Victoria Falls River Lodge

My favourite holiday accommodation by far! The rooms are breathtaking (plus gorgeous, gorgeous views from there), the service is top notch, and the food is amazing. I loved every bit of my stay, the staff is very kind and made me feel like i was the only customer they were taking care of :)

Our family stayed in a luxury tent and had a wonderful time. There were morning and evening safaris and the guides worked hard to ensure you saw as many different types of animals as possible. The tour of Victoria Falls was lovely too. They are very accommodating to your requests.

My husband & stayed at the tree houses for 3 nights. It was a wonderful experience. The food was amazing, the service impeccable & was close to the Falls. We also did a river cruise & game drive-both great outings. I’d like to give a special shout out to our Butler, Reeves & our Activities Guy, Crawford-both wonderful!

The service and genuine friendliness of every staff member is exceptional. We stayed in the new Malachite section of 6 units, and I do not think I am engaging in hyperbole when I say there were more staff members than guests. And when we walked into our unit my very first thought was, "Wow! We are coming back here!" The food was also exceptional. As the saying goes, my compliments to the chef. Very creative, obviously fresh foods, delicious and very beautiful plating. The food honestly compares to many excellent restaurants in L.A. And Beks was a great guide. Very knowledgeable and friendly. Make sure you wake up early to catch the sunrises from your deck! Lastly, it's not every place where you can take a bath on your deck, especially just a few feet from the river that feeds Victoria Falls!

What a wonderful experience! The staff were really wonderful, especially our excellent guide, Jamie. He was cheerful, knowledgeable and very accommodating. The malachite chalets are outstanding and very well equipped. An amazing two days that I will always remember.

We spent 5 great days at the Victoria Falls River Lodge. We had our room on their little island in the river, which only has 6 villas on it. The stay and the tours were just fantastic. A once in a lifetime experience! With super friendly and knowledgeable staff.

It was Great fun, fantastic game drive experiences. A special thank you to our driver Ashanti and spotter Blessing . The property was very nice and the staff was very friendly . Tge meals were well done whether ordering off menu or buffet for breakfast. The Boma dinner was disappointing due to the food being served family style, we would have preferred to go up and select our own food, buffet style. Better choices and better opportunity to select less fatty cuts of meat and not relying on selection brought to table on a platter, which in our case did not have enough of a selection or quantity . The overall resort was well thought out and great fun. A lot of thought put into everything. I would recommend it, truly a once in a lifetime experience. Special shout out to Melody in reservations for helping it all come together. You will not be disappointed.

It was a drive from Chobe, through Immigration/Customs at the border and to the gates of the National Park. Once our credentials were ‘approved’ we proceeded to the ‘Reception’ area of the Lodge. What we didn’t expect was that that we would change to a pontoon boat for a wonderful trip along the Zambezi River to the Lodge!! What a way to arrive 😉😉. The general open area is wonderful with a large dining area, general lounge area, reception and a small shop. Our accommodation was fabulous with the usual huge tented bed, very comfortable lounge area, ‘kitchen/bar’ area, dressing table and, in our case, a lot of hanging/space with a possible three/four-bed room leading to another toilet and shower. The main bathroom had a huge shower/bath area with two sinks, another toilet, and outdoor shower. A wonderful touch was a chalk board with a Welcome Message from our housekeeper, Judith. Outside was a lovely deck with sun loungers, table, chairs and a plunge pool overlooking the River. The food was excellent as were the wine choices served in the dining room overlooking the Zambezi River. We went out on one safari trip, and two sunset boat cruises with Chips; all of which were wonderful and so great to see the elephants swimming. Then the highlight of our stay … an early morning trip to see Victoria Falls; what an AMAZING experience and, thanks to the team at the Lodge, it was sooo worth it to leave at 6am for fabulous views, amazing rainbows and before other tourists began to arrive. We had excellent massages with Sthr and Gugu and many thanks to Roxanne and her great team for a wonderful stay.

I don’t have the words to describe this beautiful place. I’m Zimbabwean and hadn’t been home in 8 years. I decided to take my 15 month old little human home with me. My anxiety was through the roof! It could go one way or the other, and did not know what to expect. I’m just so glad we chose to stay at the lodge. From the airport pick up I knew we were in safe hands. Every staff member was just so warm, patient and welcoming I felt so overwhelmed by the reception of the team. Chips was ace, such a gentleman, gave a lovely tour to the falls, insisted on pushing the stroller and on hold everything. I learnt so much about Zimbabwe in that time in all my 35 years of existence! Thank you Chips! You just couldn’t put a price on the staff, just priceless. The ladies were just so loving and nurturing towards my little human. The chefs made my little human her milky porridge morning and evening and took time to make her favourite pasta dish and set up her little high chair, that melted my heart! Trying to feed a toddler with a few faces is just overstimulating, they understood, without any problem they would take the high chair to our suite so I could feed her. The accommodation itself was just a dream, it just compliments and blends with nature. Peaceful and serene, you can’t help but hear heaven talk to you. I was so tearful checking out and still so emotional at how blown away I was. It made me a proud Zimbabwean. I don’t think my review does much justice for this gem. Seeing is believing. Heaven does exist on earth and it’s in Zimbabwe’s Victoria Falls River Lodge. Thank you for making it so special for me and my little human! We miss you all already and cannot wait to visit again!