Welcome to Victoria Falls. Mosi-Oa-Tunya — the smoke that thunders — as it was called (still is by some locals) before Scottish missionary and explorer David Livingstone named it for his queen (Victoria) when he came upon it in 1855 while preaching Christianity in Africa.
Now a UNESCO World Heritage Site and recognized as one of the seven natural wonders of the world, it is where you can go—where I went— to meet Dr Matifadza Nyazema, director, developer, owner and CEO of Mbano Manor, her at-one-with-nature luxury boutique Victoria Falls hotel.
Nyazema is charming, purposeful, down-to-earth, matter-of-fact, family-oriented. What one might call a role model wonder woman.
She visited more than 60 countries during her remarkable international career, much of it in hospitality and tourism; perfect credentials for the five-star eco-luxury lodge experience in a bird and tree sanctuary she has created ten minutes from the iconic waterfall in the filled-with-surprises single traffic light tourism-focused “city” of Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe.
Click on this link to read the full article on Mati Nyazema and Mbano Manor in Cuisine Noir magazine…
