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Last replied
29 Jan 2024
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Description
My husband and I are retirees; he is Zambian and I am Canadian. Our retirement project is an eco-lodge, situated half-way between the city-centre of Livingstone Zambia and the world-famous Victoria Falls.
When the Covid pandemic started we left Zambia. Our lodge operations came to a halt for quite some time. However we now have a manager who is doing a good job of reviving our lodge business. It will still be a long haul and we have a lot of work to get the standards up again. Our natural swimming pool has been our "Jewel in the Crown" until Covid came, and it is now in a very bad state and totally unuseable.
We need someone who is knowledgeable about eco-pools and had experience in building them, as it needs a complete overhaul.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Help with Eco Projects
DIY and building projects
Hospitality/Tourism
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Volunteers will learn much about Zambian customs and culture. They can also visit the many physical attractions in the Livingstone area. There is not an adequate organized public transit system in Livingstone and most people take local taxis. It takes 15 to 20 minutes to go to town, or to go the opposite direction to the Victoria Falls.
Help
We have a natural swimming pool which has been unusable since April 2020, when the Covid pandemic started. We have not been able to raise funds to fix the leaking pool, which we understand needs a complete renovation.
Meanwhile, are any of you Workawayers skilled in repairing pools, and even better, are you knowlegable about natural swimming pools?
We'd love to have someone come to Munga and help revive our pool! It is the hot season there now, and guests are looking for a way to cool off. Many of them remember fondly the pool they swam in there, before the current situation arose, with many leaks in the surrounding watergarden making the pool totally unusable.
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Accommodation
A room in one of the chalets. Meals in restaurant or may prepare own meals.
What else ...
There are lots of activities in Livingstone. Sunset cruise on the Zambezi, White-water rafting, game park, helicopter or microlite flights over the Victoria Falls, walking safaris, museum, cultural visits to villages, etc.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Space for parking camper vans
This host can provide space for campervans.
Can possibly accept pets
Individual cases considered.
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
Hours expected
About 4 per day 6 days a week
Feedback (4)
Joan and Sam are great hosts, very warm and interesting people. They always tried make our stay comfortable and pleasant, and they really need help from energetic and creative people. We made different types of work, what was really interesting for us and useful for them.
The lodge is awesome, very beautiful,… read more
I stayed here a little bit less than 2 weeks but really wanted to stay more. This is an amazing place and so much hard work has gone into it. There is plenty to do in the area and Livingstone itself has its own… read more
Feedback
Joan and Sam are great hosts, very warm and interesting people. They always tried make our stay comfortable and pleasant, and they really need help from energetic and creative people. We made different types of work, what was really interesting for us and useful for them.
The lodge is awesome, very beautiful,… read more
I stayed here a little bit less than 2 weeks but really wanted to stay more. This is an amazing place and so much hard work has gone into it. There is plenty to do in the area and Livingstone itself has its own… read more
