We land to a warm welcome before a 20-minute drive brings us to Victoria Falls Safari Club, a five-star hotel just 4km from the eponymous waterfall. Cucumber mocktails are served on arrival.

including the 20-room Victoria Falls Safari Club and The Boma, a dinner and drum show where guests can try a local delicacy—the Mopani worm. It’s less than three miles from Victoria Falls and ...