Old Drift Lodge

The Old Drift lies 7 kms from Victoria Falls within the Zambezi National Park. Enjoy luxury accommodation and amazing views over the Zambezi River and a busy water frequented by elephant, buffalo, herds of sable, eland, zebra, giraffe, kudu, waterbuck and impala.

Facilities:

• 10 double canvas en-suite rooms that blend perfectly with the natural environment.
• Families are accommodated in 4 family suites.
  
• Guests arrive at camp from Victoria Falls via luxury boats.
  
• The Old Drift Lodge chefs are dedicated to creating a fine dining experience that can be equated to Africa on a plate, fresh seasonal ingredients and herbs grown in the camps gardens.

Accommodation:

The suites are elegantly furnished and feature indoor and outdoor shower, private plunge pool and star bed. Each suite has its very own viewing deck, with a private plunge pool. An outdoor bath allows guests to relax to the sounds of the Zambezi River.

Activities:

Old Drift Lodge is ideally situated within the National Park - a rich natural environment.  Activities focus on the abundance of wildlife that roams here.  

Activities include:

• Guided tour of The Falls (Zimbabwe).
• Morning & afternoon game drive in open four-wheel drive vehicles with hightly trained and qualified guides.
  
• A complimentary lunch at the Lookout Cafe (Including drinks).
  
• Morning & afternoon river safari to enjoy the complex ecosystems thrive around the lodge.
  
• Guided walking safari with a qualified quide. "From a vehicle, you see Africa. On foot, you feel, hear and smell Africa"
  

• Upon your confirmation that you would like to proceed with a booking your Maplanga consultant will send you a booking form to confirm your holiday.
• We will require the full names of the people travelling as the names appear in the passport in order to book flights. You can either send us passport copies or send us the names by email.
• Please note name changes cannot be made after the tickets have been issued.
• Once a booking is made by you and the travel details confirmed to us we will send you an invoice with our full details indicated.
• The advertised package is based on flights with restrictive rules. The airlines require payment for flights within 24 hours of making the booking and we will require a deposit to cover the payment. Once flights are paid they are non refundable. If you prefer more flexibility a higher class of flight must be used.
• If a deposit is not received within the stipulated period the flights will cancel. We would then have to rebook the flights and this may result in the costed class being no longer available which would affect the cost of the package.
• Final payment is required a month prior to travel or as the terms and conditions of the service provider/s dictate.
• When full payment has been made we will send your e-tickets & travel vouchers to you. If you prefer they can collected from our offices in North Riding Estates .
  

• Visitors flying directly into Victoria Falls Zimbabwe do not require a Yellow Fever innoculation.
  
• Victoria Falls is a malaria area contact your doctor or travel cinic for suitable medication prior to travel.
• We recommend that all travellers take out comprehensive travel and medical insurance. Speak to your Maplanga consultant if you would like further information on the Oojah Travel insurance we offer.
  

• You must have a current passport that is valid for 6 months after travel.
• There must be at least two empty pages in your passport
• South African passports require not visas to enter Zimbabwe.
• Many nationalities including US, British, Australian and Canadian can purchase their visas on arrival or online. Please have cash for this. Passports requiring a pre bought visa include Greece, Colombia, India. A Univisa is available for travellers who wish to include Zambia in their itineraries.

• Zimbabwe currently has no currency of its own. All major currencies are accepted for payment but the currency of choice is the USD as all prices are denoted in USD.
• All major credit cards are accepted at the big hotels in Victoria Falls including The Kingdom Hotel and Elephant Hills Resort.
• We recommend that you take along some small denominations of USD currency to pay for small incidentals, park fees and curio purchases as the local vendors do not have credit card facilities.

Weather
Victoria Falls is a summer rainfall area. The weather is mild in the day and cool at night in winter (May, June July) and warm to hot for all other months with October traditionally being the hottest month of the year when temperatures rise to the late 30's (Celsius)

Clothing
Victoria Falls is a casual tourist town so shorts and T shirts are perfectly acceptable attire everywhere. The only exception is the Livingstone Room at The Victoria Falls Hotel which while is not longer as formal as days gone by has a dress code of smart casual.

References
If you would like an impartial reference on Malanga Africa please step by the South African consumer website Hello Peter - www.hellopeter.com