Zambian Residents Safaris

TAITA FALCON LODGE

RATES 2024

LOCAL RESIDENT RATES

Low Season:  1 November - 31 May 2024

High Season:  1 June - 31 October 2024

FALCON CHALETS & TAITA COTTAGE (1 February - 31 December 2024)

Full Board per person per night $210  $240 

Includes: 

Accommodation

Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Coffee & tea

Welcome Drink

Gorge Hike / Bush Walk

1 x Daily return shuttle to/from Livingstone town

Wi-Fi

Laundry

Tourism Levy

Excludes:

Meals not mentioned.

All additional transfers

All other activities not mentioned.

All beverages

Gratuities

All other items / services not mentioned in above included.

Half Board per person per night $185 $220

Includes:

Accommodation

Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Coffee & tea

Welcome Drink

1 x Daily return shuttle to/from Livingstone town

Wi-Fi

Laundry

Tourism Levy

Excludes:

Meals not mentioned.

All additional transfers

All other activities not mentioned.

All beverages

Gratuities

All other items / services not mentioned in above included.

SELF-CATERING RATES - COTTAGE ONLY - (1 February - 31 December 2024)

Self-Catering per night $250  $300

Includes:

Accommodation

Coffee & Tea

Welcome drink.

Wi-Fi

Laundry

Tourism Levy

Excludes:

Meals not mentioned.

All transfers

All activities not mentioned.

All beverages

Gratuities

All other items / services not mentioned in above included.

SPECIALS ONLY VALID FOR RESIDENTS & CITIZENS

K3500 per person per night sharing

Includes:

Meals

1 game drive or boat cruise (Lake Camp only and n/a for 2024 due to drought)

bed levies

EXTRAS:

Guide Rates

One guide accommodation (bed and breakfast) is free for every 6 pax booked - guide to be accommodated in guide's room.  Guide to pay for dinner, drinks and lunch.

Single Supplement

No Single Supplement charged for the first room, thereafter 50% extra charged on additional single occupancy rooms.

Child Policy

Children 0 - 3 stay free of charge.

Children 4 - 11 pay 50% of adult rate when sharing with adults.

Drinks & Additional Activities

Full board bookings may be upgraded to include all drinks for U$D50 per person per night.  

Additional activities in and around Vic Falls and Livingstone may be pre-booked with us.

Shuttle

A Taita Falcon Lodge vehicle departs at 08:30am for Livingstone town and returns at 15:00pm every day.  Guests booked on our Half Board and Full Board rates can make use of this shuttle.  The routing will include stops at the Vic Falls entry gate, Royal Livingstone, Batoka Sky, Shoprite and Livingstone market.  Please discuss with our reservations team whether your activity is reachable through the shuttle before confirming.

PRIVATE ROAD TRANSFERS: 

Transfers are quoted Per person per way.

Routing (to/from)                                                       1 Pax         2+ Pax          5+ Pax

Livingstone Airport to/from Taita Falcon Lodge         $60            $30               $25

Activities / transfers accessed off M10                      $60            $30               $25 

Activities / transfers accessed off T1                         $40            $20               $15 

Victoria Falls Airport to/from Taita Falcon Lodge      $90            $45               $30

Victoria Falls town to/from Taita Falcon Lodge          $80            $40               $25

ACTIVITIES:

All activity rates are per person and based on guests using the daily scheduled shuttle from Taita; additional transfer costs will apply if activities are outside the shuttle's time slot.

The shuttle departs Taita for the Livingstone Activity Centre at 07:30am and will collect guests again at 15:00pm from the activity Centre.

The list of activities below are the best sellers tailored to the location of Taita and our typical guest's interest.

We can provide quotes for additional activities if needed.

"Flight of the Falcon" Helicopter transfer to Taita

$350 per person per way

Min pax 3 and max pax 6

Additional Fees:  Aviation fee $6

Includes:  

Road Transfer from Livingstone Airport to Maramba Aerodrome.

A 15-minute flight to Taita which goes over the Falls and down to the gorge to Taita Falcon Lodge.

Excludes:

Drinks and Aviation fee

Air Activities

Helicopters

Short flight (15 min) $189

Min pax 2

Minimum age 2 years

Maximum weight 100kg

Child rate N/A

Additional Fees:  Aviation fee $6

Microlights

Short flight (15 min) $179

Min pax 1

Child rate N/A

Additional Fees: Aviation fee $6

Passenger weight limit of 110kg / 242lb.

Max 1 passenger per microlight flight

Age limit for children is 12 years.  Children ag 4 - 12 may fly at the discretion of the pilot.

Water Rafting

Water Rafting fitness level requirements: 

Average fitness.  The walk down and up the gorge, partly on wooden ladders, is physically demanding.

Minimum: 15 years.

Low Water:  July - January                    

Low Water Rafting                                              

Half Day - Morning $140                                      Full Day $140

Min pax 4                                                              Min pax 4

Additional fees $10                                              Additional fees $10

Low Water Rafting & Heli Flights Combo

Low water rafting & Heli rapid 10 (half day) $265

Min pax 4

Additional fees $10

High Water: January - July

High Water Rafting

$130

Min pax 4

Additional fees $10

High Water Rafting & Heli Flights Combo

High Water rafting & Heli Rapid 10 (half day) $275

Min pax 4

Additional fees $10

Rafting & Heli Rapid 21 (full day) $275

Min pax 4

Additional fees $10

Bungee Jumping, Gorge Swing & Bridge Swing

Bungee Jump - 111 meters - Solo jump $176

Min pax 2

Additional fee - none

Bridge Slide (Zipline) $50

Min pax 2

Additional Fee - none

Bridge Swing $176

Min pax 2

Additional fee - none

Livingstone Island:

The minimum age for children on the island is 8 years old but for swimming activities the minimum age is 12 years.  All children must be accompanied by a responsible adult who will need to sign to confirm their ages.

Green Season:  6 January - 30 June 2024 & 1 December - 15 December 2024

High Season:  1 - 5 January & 1 July - 30 November & 16 December - 31 December 2024

 

Livingstone Island Morning Breakfast $120   $125

Livingstone Island Lunch $190   $200

Livingstone Island High-Tea $165   $170

Both Seasons:

Min pax 2

Additional fee - none

Vic Falls Guided Walking Tour 

Tour of the Falls (Zimbabwe side) $90

Tour of the Falls (Zambia side) $50

For Both:

Min pax 2

Additional fees - entry fee will vary.

Elephant Cafe

Elephant Cafe Breakfast - By boat $220

Min pax 6

Additional fee - none

Elephant Cafe Lunch - by boat $260

Min pax 3

Additional fee - none

Elephant Cafe High Tea $210

Min pax 6

Additional fee - none

African Queen Cruise

Breakfast or mid-morning cruise $75

Min pax 10

Child Rate $35

Additional fee - none

Sunset Cruise $75

Min pax 2

Child Rate $35

Additional fee - none

Fishing

Fishing Trip $150

Min Pax 2

Child Rate $64

Additional fee - none

Rhino Walk

Game drive / Rhino Walk $85

Min pax 2

Child Rate N/A

Additional fee - none

Chobe 

Chobe Day Trip $237

Min pax 2

Additional fee - none

Includes:  Lunch

Excludes:  Chobe National Park fee

Minimum age allowed is 8 years and they are required to carry their birth certificate.

All children under the age of 19 travelling to Botswana will need a passport and unabridged birth certificate to enter the country.  If a child under the age of 19 is travelling with only one of the parents.  The parent who is not travelling will need to produce a police affidavit sworn under oath that he or she has permitted the other parent to travel with their child.  A birth certificate and passport should also be provided.  If both parents are travelling with a child under the age of 19 all they need is a birth certificate and passport of the child.