“Essentially what photography is is life lit up.” — Sam Abell Photography is purpose and storytelling, it is celebration and conservation. It is so much more than a camera and a subject. We’ve felt the way it has transformed us on the Zambezi – how it has made us look around…
There is a stirring power in moments of true connection, when like minds meet, inspire and move one another. The message of We Are Africa in Cape Town each year is one that we find particularly stirring, especially empowering. It’s about Africa, the huge and diverse continent, not country, with a million stories, not…
For World Oceans Day, over 200 Relais & Châteaux chefs around the world are celebrating marine biodiversity under the theme of #fishunknown. We have joined hands to promote our own lesser-known local fish: Zambezi Bream (Pharyngochromis acuticeps) We look forward to sharing our message with guests ~ about World Oceans Day, Zambezi bream and…
There are countless things to celebrate! Each day, each month, each breath. But today, this month, this excited breath, feels particularly worthy of popping out the Moet & Chandon for. For the 9th beautiful year running, we are so proud to announce that we have been voted as the World…
For many years, our team and in particular our budding sommeliers and wine lovers, Dominique and Kombo, have been serving wines or pairing dishes with wines, without a genuine understanding and experience of where the wines come from. It’s the dream of our Zam to Cape journeys to provide those…
George the Legend & Dom the Somm ~ A Relais & Châteaux Get-together
The message for much of the recent part of Africa’s history has been that local is not good enough and that anything across the pond is right and proper. The unravelling and debunking of this notion doesn’t happen overnight. It happens through independence, through opportunity, through empowerment and education. And…