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Tongabezi's sister property is Tangala House, a large and unique family home with incredible sunsets across the Zambezi and looking onto the Zambezi National Park.

Stylishly built and furnished Tangala sleeps eight and makes an ideal stay for a family holiday, coming fully serviced and staffed by Tongabezi Lodge.

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Tangala House in detail

The house is ideal for families and is designed to keep insects out, with glass windows all round. Large herds of elephant often come down to drink on the opposite bank and hippopotamus are regularly seen and heard. There is fantastic birdlife, with over 145 species to date spotted from the kitchen window.

Tangala has four bedrooms, three of which are en suite, a fourth bathroom, a separate loo, a spacious kitchen/dining room, children's playroom, living room opening onto a thatch veranda and a 12m swimming pool. The living room has a large sofa and two armchairs and leads onto a ‘snuggery' with satellite TV, video, Hi Fi and jetmaster fireplace.

The master bedroom faces the Zambezi River and has a king size teak bed with sitting area and sofa, bathroom with large double bath set into railway sleepers, and shower. Bedroom II also faces the Zambezi River, and has a queen size four poster iron bed, with a walk-in bath and shower. Bedroom III has a king-size teak bed, with walk in bathroom with large double bath and shower. Bedroom IV has twin beds and a bathroom across the passageway, with cast iron bath.

Most of the rooms have very high thatch ceilings and the passages have large 3-4m high 'Moroccan’ arches, with 1m thick walls.

The open thatch veranda leads onto a sweeping lawn and towards the swimming pool and terrace.

Tongabezi offer a multitude of recreational activities from Tangala House including Banana boat explorations; Guided island walks; Game viewing and bird watching; Picnic lunches; Canoeing; Private Swimming; Fishing.

Tangala House in summary

  • Maximum 8 guests
  • 3 en-suite bedrooms
  • 1 twin bedroom with separate bathroom
  • Separate lounge, kitchen/dining room
  • Fully staffed and serviced
  • This large and fully staffed family home on the banks of the Zambezi River offers unrivalled exclusivity and 250m of private river frontage

Tangala bed room, Zambezi River, Zambia

Tangala sitting room, Zambezi River, Zambia

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Tangala - private family house, Zambezi River, Zambia

 

Tangala dining room and kitchen, Zambezi River, Zambia
The kitchen/dining room is huge, 13m x 6m,with the front wall being taken up by a 5mlong window, with a stunning view of the Zambezi.

It is well equipped, with fridge and freezer, fan assisted double oven, gas cooker, ceramic double sinks, a separate drinks fridge and a microwave oven. 

The large dining table seats twelve.

Tangala comes with one house assistant and two grounds men. The house assistant will help with cooking, housekeeping and laundry.

Tangala verandah, Zambezi River, Zambia

The swimming pool is 11m x 5m, with an extra shallow area for children and bench seating. In front of the house is a grass lawn, which drops to wild riverine grassland and then to the Zambezi River. The house has 250m of private river frontage, with no properties on either side.

The veranda easily seats ten, and is open thatch with steps onto the lawn and towards the swimming pool and the terrace, which has a railway sleeper picnic table seating eight.

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