Toka Leya Camp
Victoria Falls - Mosi-oa-Tunya - Livingstone, Zambia
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TOKA LEYA CAMP - MOSI-OA-TUNYA NATIONAL PARK, LIVINGSTONE,
ZAMBIA
Toka Leya Camp is situated on the banks of the Zambezi River in the western sector
of the Mosi-Oa-Tunya National Park, some 12km up stream from the Victoria Falls, one of the
Seven Natural Wonders of the World. The camp overlooks the mighty Zambezi River and some of its islands, and is situated under a shady canopy of jackalberry and waterberry trees. The islands in front of camp are intriguing and part of the braided channel of the Zambezi with some rapids, a main channel and fringing dense vegetation.
• A tour of the magnificent Victoria Falls
• Game drives in the Mosi-Oa-Tunya National Park
• River cruises
• Tour of Livingstone town and the museum
• Curio shops
• Village tours
Accommodation 
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The camp consists of 12 safari-style tents, each en-suite with a view of the magnificent Zambezi River and some of its islands. The camp's dining and bar area is set beneath a shaded canopy of trees overlooking the River and a swimming pool.
Activities
Game drives into the Mosi-oa-Tunya Park are productive with an abundance of general game species like Cape buffalo, southern giraffe, Burchell's zebra, blue wildebeest and impala. There is rich bird diversity here too, including several sought-after species such as African Finfoot, Half-collared Kingfisher, African Skimmer (seasonal), Schalow's Turaco and Rock Pratincole (seasonal). Great birding can be enjoyed within the confines of camp itself and out on river boat cruises.
The Zambezi River offers some fishing opportunities and tiger fishing is an unforgettable challenge for keen fishermen, particularly during the warmer months. There are several varieties of bream (Tilapia) that are also a good catch.
The following activities are included at no additional cost:
• A tour of the magnificent Victoria Falls
• Game drives in the Mosi-Oa-Tunya National Park
• River cruises
• Tour of Livingstone town and the museum
• Curio shops
• Village tours
• Fishing (standard equipment provided)
There are a range of other activities available at an extra cost such as white water rafting, helicopter flights, micro-lighting, canoeing, jet boating amongst others.
Wildlife and Fauna
At 1708 metres wide, Victoria Falls is the most expansive curtain of water in the world and drops more than 100 metres into the sheer Zambezi Gorge. Located in the south-west corner of Zambia, these Falls and the Zambezi River are the central points in an area of spectacular scenic beauty: from the Falls themselves to the broad, picturesque course of the Zambezi River upstream, the rainforest adjacent and the stark jagged gorge downstream, the power and timelessness of nature's forces are evident throughout.
The Tonga and Makalolo peoples lived here for centuries before the Falls were 'discovered' by David Livingstone in 1855. He gave it the highest honour he could think of: naming it after his Queen. Its local name, Mosi-Oa-Tunya - "the Smoke that Thunders" - more accurately defines the essence of the place: the rising, shining spray that can be seen 30km away. This vapour has the effect of adding moisture in the form of humidity to the air in the "splash zone", so that a unique, small rainforest ecosystem clings to the edge of the Falls, providing a toehold for no less than 70 shrub and 150 herbaceous species, as well as trees such as pod and Natal mahogany, ebony, Cape and strangler fig and Transvaal red milkwood. Further away from the constant spray, the surrounding area comprises mopane and teak woodlands with luxuriant riverine forest along the banks of the Zambezi River. The presence of several protected areas in the vicinity, from the Zambezi National Park in Zimbabwe to the Mosi-oa-Tunya Zoological Park in Zambia, means that herds of big game such as elephant and buffalo, as well as smaller species and even predators such as lion persist in the area.
As mesmerising as the Falls are, the paths through the rainforest at their edge allow one to catch a glimpse of some of the mammals that live here: bushbuck stare shyly from behind a bush, banded mongoose scurry through the undergrowth, and vervet monkey and baboon flit through the trees; wailing Trumpeter Hornbills sail past in their characteristically undulating flight and the crimson-blazoned wings of the Schalow's Turaco can be seen by patient birders. Interestingly, there is a distinct difference in the fish species above and below the Falls, which clearly form a comprehensive barrier to fish movements upstream: 39 species are recorded from below and 84 above the Falls. Nile crocodile and hippo are common above the Falls.
Vic Falls, as it is affectionately known, straddles the border between Zimbabwe and Zambia, and both countries share its World Heritage Site status.
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