Nestled peacefully on a non-public 15km stretch of the breathtaking Zambezi river, Matetsi Victoria Falls is a luxurious, family-owned and independently run safari lodge that sits inside its personal 136,000-acre wilderness and includes of 16 suites, 2 household suites and a non-public villa.
Having been welcomed by the incomparably heat group of hosts – and after an unbelievable lunch unfold on the banks of the Zambezi with nothing however the completely nonetheless outlook and a really cheeky monkey (precise monkey) eyeing up dropped crumbs for firm – we made our giddy approach to the suite to clean up.
Elsa Younger
As a 32-year-old girl (and somebody’s precise mom) who tragically nonetheless squeals on the sight of a spider and is perpetually afraid of intruders, staying in the course of the wilderness wasn’t one thing I noticed on my life’s bingo card. I additionally, nonetheless, despise overdone, over-fussy interiors that prioritise traits over authenticity and really feel as if you could possibly be wherever.
Fortunately for me, Matetsi has by some means discovered that elusive stability of whole, understated luxurious that’s solely built-in inside its surrounds, with a up to date, distinctly African inside and refreshingly little technological faff.
Elsa Younger
Having freshened up – and brought a modest 400,000 images of our suite’s pool gently resting on the banks of the Zambezi – we have been greeted by our personal personal safari rangers, Lance and Willard, who have been limitlessly knowledgable and who have been about about to turn into two of our favorite folks on the planet.
They requested us what number of recreation drives we would prefer to go on per day (we mentioned as many as potential, deciding a relaxed afternoon by the pool may wait for one more vacation), if a 5am wake-up name sounded doable (sure!) and what our espresso orders have been for mentioned wake-up calls (something with an additional shot, having dedicated to the earlier request).
After which we have been off.
