The Palm River Hotel is truly magnificent from the architecture to the furnishings to the manicured gardens. It’s really quite something. The setting is idyllic and peaceful on the Zambezi River and just 4km from Victoria Falls. On a clear and quiet day you’ll even see the spray and hear the falls thunder.
It’s all new and modern with a colonial architectural air about it. It’s a hotel that is more than easy on the eye. It’s quite the marvel actually yet it’s also functional and well suited to the scene and surrounding nature.
It bridges the line between contemporary and timeless so elegantly, both in the main living areas and in the rooms, whether a deluxe room or suite and even through to the villa. Nestled in the treetops the honeymoon suites are spectacular with the indulgent balconies and starlit outdoor shower. Take it up a notch and go presidential and if you really want to up the ante, book the Palm River Villa.
Dine beneath a canopy of trees, there’s a future forward café bar and of course there’s an afternoon riverside tea to delight.
You’re well based here to explore the Falls, Victoria Falls town and all the other many activities on offer and when you’re ready to simply relax, there’s a luxurious spa to top it all. It almost seems too good to be true, but this place is real and the stay is well worth it. In this case, seeing is believing. You’ll see.
2 Nights
Bed and Breakfast
5 Star
Hotel
Spoken Languages: English
No. Rooms: 73
Special Interests: Adventure, Birding, Fishing, Flora, Golf, Gourmet, History & Culture, Leisure, Nature, Relaxation, Wildlife
Chobe Game Lodge is a rough-clad vaulted maze of courtyards, passages and verandahs that face the Chobe River and its great flood plain.
The 44 rooms have barrel-vaulted ceilings and high archways that frame a delightful view of the river. All rooms have air conditioning, ceiling fans, complimentary mini bars and private terraces with river views.
Dining is either a high table bonanza on the river-facing terrace or a sumptuous buffet on the lawn beneath an ancient mahogany tree. The food is a Westerner's introduction to local ingredients and the wine list features some of South Africa's regular offerings.
One of the only lodges inside the Chobe National Park, you are on your game drive or boat cruise long before anyone else. In fact, by the time anyone else has ventured where you've already been, you are back at the lodge relaxing and enjoying a spa treatment.
As if you need any further selling on this superb safari lodge, most of the game drive vehicles and all of the boats are electric, which, apart from the obvious environmental benefit, means minimal noise so your sightings are a true bush experience. Something else for the win, the staff and all guides are female, which makes for a different experience compared to most safari lodges.
2 Nights
Fully Inclusive - Bed, All Meals, Fees and Activities
All Local Brands (excl Spirits) Included
5 Star
Lodge
Spoken Languages: English
No. Rooms: 44
Special Interests: Adventure, Birding, Flora, Leisure, Nature, Relaxation, Wildlife
