Livingstone Hostels - Reviews and Rates

Four of us just spent three weeks touring Southern Africa with a small outfit named Truly Africa based in Cape Town SA. It was a wonderful experience for our first time on the continent. Our guide and co-owner Linkie and his partner in adventure Kate made the trip! I highly recommend them to anyone looking for an affordable tour through some of ...

After our mad rush to get to Grubby's Grotto to meet our safari, we learned that we would actually be staying in Livingstone for 2 more days. We were quite excited, because this meant we would be able to go rafting on the Zambezi River. We signed up for a half day rafting trip and a "sunset cruise" (aka booze cruise) for the following day, and s...

3 planes and 36 hours later, we have arrived. Zambia has changed much since my last visit with Katherine. The climate is much warmer in June than it was in July; in fact it really caught me off guard. I cannot imagine what it feels like in the heat of summer here, nor do I want to. While it is quite warm, I would not trade it for the world. It i...

Today we got up at 6am for something that few people have done, a walk with lions. We arrived at the reserve and were given our brief and then headed out. I was joking on the way that I would be happy if I could pull their tails....I was shocked when the guide told us to hold onto their tails. We were litterely walking with the lions. We were pe...

We arrived on the banks of the Okavango River to find our tree house accomodations ready and waiting for us. These little huts were open air on two sides and looked out over the river banks. One could see birds and hear the HIPPOS. Our "river shower" was an ensuite affair that looked out over the river but was very private just the same! Liza we...

The following story contains naked swimming with a german couple, a bungi jump over the zambezi river,rabies,me saving somones life,swinging across a gorge,and then zip wiring across the same gorge,a broken toe,monkeys and border crossings, so, obviously, read on....



The last few datys have been a bit crazy!

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US Politics is a hot topic of conversation... Everywhere we go people want to talk about US Politics. In the Wednesday Botswana newspaper, 3 pages were devoted to McCain vs. Obama. In Cape Town in a vendor's stall, there is Obama '08 bumper sticker on a woven reed platter hanging on the wall of his tented shop. He noticed us looking at it and st...

I can't quite remember the what we did for the 2 days after Kande Beach in Malawi, I am pretty sure it was because they were two driving days. Long, HOT, driving days. By 11am on the first day of driving we had reached 39.9 degrees. It was very draining. we stopped at a village and found ICE cold drinks (which is a luxury here) and even managed ...

The few hours spent on the plane to Livingstone was spent enjoying a nice South-African Airways lunch and before I knew it we were flying over Victoria Falls and making a landing at the airport. Upon entering the country a tourist visa is required but tourists staying two nights are eligible for a waiver - I, who had booked 2 nights was suppose ...

Hello all. This will be my last entry for the year, as I leave for the states on Saturday, arriving Monday afternoon. (boy, am I looking forward to that journey... can't wait...) Seems like just yesterday I was typing the welcome page... I'll keep it brief, as I have many things to do this week before my departure and very little free time to do...