Taita is located in the heart of Zambia, downriver from the mighty Victoria Falls and a short drive from Livingstone.
The nearest airport is just outside Livingstone and from there it’s a 45 minute drive to Taita Falcon. Your step-by-step guide for getting to Taita Falcon Lodge is as follows:
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Commercial Flights
You can fly directly into Livingstone Airport from Johannesburg, Lusaka, and other regional centers. Scheduled and chartered airlines fly into Livingstone, including British Airways, South African Airways, Air Kenya (Via Nairobi to Cape Town), S.A Air-link from Nelspruit.
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Charter Flights
Scheduled and charter airlines also fly into Victoria Falls Airport (over the border in Zimbabwe) so note that additional transfer charges apply and you’ll need Zimbabwean visas for most nationalities.
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Road Transfers:
We can arrange a road transfer into the lodge from the arirport or form another lodge in Livingstone.
Driving Directions to Taita
The lodge is approximately 45minute drive from Livingstone and is well signposted from the main Livingstone / Victoria Falls road. *Access by road requires a high clearance vehicle the last 11km of the road is a dirt road and is a slow drive through the bush.*
From the airport head towards the main town of Livingstone (5km)
Turn right once you reach the main Livingstone road (Mosi-o-Tunya)
Drive 9km outside of town until you see a left turnoff and sign saying Taita Falcon Lodge.
From the turnoff it’s approximately 11km to the lodge and is well signposted through the Songwe village and indigenous forest.
Drive over the railway line and turn right at the large Baobab lookout tree.