ROYAL ZAMBEZI LODGE

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Royal Zambezi Lodge, a spacious but intimate privately owned lodge, situated in Zambia on the banks of the mighty Zambezi River just minutes from the Lower Zambezi National Park and directly opposite Zimbabwe's famous Mana Pools World Heritage Site. Royal offers the ultimate in luxury and cuisine while enjoying and participating closely in the sights and sounds of the African wilderness. Royal provides the perfect romantic setting for honeymoon couples, while its customised family suite works perfectly for family holidays. There is lots of space for all to enjoy their unique stay. The central building and individual private suites are designed to let nature play a leading role in ensuring the relaxed pace and magical experiences are enjoyed by guests.

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River View

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Full view

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P/Bag CH42, Lower Zambezi National Park Zambia

Getting there

Lusaka Airport64 mi

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What a Royal treatment!!

This was the first stop on our honeymoon, and it was completely perfect in every way. Martin the manager went out of his way to make us feel completely spoilt, with little daily surprises like a bush dinner, or lunch on the river. The food was fantastic, and in plentiful supply!…

Date of stay: October 2018

Africa Wildlife/UW Tours & Odyssey

I thought the lodge was warm and outstanding for meeting and mingling with others on our tour. The staff was friendly, very helpful, and our accommodations were very nice. The food was excellent and beautifully presented. The guides were very good in teaching us about the…

Date of stay: November 2018

If you want wildlife and luxury this is the place

This was the fourth of our stops on the UW Alumni Association sponsored Odysseys International trip. The Royal Zambezi is in a class of its own. I imagine most if not all the guests arrive by airplane provided by the Royal Zambezi Charter Company, a great introduction in…

Date of stay: November 2018

Looking for “Royal” treatment-Stop at the “Royal Zambezi Lodge”

My wife and I were a part of the motley crowd of 30 people that spent 2 nights at the Royal Zambezi Lodge last week on an exciting fishing expedition. The list of compliments are endless, but I would highlight a few that remarkably stood out. • Despite being vegetarians, the…

Date of stay: November 2018

Girls Trip

One of the best stays I have personally ever had both locally & internationally. The staff is exceptional, Hannah went out of her way to get me meds when I suddenly got ill. Martin makes every guest feel so at home & is there for every guest, the staff is so so polite, helpful…

Date of stay: November 2018

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Hi, Planning on late May / Early June, looks like the average temperatures are between 82 and 78 degrees fahrenheit, so I wonder about air conditioning? Anyone have any feedback on this?

A follow up question about the Cultural Village experience.... If you choose the optional extra of the cultural village experience, do you have to miss out on one or both of the other experiences of the day--game drive, canoe safari, game walk, etc? Can the cultural village experience be done during the day between the morning/evening game experiences? By the way, Odysseys doesn't seem to even know about your Cultural Village experience. I even asked one of their customer service people about it. I found it on your Lodge website. You might get more interest if Odysseys made it an option. (They do offer a village experience in Namibia--while the group is in Chobe--but there you have to miss both morning and evening game drives according to the information I've been given both verbally and in writing. May be different in reality since it's a 3-hour activity.) I am with the Odysseys group arriving on September 5.

I'm back from my trip. The Cultural Village is offered in the mornings (minimum of 2 participants). It becomes your morning activity, so you do miss a game drive or other activity. However, it is a nice ride up the river and back to get to the village. I was unable to go because no one wanted to join me and I was traveling alone. I've heard it's a wonderful experience. Odysseys used to include the cultural village when they had 4 nights at the Lodge. Not sure why the staff doesn't know or say anything about it now.... Our guide did know about it, but only mentioned it because I asked.

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Gift Shop - I'm specifically looking for Chitenge--for myself and as gifts. Does the shop at the lodge carry these? I'm also interested in a Zambian necklace, perhaps made by someone in the nearby village. Are either or both of these items available?

Good day. Thank you for contacting Royal Zambezi Lodge. We have paper necklaces made by our village, the ladies group is called Wakasimba. The snare wire range is made by a company called Mulberry Mongoose, feel free to check out their website. Please let us know what dates you are coming, perhaps we could arrange a Chitenge for you alternatively you can find them at the airport opposite the Royal air charters office price ranging between $12-$20. Let us know how we could accomodate you. :-) Regards RZL Management

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On the website it mentions a cultural village visit, but there is no pricing information. What does it cost? Is it offered when a group is staying there? (I'll be with an Odysseys Unlimited group in September.) Also, is it safe to drink the water here or do I need to get bottled water. Do you sell it?

Good day. Thank you for contacting Royal Zambezi Lodge. We are glad that you are considering the cultural village visit, as most of our previous guest found it to be a Humbling/life changing experience. The cultural village visit cost $50 per person, which a large portion of those funds are donated for the upliftment of the community and it is a 30-45 minute boat trip to the village. The water that we provide is clean drinking water but we take extra precaution by filtering our water for guests to enjoy. We hope we have assisted you in answering all of your questions accurately. Feel free to ask us any other question via TripAdvisor or Facebook. We look forward to seeing you soon! Regards RZL Management

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If we book to stay does it include game drives / safari walks etc? Thanks.