of volunteering and getting up close and personal with some of the animals.