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(Mallet Dr, Victoria Falls Hotel; high tea for 2 people US$30; high tea 3-6pm; )
The Terrace at the stately Victoria Falls Hotel just brims with English colonial ambience.
High tea is served with a postcard-perfect backdrop of the gardens and Vic Falls Bridge,
with polished silverware, decadent cakes and three-tiered trays of finger sandwiches (cu-
cumber? why yes, of course). Jugs of Pimms are perfect on a summer day at US$22. The
only thing missing is the croquet.
Shoestrings Backpackers
(12 West Dr)
It's fairly laid back during the week, while weekends often feel like a house
party as the dance floor gets a lot of action.
BAR
Shopping
A good selection of craft shops are located along Adam Stander Dr, with a quality items
such as Shona sculpture and pieces made from recycled materials.
SHOPPING CENTRE
Elephant's Walk Shopping & Artist Village
( 0772-254552;
www.elephantswalk.com
;
Adam Stander Dr)
A must for those in the
market for quality Zimbabwean and African craft, this shopping village is home to
boutique stores and galleries owned by a collective that aims to promote and set up local
artists.
Prime Art Gallery
( 342783;
www.primeart-gallery.com
; Elephant's Walk Shopping & Arts Village)
Sells
original pieces by Dominic Benhura, Zimbabwe's most prominent current-day Shona
sculptor whose worked has been exhibited around the world.
ART
BEAUTY
Matsimela
(
www.matsimela.co.za
; Elephant's Walk Shopping & Arts Village; 8am-5pm)
South
African body-care brand Matsimela has set up store here with an enticing aroma of natural
scented soaps and body scrubs such as rose and lychee and baobab-seed oil. Also has a
branch at Doon Estate in Harare.
