The falls themselves – one of the world’s largest cascades with a width topping 1,700 metres – are just 15 minutes away. The hotel offers complimentary transfers to this natural wonder, as well as exciting game drives, horseback safaris and bush walks on the 4,000-hectare Victoria Falls Private Game Reserve. Up-close encounters with the Big Five await, including the extremely rare black rhino. Luxury sunset cruises, canopy tours and helicopter flights can also be arranged, whilst the specially designed Kid’s Explorer program guarantees entertainment for the whole family.

Effortlessly luxurious and oozing the elegance of a bygone era, the property’s 16 rondavel suites are kitted out in understated colonial decor with canopied king beds, elegant slipper baths, walk-in showers and private terraces. Meanwhile, fine Cape wines and seasonal dishes fusing European and African flavours are served in the chandelier-lit 1871 Stanley & Livingstone Restaurant.