Victoria Falls’ largest and first purpose-built spa, is scheduled to open in October. This development is to be named Victoria Falls Safari Spa. The spa will be nestled along a north-facing ridge in indigenous woodland in a tranquil setting on the Victoria Falls Safari Lodge estate. It will be built in harmony with its surrounds, under canvas, reminiscent of African safari tents and filled with ethnic fabrics and artefacts. 

It will include a 280 square metre central area featuring manicure and pedicure stations, private relaxation rooms, a café serving healthy dishes, a hair salon and change rooms, including one that is wheelchair-friendly, as well as three outlying separate secluded treatment rooms (one double and two singles). 

Victoria Falls’ first destination spa will be ideal for wellness weekends, Monday to Thursday breaks, couples’ and wedding packages where bridal parties can book it exclusively. 

From October, make sure you experience a new natural wonder by booking a spot of well-deserved pampering at the Victoria Falls Safari Spa!

Airlines currently flying into Victoria Falls are fastjet, Ethiopian Airlines, Kenya Airways, British Airways (operated by Comair, operating from South Africa), Airlink, Air Zimbabwe and Mack Air, as well as charter airlines, while Emirates has resumed flights to Harare.

The Lufthansa Group’s new leisure airline, Eurowings Discover, will start flying to Victoria Falls from 30 March 2022, increasing its Frankfurt-Windhoek flights to a daily service, with a Windhoek-Victoria Falls-Windhoek flight three times a week.

On 30 June 2022, fastjet is due to introduce four flights a week between Victoria Falls and Maun, gateway to Botswana’s Okavango Delta (Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sunday).

Fastjet has announced the introduction of direct flights from Victoria Falls, to Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport in Nelspruit (South Africa), from 16 March 2022. This service will commence with three flights a week until July 2022 when it will increase to a daily service.

Some updates regarding entry into Zimbabwe (Specifically Victoria Falls) in relation to Covid-19 protocols:

•    All passengers arriving at the Victoria Falls Airport must present a negative PCR COVID-19 Clearance Certificate obtained within 48 hours before departure from their home country. If officials believe a traveller to be symptomatic, they may be required to undergo a further PCR test on arrival, regardless of the negative certificate.

•    All passengers are required to complete a COVID-19 contact-tracing document on arrival.

•    An Airport Official will take passengers' temperatures. Anyone recording a temperature equal to or higher than 38°C will be tested for COVID-19. If a traveller tests positive, they will then need to go into local isolation for ten days. Isolation is at the traveller's own expense. After quarantine, travellers will need to be retested before they are permitted to travel home or on to their next destination.

•    Travellers who arrive from or transit through India on their way to Zimbabwe will be required to quarantine for 10 days at their own expense

•    Travellers are to adhere to WHO COVID-19 standard practices at all times, such as maintaining social distancing, wearing a mask and practising personal hygiene.

•    PCR tests are available at all International Airports, at the Lancet Laboratory and the Health Bridge Clinic in Victoria Falls. The PCR Test is US$60 cash per person on weekdays and $70 per person on weekends, payable direct to the Laboratory. Results take between 2 to 3 hours; however, we strongly suggest that travellers allow 24 hours and get tested the day before departure.

•    Should a guest test positive, they are required to go into an isolation centre for ten days. Travellers will be retested after five days. Isolation will be at the traveller's expense. They can isolate at a Government facility, or if the property they are staying at has an isolation room, they can opt to stay there.

•    Most Hotels/ Lodges will make the reservation for COVID Testing at the Laboratory.  They will then transfer guests to the lab for testing and wait to transfer them back to their hotel in Victoria Falls Town. Once the test results are available, Wild Horizons will collect the results and deliver them to the guests at their hotels.

•    Please note that testing times are subject to availability. Activities and touring will be scheduled to accommodate testing times.

Important Operational Changes in Zimbabwe:

 Airports:

Departing guests must show their negative PCR test upon entering the airport, and they are not permitted to enter without this.

 Land borders:
 Zimbabwean Land Borders remain partially closed (i.e restrictions on International travellers).

Travellers flying into Zimbabwe can overnight for up to 30 days before a road transfer or a flight out of the country.
Travellers arriving in Zimbabwe by road cannot overnight in the country. They have to be in transit and produce a printed version of their departure flight for the same day.
Travellers can fly into Zimbabwe from Kasane or Livingstone and overnight for up to 30 days.