Royal Chundu – Exalted Haven
Ah, the power and privilege of Social Media. No longer do you have to visit your local library to dig up juicy titbits of information on your subject. You simply ?stalk? them on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram, which is exactly what I did a week before my trip to Royal Chundu. As luck would have it, I stumbled upon the pages of the very regal Tina Aponte, General Manager and Owner of Royal Chundu.

Her affinity for the finer things in life is evident; she dotes on her two boys, two golden retrievers and delights in the odd G&T. I go in search of the perfect beverage to take along as a ?thank you for hosting me? gift. The question beckons – what do I buy to enthral a lady of such stature" Armed with a premium bottle of Gin, I set off for Zambia, hoping she will enjoy the contents as much as I thrived on purchasing it. A three-hour flight takes me from Cape Town to Harry Mwaanga Nkumbula International Airport where the late afternoon is enveloped by a warm breeze. The airport is quiet and after a quick smile into the camera at passport control followed by a stamp and a ?Welcome to Zambia?, I am met by my driver, Francis Chileka from Bushtracks. My journey to Royal Chundu takes me along Nakatinde Road and through Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park where we spot some warthog and impala. We drive past Simoonga Village where kids are playing soccer and people are going about their business selling charcoal along the roadside.

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