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PROTEA HOTEL GROUP
Mark O`Donnell
Manager Director
Office Suite, 2nd Floor Protea Hotel Lusaka at the
Arcades Shopping Centre
PO: Box 51018 Lusaka
Tel: +260-211-252402 / 5 / 6
Fax: +260-211-252441
odonell@uniongold.co.zm
www.proteahotels.com/zambia.html
Protea Hotel Group was formed in 1984, with an ini-
tial base of four managed properties that were con-
trolled by Otto Stehlik and his partners. These South
African properties were the Heerengracht and Cape-
tonian Hotels in Cape Town, the Protea Gardens Ho-
tel in Johannesburg and the San Lameer resort on
the KwaZulu Natal South Coast. A rapid expansion
programme followed and within a few years Protea
Hotel Group offered accommodation right across the
three-, four- and five-star spectrum. Every hotel was
refurbished and upgraded and a higher star grading
was obtained. Bankrupt hotels were turned around
and put on a profitable financial footing. Today, Pro-
tea Hotels is the largest hotel group in Africa with
the most extensive network of over 100 fine hospi-
tality establishments in nine countries on the African
continent.
Protea Hotels Zambia is 97.5% owned by Union
Gold, a local company that also owns the Spar su-
permarket brand in Zambia, among other business
interests. A private businessman owns the remain-
ing 2.5%. The group owns the franchise for South
Africa’s Protea Inns and Hotels (Pty) Ltd.
Protea Hotels Zambia is the largest branded hotel
group in the country offering seven accommodation
establishments as of 2011. They have two proper-
ties in Lusaka, the Protea Hotel Safari Lodge located
40km outside of Lusaka, Protea Hotel Chingola, Pro-
tea Hotel Livingstone, Protea Hotel Chipata and the
newly launched Southern Belle, which is the largest
houseboat on Lake Kariba.
The trusted Protea Hotel brand offers guests con-
sistent high quality of service and comfort at an af-
fordable rate. Their accommodations range from
private game reserve getaways at the Protea Hotel
Safari Lodge or high-end comfort at any one of their
urban properties. Whether staying in Lusaka, the
Copperbelt, Livingstone, or Chipata, Protea Hotels
offers modern, comfortable and conveniently located
accommodations.
SAFARI PAR EXCELLENCE
PO Box 60407 Livingstone
Tel: +260-213-321629
Fax: +260-213-326629
Email: safpar@zamnet.zm
zaminfo@safpar.com
www.safpar.com / www.safpar.net
Operating for over 20 years as one of Southern Af-
rica’s preeminent adventure activity and safari op-
erators, Safari Par Excellence (SAFPAR) operates a
lodge on the Zambezi River, offers canoe safaris on
the lower Zambezi River and serves as adventure
activity specialists in the Livingstone and greater Vic-
toria Falls region.
SAFPAR offers a full range of accommodation op-
tions available near to the Victoria Falls and through-
out the Livingstone area. SAFPAR owns its own
establishments in Livingstone and operates in part-
nership with Thorntree River Lodge, The Zambezi
Waterfront, Bushfront Lodge, and the David Living-
stone Safari Lodge & Spa.
SAFPAR provides their services to the Three Cit-
ies Group of lodges and other establishments in the
Lower Zambezi and Victoria Falls regions. A wide
variety of activities offered at and around the Victoria
Falls include: River Boarding (surfing the rapids on
body boards accompanies by a qualified guide), kay-
aking, jet boat rides, white-water rafting, river cruises
and more on the Zambezi River, to bungee jump-
ing, abseiling, helicopter rides, micro-light flights
and other aerial adventures at Victoria Falls. Also
on offer are lion encounters, elephant back safaris,
Rafting down the Zambezi with SAFPAR