The Royal Livingstone

Architecturally, the buildings take their cue from African resonances, The Royal Livingstone Hotel stretches luxuriously along the banks of the Zambezi River. The Hotel consists of a series of 17 colonial-style buildings, with deep verandas, set amidst indigenous trees and plants; the main hotel is a sequence of thatch-roofed buildings, most African in their influence and incorporates the lounge, restaurant and bar, a classic swimming pool visually links the waters of the river with the terraces of the hotel with a sweeping timber deck planted in the swirling water of the Zambezi.

The reception area is framed with a classic courtyard featuring a fountain and exuding the aroma of herbs from the interior gardens, overhead, wooden fans cool the charged atmosphere. The resort's deep, shaded verandah, offers an uninterrupted view of the Zambezi River and is the ideal place to curl up with a book discovered in the well-stocked library, the lounge is filled with original artwork depicting scenes of David Livingstone's great African adventures.

Only footsteps from the Zambezi River, the rooms and suites offer a tranquil retreat from the unconstrained beauty of their surroundings. The Royal Livingstone has 173-roomed luxury guest rooms, the rooms are two-storey clusters and each cluster comprises approximately 10 en-suite air-conditioned rooms, offering private balconies or terraces, interior furnishings accentuate the influences of Africa translated into a cultured sumptuousness that reflects the essence of African Bush life, natural light invades the bathrooms, as the luxurious sized showers allow natural light to filter through a milk-glass window.

Guests may dine in the Hotel dinning room where you will find a combination of old-world savoir-faire and contemporary sophistication, you can choose between dinning indoors under softly lit chandeliers, or on the veranda where the cool river breeze gently stirs the night air. Special dinners can be arranged for honeymooners, anniversaries and other special occasions under the star-studded skies. Enjoy a leisurely breakfast or alfresco lunches on the veranda overlooking the rolling lawns and the Zambezi River, traditional high tea is also served daily in the lounge or out on the veranda overlooking the river, also private lunches can be arranged on Livingstone Island, located right on the lip of the Victoria Falls. As the day fades and the lengthening shadows bring cool relief, you can wonder down to the Livingstone river deck to take in the grand sweep of the watery horizon burnt gold by the sun, whilst sipping a sun downer in Africa’s most romantic setting.

Royal Beauty Salon offers a variety of beauty and skin treatments as well as massages that can be enjoyed under the willowing trees on the banks of the Zambezi River in a percale cotton gazebo. Guest may also participate in a wide variety of activities including river cruises on board the African Queen, a flight over the Victoria Falls in a helicopter, micro light or fixed wing aircraft, white water rafting, bungee jumping and abseiling; game viewing is also available in the Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park, alternatively take a river safari on the Zambezi, elephant back safaris, canoe safaris or even a safari on horseback. You can also take a day trip into the Chobe National Park in Botswana, located less than an hour away.

The Royal Livingstone is part of Sun International and Virtuoso

Travel + Leisure – No.14, Top 25 Hotels in Africa & Middle East - 2008

The Royal Livingstone is located within the Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park, a World Heritage Site overlooking the mighty Victoria Falls.

The Royal Livingstone
Mosi-oa-Tunya Road
Livingstone,
Zambia

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