Livingstone Safari Lodge

The property has little hills and valleys. Areas used for guest facilities has had earth moving work done with as little negative environmental impact as possible with soil erosion prevention as key criteria to make it as wheel chair friendly as possible. An abundance of indigenous trees and some exotic trees, primarily to attract birds, range in size from seedling to 30m in height. Bush, shrub and wide range of grasses vary in species from the floodplain to the shale and lime rock ridge.

The property is below Livingstone town in altitude and Livingstone's rainfall flows down the Maramba to the Zambezi River being the last standing river before the Victoria Falls.

The prevailing winds are from the East which is mostly dry scrubland with very little standing water and is very sparsely populated. As a result there are relatively few mosquitoes when compared to Zambezi river front properties.

Outcroppings of metal bearing hills both to the east and south east attract lightning and act as lightning conductors.

Site Description
Access to the property is in the middle of the southern border where the main reception building is located. North of the main building is the main camp site essentially circular in form. To the west of the main building and towards the Maramba are the chalets on a crescent. To the north west is the swimming pool located close to the chalets and the campsite. The roads to the chalets are asphalt whereas the road in the campsite is packed gravel. From the main building parking area is a gravel packed road to the north east going past the paint ball building and curves to the west around the main campsite at a distance as separate access to the swimming pool for non resident guests. To the East of the main building is the Zambezi Paintball playing field located in a small tapering valley.

Improvement listing

Buildings a) for guest use

The sum total area of buildings for guest use exceeds 1000 square meters.

Main Building houses the reception, main kitchen, cold room, office, bar, restaurant and is about 9m at its highest, 18m in length and 15m at it's widest. The construction is of 15cm wide cement blocks for the office, main kitchen, cold room and rear of the bar walls and store rooms. The reception is on the east side and the restaurant and bar are on the western side for sunset viewing. The restaurant and bar area are open to the west. The roof is a double tier lean-to thatched structure with a clerestory light well in the centre and apex of the building. Triangulated standard king post trusses rest on the double story walls and over the restaurant and bar area on gum pole studs. The studs are triangulated on different levels to withstand storms. The roof weighs dry around 23 000kg. The foundation of the main building is <600mm wide and 1200mm deep. The reception is 15cm above the road and parking area and on the restaurant side is paving varying in width from 1,2m to 7,5m to permit outside seating and star gazing. On the far side is a braai stand on legs 2,4m long and 50cm wide with an overhead electrical light. Half the braai has a stainless steel plate with the highest nickel content of 10mm thick for flat top grilling.

The roof structure's design creates a gentle stirring of air even in windless conditions. The prevailing wind from the east acts on and with the roof structure to cause a natural airflow.

The floors of the main building are of painted concrete. The walls are painted with assorted artistic designs. Throughout the main building are ornaments and curios to please the eye.

The building has three phase electricity and running potable water.

The reception area is on the east and faces the asphalted parking area and has a solid teak counter on two levels. One level is for standing guests to check in and the other is for seated guests to check in whatever their preference. Total floor area is around 24 square metres. Roof height above the reception is 7m at maximum height.

Access to the restaurant and bar area is by walk way 2m wide running south of the cold room and kitchen wall under lean-to thatch. The restaurant has five tables of various sizes and a total of 24 wicker style seats with cushions.

The bar counter is chamfered 'L' shaped to be conducive to conversation and is just to the north of the restaurant has a solid mahogany counter at ergonomic height and a total of six bar stools. The bar area can seat a further sixteen people. The rear of the bar is decorated with art-deco style cut mirror, in front of which at different heights are the bottles of liquor displayed. A suspended copper clad bar canopy over the bar counter has narrow beam halogen lights for counter illumination while on the front of the canopy a bottle display is illuminated by concealed lighting on two levels.

The kitchen is 4m X 4m and has a grease and oil screen ceiling at 5m height of suspended fibre reinforced flexible aluminium material sheeting. Cooking facilities include a flat top griddle, a two point gas burner, a two point electrical hot plate besides incidental items such as toasters, deep fryers, snackwich makers, etc. All work surfaces are stainless steel and of ergonomic height. Sufficient electrical sockets are in different locations, and direct overhead lights for illumination of work surfaces. Racking at just over 2m in height for pots, pans and other utensils keep this kitchen very compact. The maximum number of dinners out of this kitchen was for 152 guests for both full English breakfast and dinners for a period of three days where after this kitchen catered for 124 for another four days. This was possible by having assorted Shafing dishes and a sixteen compartment Bain Marie just outside the kitchen on the restaurant side. The kitchen is tiled both floors and walls.

The cold room is located behind the reception rear wall and the kitchen. It is 4m long with access in the middle 2m wide and 2m high insulated, floor walls and ceiling, with high density polyurethane but only steel clad on the floor. It has basic free standing racks of insufficient quantity and quality.

The office leads of the reception on the northern side of the reception. It is 4m X 4m and has a secondary entrance to area behind the bar and rear kitchen door. It has internet access by contract and line of sight antenna to the ground station of the service provider. Above the office is presently a storage area of the same dimensions and this was meant to have been another and more private office. From this upstairs office it is possible to make a doorway to access the concrete roof of the cold room for storage. The office requires painting and flooring.

Adjacent to the main building on the north eastern side are the public toilets servicing the main building. The public toilet building is 4m X 8m in size and has male and female facilities. The male side has one flushing toilet, two porcelain urinals, a hand wash basin and an electrical hand blow dryer. The female side has a flushing toilet, a hand wash basin and a very large mirror and vanity shelf of solid mukwa wood. The floors are painted concrete.

Guest chalets

Double storey chalets
Three double storey guest chalets under thatch each with two queen size beds downstairs and two bunk or single beds upstairs, above the bathroom. Upstairs is reached by way of an internal wooden staircase. All upstairs have a balcony. These chalets are very large and high inside. The bathrooms are tiled and have hot and cold water, a full length bath, a separate shower, not the kind in the bath, and second shower outside in a garden setting, a flushing toilet and a hand wash basin. Each lodge has a large private veranda.

All the beds have mosquito nets. Tea and coffee making facilities are standard. Assorted furniture of mostly local manufacture, some hard wood tables, ornaments make it pleasant and rustic but this can easily be upgraded to a higher standard.

Electrical sockets of the South African type are located in obvious locations. In addition there is one English and one north European electrical socket.

Each lodge has its own electrical distribution box (db) with appropriate circuit breakers for lights, sockets and electrical hot water boiler for the bath and showers. Electrical wring used is SABS approved house wire manufactured in South Africa. Electrical switches and sockets are SABS approved and manufactured in South Africa by Crabtree.

Electricity supply is by way of armoured underground cable.

Construction is of concrete 15cm wide blocks, plastered on the inside and decoratively painted. On top of the brick walls is a steel reinforced vibrated concrete ring beam to which the roof trussing is fixed. The floors are cast and vibrated steel reinforced concrete over full damp and termite plastic lining from Gundle plastics in South Africa. The foundation footing is at the depth where dead inert soil was reached and is <600mm wide and <100mm thick, Y-10 steel reinforced, vibrated concrete. Linked to the reinforcing of the foundation footing is the reinforcing running in vibrated concrete pillars at each corner of the bathroom to the concrete slab above the bathroom. The ceiling above the bathroom is the floor of the upstairs bedroom and is made of vibrated steel reinforced concrete, the reinforcing of which is interlinked to the reinforcing of the pillars, it's primary support structure.

Water supply to the chalets is by way of underground polyethylene class 3 pipe. See water potable supply.

Each chalet has it's own stopcock valve on the main water supply. Taps and plumbing fittings are made by Isca in South Africa and SABS approved. Clean waste water is by way of 50mm drains and toilet waste is 110mm. All waste runs to soakaways.

Single level chalets
Three single level chalets under thatch each with two queen size beds. These chalets are very large and high inside. The bathrooms are tiled and have hot and cold water, a full length bath, a separate shower, not the kind in the bath, and second shower outside in a garden setting, a flushing toilet and a hand wash basin. Each lodge has a large private veranda.

All the beds have mosquito nets. Tea and coffee making facilities are standard. Assorted furniture of mostly local manufacture, some hard wood tables, ornaments make it pleasant and rustic but this can easily be upgraded to a higher standard.

The construction method, materials used are of the same quality as the double storey chalets. Two of the chalets are joined side by side and share one veranda. The roof construction with these two, differ from other chalets in being gable to gable summer structure.

Triple chalet complex
One building under thatch contains three en-suite bedrooms.

Chalet 1 has one double bed and an en-suite bathroom only wall tiled with a bath and a separate shower, hand wash basin and a flushing toilet. It has a large sunset facing veranda.

Chalet 2 has two double beds and an en-suite wall tiled only arrangement of shower, hand wash basin and flushing toilet. It has a small veranda.

Chalet 3 has one double bed and an en-suite bathroom only wall tiled with a full length bath, a hand wash basin and flushing toilet.

It would be difficult to upgrade this complex to a higher standard

Guide rooms
Two guide rooms joined side by side and separated by the ablution facilities, under corrugated iron, each with two single beds share one shower and hand wash basin and a separate flushing toilet. It does have a very pleasant veranda . This building can be upgraded.

Private campsite building
Two private campsites are side by side. The artistically painted ablution building under thatch with a dividing wall in the centre has on each side one tiled shower, one flushing toilet and a hand wash basin. Each side has electrical sockets inside and outside besides an outside potable water tap.

Main campsite & ablution block
The main campsite ablution block services the campsite with sixteen very large stands. Maximum quantity of campers any one night was 144 people.

The ablution block features a male and female side. On each side are two flushing toilet, two large and fully tiled shower cubicles and a double hand wash basin. Adjacent to the ablution block is a thatched shelter with a laundry wash basin.

Every stand has it's own electrical sockets and distribution board (db), South African and European standard campsite sockets. Potable water over waste water drains are located between every two to three stands.

Swimming pool and pavilion
The swimming pool and pavilion are set in a private small valley between the campsite and chalet areas completely surrounded by nature. The swimming pool was constructed by hand concrete packing method. The swimming pool required 1800m of reinforcing, 10 000kg cement, 30 000kg of aggregate and 20 000kg of sand. It contains roughly 180 000 litres of water and is 1,65m deep at its deepest point. Seating is built into the pool on the shallow side near the pavilion. Across the swimming pool from the pavilion is a15m water slide made of concrete and lined with polyester resin and fibreglass reinforced. A weir and pump reticulate the water to the top of the water slide. From the swimming pool a staircase made of natural cemented stone leads to the top of the waterslide.

Two swimming pool pumps and two sand filters are located in the pump room below ground level in the pavilion to reduce noise levels. The area around the swimming pool is finished with interlocking pavers. A lawn is located on the one side. On the pool side of the lawn is a fresh water shower, cold water only, for swimmer's use.

The pavilion is turret style double storey under thatch. The outer structure is complete and floors need to made for the upper rooms. The lean-to structure from the turret creates a very large seating area which is used for conferences and workshops. This roof is thatch covered on the inside and reed covered on the top with polyethylene sheeting as waterproofing. Within the pavilion are one male and one female toilet with hand wash basins. On the pool side is a incomplete snack kitchen and a counter of solid Mukwa on two levels for ease of serving food and drinks. Behind the kitchen and adjacent pump room is a store room. On the side of the pavilion is access to the parking area by way of steps and ramp meant for day and function visitors.

Access to the swimming pool by resident guests is by way of a footpath from the chalets and another footpath on the opposite side of the pool from the campsite.

Other Buildings

Paintball building
The paintball building is located on the northeast of the main building and faces the paintball playing field. This building is double storey. The ground floor part is more like a bunker but has been artistically painted with paintball motive. A steel door makes this a very secure storage place for the paintball guns and extreme high air pressure compressor and ancillary requisites for paintball games.

The upper level of is a viewing platform and vibrated reinforced concrete pillars support a trussed roof structure with village thatching

Adjacent to the paintball building is a shade cloth covered area with interlocking pavers for paintball safety and rules briefings.

House with store rooms
A badly designed and built house comprising of twelve rooms and corridor of which one room is a bathroom with a full length bath, a hand wash basin and flushing toilet. On the one side of the house is a kitchen with an outside door. On the opposite side of the house is a lounge with the second outside door. A dark corridor runs down the centre of the house. One of the rooms has a private toilet, shower and hand wash basin. The remaining rooms are used as store rooms for various categories of items. On the lounge side of the house is a large covered veranda used presently as a carpentry area. The bedroom with the en-suite shower is presently being used as manager's accommodation.

The house has asbestos roof sheeting and becomes very hot in summer. Most but not all rooms have ceilings of thin particle board. This house can be renovated to make it more user friendly but this would be from a bad start.

On the western side of the house is the laundry facility for all lodge linen. A store room is located on the western side of the house used for storing builder's tools.

Worker's houses
A total of three workers houses are on the property. Two of the workers houses are constructed with hollow cement blocks under corrugated iron roofs. One of these has an additional traditional mud hut adjacent to it as bedroom. The third worker's house is a traditional mud hut under thatch. All have electrical supply.

Traditional village
The traditional village consist of four mud huts under thatch. It is located on top of the paintball playing field and is included in the paintball games. At present the village is the sleeping place for some supported and orphaned children.

Structures

Water ponds
Below the restaurant in a depression in the ground is a rectangular polyethylene sheeting lined pond with a small submersible fountain pump for effect.

A large water pond is located on the veranda side of two of the double storey chalets. This water pond was hand constructed and lined with bentonite as waterproofing. The pond is stocked with local fish and the home to the lodge's ducks and geese. On the northern side a waterfall is located. A small feeder pond above the waterfall is filled by submersible pump to overflowing making the waterfall.

On the road side of the two double storey chalets is another pond under construction. This one is to be waterproofed with Matcrete. A small double arched bridge crosses this pond to a sitting /conference room presently under construction awaiting completion after the rains. This sitting room/conference facility links the two double storey chalets. Once complete it can be hired out for conferences but can also be included with either or both double storey chalets.

Water tower
The water tower has been constructed from rail lines. Four upright rails with triangulated cross beams support a cantilevered steel platform on which are two by 5000 litre UV resistant plastic water tanks, Siamese linked. A water level indicator is in place giving true and not reversed water level in the tanks.

Water wells and bore hole
Two concrete lined water wells are on the property. One has a diameter of 1,2m covered and pump equipped. The second water well is just over 4m in diameter and is pump equipped. The second well requires covering, and planned for 2009 is the construction of a roofed building. Both pumps have phase and run dry protection.

A mild steel casing lined borehole was impact drilled and has been sealed on the top because of slow water inflow. (15 minutes =150 litres of water)

Services

a) water potable
Ground water flows into the wells through subterranean lime sand. This natural filtering system results in very clean water requiring no further treatment.

Potable water is pumped from one or both water wells, depending on demand, to the water tanks on top of the water tower. Underground polyethylene class 3 pipes lead water to all the chalets and other potable water taps. All water taps have potable water. About 1800 litres are in the pipes at any given time between the tanks and taps. The height of the water tower, together with the quantity of water in the pipes, prevent pressure loss due to inertia and demand. Any tap anywhere on the property, except in the house, has very good pressure which does not drop when other taps, nearby or far, are opened. Water flow and pressure are due to gravity and obviously remains constant even during electrical power failures. The combined volume of the two water tanks is 10 000 litres ensuring water supply even during prolonged power failures.

b) water irrigation
Irrigation water is pumped from the Maramba river by way of a dual stage centrifugal three phase pump. The main, underground feed pipe is connected to a series of valves to mother lines. The mother lines run to different parts of the property primarily the guest viewable areas. Connected to the mother lines are daughter lines with sprinklers and pop valves. Pop valves are located in many places allowing the additional irrigation by hosepipe. In addition there are two moveable tank each with a capacity of 15 000 litres. At present one is located near the plant nursery and the other near the mother valves. All mother lines are intact but the daughter lines have been abused. Many sprinklers are 'missing'. No taps are connected anywhere to the irrigation pipes. Guests can not open any valve anywhere and drink the river water. Total mother pipe line length is about 900 metres and I have lost count the total of daughter lines.

c) electricity
Zesco, the Zambian electricity supply commission supplies 11kV to the property on overhead lines. A 90kVA mainline transformer reduces this to 380VAC for consumer use. From the transformer one overhead line and one pole further connects to the armoured underground cable to the main distribution board in the campsite. At the transformer is a distribution board from where underground cables connect some of the chalets and pumps. Only the house gets single phase (220VAC). All chalets are connected by three phase and balance has been connection criteria in order not to cause neutral shift. From the main db in the campsite various underground armoured cables feed the main building, the paintball building, all the electrical outlets on the campsite, the swimming pool etc. Circuit breakers generally used throughout are SABS approved. All cables are SABS approved. Most lighting is energy saving PL lights with some few exceptions for decorative purposes.

d) roads and paths
From the gate of The Livingstone Safari Lodge and parking area, all roads to the chalets are asphalt. Total asphalt used was 140 000kg. All other roads and paths used by guests are hardened with rock. Some paths to the worker's houses and in the paintball playing field have been left unhardened. The asphalt road has illumination at night of sufficient lumens to see the road but insufficient to prevent the enjoyment of the beautiful star spangled night sky.

Security

a) fence
A new fence is around three sides of the property. (With the economic recession around the world intruders are more than likely.) A barbed wire fence of eleven strands and average 1,9 metres high keep potential intruders out. The new fence has concrete posts and is impervious to termites and rot. The side left unfenced is the Maramba river boundary. The reason for this is that elephants just love eating the floodplain foliage. Besides, during the period the Maramba flows, crocodiles and hippopotami inhabit the river which is known to the local population and potential intruders. When the Maramba dries up the foliage, despite the elephants eating, is still very dense and no quiet approach to the lodge can be made.

b) cacti and hook thorn
Sisal cacti and hook thorn trees were planted on the perimeter during 1998/9 with varying degrees of success. Here and there are sections of natural fence and in other places no cacti or hook thorn survives.

c) river
The Maramba river boundary is not fenced. Yet, only during the very dry season do people, mostly workers, venture through the dry bed and make seasonal paths. These are easily recognised. Elephants come through seasonally during the dry season and serve then as security.

Guest figures

Keeping in mind that even though The Livingstone Safari Lodge is build to a higher standard in design, size and lay out it markets to the more budget conscious segment. This segment was negatively affected by the introduction of visa fees commencing February 2008. UK citizens paid £75 for single entry and £240 for double entry. USA paid US$135 single or double. Nationals from the EU pay US$50 for single and US$80 for double entry visas. During October 2008 the visa fees for UK & USA citizens were reduced to US$80 for single or double entry visas. SADC country passport holders are issued with free entry into Zambia. The increase on campsite guests, mostly SA citizens does reflect the increased interest in Zambia as a destination.

The figures below reflect paid guests and exclude non-revenue guests such as friends, family, tour operators on familiarisation stays, tour guides etc.

2007 lodge guest nights 1906
2008 lodge guest nights 1382
2007 campsite guest nights 2001
2008 campsite guest nights 2892
2007 high season Jun-Aug lodge guest nights 743
2008 high season Jun-Aug lodge guest nights 746
2007 high season Jun-Aug campsite guest nights 1078
2008 high season Jun-Aug campsite guest nights 1572
Maximum number of lodge guest nights per any one month 384 July '08
Maximum number of campsite guest nights per any one month 804 July '08

Summary

The Livingstone Safari Lodge is designed and built like an upmarket safari lodge yet caters to the more budget conscious market segment. This is reflected by the cheap and locally made furniture in the chalets and restaurant and in the lack of professional gardening. The exception to this are the very high quality Restonic multi coil inner sprung mattresses. Everything is in place to transform this lodge to a higher level and income bracket.

The property that is the remainder of the leasehold is for sale and everything pertaining to The Livingstone Safari Lodge which has an implication is part thereof. Things such as the environmental impact, occupancy certificates, present annual licenses ( business, liquor, hotel, tourism etc would all be handed over with only a covering letter. New owners would benefit from starting a new company with a new name for their clientele and marketing. My present company name has since I started been copied repeatedly and from tax refunds to Jacuzzi deliveries have come here and of course many guests have come here meant for different places and visa versa.

Occupancy is counted as person/night, the European approach also for charging. The North Americans do it per room and are charged per room. I tend to do a bit of both as most Europeans prefer an individual charge and that to include breakfast and South Africans, Americans prefer a higher rate and to get charged what they call per "cabin".

Yes the books are audited on an annual basis by a certified accountant and he does so based on what I give him.

A point requiring to be brought up here namely vehicles, spares, tools etc. The better the offer the less I would have to sell off here or take with me.

I would rather that the new owner gets everything. I have for instance an old 4,5 ton Ford lorry, an old Clover delivery one, with the engine overhauled and the body is in a sorry shape. Various tools and back up spares from spare keys to cock valves, light switches, lamps, baths, shower trays, to irrigation connectors.

I built this lodge from scratch and have enjoyed that tremendously. Coming here to Zambia and doing that was not only a desire for a different lifestyle but also very much a decision to come to a place where I could make a difference for people. A positive influence by teaching and training skills from electrical to mechanics, building, welding, carpentry, driving etc. Another factor was subsidising schooling for orphans and abandoned children. A very social set-up from the start.

Had I only a desire to make money I would have kept my business in Johannesburg alternatively moved to Hong Kong where I had a registered shell company.

This is a "one man undertaking" and I know very well I do not run it as a business should be run. Whatever the figures it is not a reflection of how it should and could be with tremendous unrealised potential.

To mention a few of my neglected areas are marketing, stock control and staff management and there are others.

Marketing is limited to one website, one local yellow page advert, listing in most guidebooks to Zambia and the rare e-mail campaigns. Instead there should be not less than five websites, all SEO, press releases and attending and exhibiting on trade shows. The lack of marketing is reflected by the little amount of money I spend on marketing. In 2006 I did spend a large amount on promotions and advertising. This resulted in 2007 in record numbers of guests that at one stage I drove into the bush and slept from sunset through the night woke up late morning ate, slept the rest of the day, ate and slept the second night until the next mid morning. And I cut the promotions.

Stock Control I just about completely neglect. Not only food and beverage but tools as well. (I think it is just below 30 hammers that have "walked" in total if memory serves correctly) the same with crockery and cutlery

The quantity of food that "goes" I mostly ignore because I know it feeds people, a completely unbusinesswise approach.

With the bar I quite often offer guests drinks on my tab and every so often forget to add their bar bill to their accommodation. More often than not breakfast is included in the accommodation and the breakfast part is not noted as income. Besides the front end staff and myself eat out of the kitchen without recording. Again a very unbusinesswise approach.

2010 bar purchases $12089 sales $8916 loss $3173
2010 kitchen purchases $11255 sales $4898 loss $6357 Total F&B loss $9530
2009 bar purchases $14019 sales $12161 loss $1858
2009 kitchen purchases $17107 sales $14945 loss $2162 Total F&B loss $4020
2008 bar purchases $26030 sales $22291 loss $3739
2008 kitchen purchases $28454 sales $17585 loss $10869 Total F&B loss $14608
2007 bar purchases $33958 sales $26809 loss $7149
2007 kitchen purchases $30546 sales $22853 loss $7693 Total F&B loss $14842
I do not even stress about this nor have I implemented any control systems.

Staff management is another very important area where my approach is that I try and develop a sense of pride and responsibility in the workers and staff towards their job and employer. More often than not this falls flat. The proper manner should of course be regular evaluations and reprimands when people just walk of the job make short cuts etc. Most workers have been with me for so long that they are part of the family and of course take advantage.

I have taken the total expenses and deducted the orphan support and also deducted the capital expenditure. All goods, be this timber, cement, steel, furniture, ornaments, paints etc of a permanent nature I deducted by 90% of the expenses and left the remaining 10% as maintenance and or replacements as part of the running expenses.

The running staff, reception, kitchen and restaurant salaries are full in the expenses.

The other worker's I left 40% as running expense and 60% of their wages under capital expenses and deducted this 60% from the expenses. That was about the ratio of wages spent on capital expenditure and not the number of workers

Breakdown I&L
2010 income $ 50623 exp $60438 loss $9815
2009 income $111328 exp $82998 profit $28330
2008 income $132287 exp $129075 profit $3212
2007 income $172681 exp $149133 profit $23548

These income figures are from Accommodation, Campsite, Activities, Bar, Meals, Transport, Commissions and Miscellaneous.

These expense figures are in the following categories : Activities, Electricity, Fuel, Cleaning materials, Hardware, Insurance, Legal, Marketing, Office, Bar stock ( broken down), Kitchen stock ( broken down) Telephone, Transport, Vehicle spares & parts, Staff salaries & worker's wages.

Since 1998 whatever money has come in went straight back into the lodge.

The drop in arrivals 2008 on 2007 I think is primarily attributable to the introduction of visa fees and my dropping of marketing budget.
The drop in arrivals 2009 on 2008 had very much to do with the uncertainty created by the world recession compounded by the visa issue.
The drop in arrivals 2010 on 2009 was primarily due the world football championship in South Africa as it was during the period that 50% of the annual turn over occurs.

50% of the annual income happens during either June-August or July-September. The lodge makes a loss from mid January until Easter. The rest of the year it ticks over without any stress.

The amount of queries for accommodation this period 2011 is higher than over the similar time period 2010.

Website: www.livingstonebushlodge.com
My private cel number +260977388790