Victoria Falls Safari Lodge

Wonderful staff, great views and best place to stay in Victoria Falls! Able to facilitate all our activities with excellent operators. Loved discoverysafaris for our game walk. More than highly recommend this hotel for your stay in Vic Falls

I had an excellent experience of Vic falls during my 24 hrs visit. I'd like to come again with my family. I especially want my grandchildren to visit here and join more activities all together. Thanks to my business partner for this excellent opprtunity.

The glamorous central lodge and room buildings made of rough-hewn timber and oversized thatched roof is what you THINK a safari lodge in Africa is going to look like, and seems out of a movie set, right down to the pan-African artwork showcased around the building. The watering hole it overlooks got a lot of visitors including elephants, cape buffalo, impala, and various birds. But the rooms are getting a bit old and particularly the bathrooms are in need of some repairs and an update. Mosquito nets do not seal the beds perfectly. Views overlooking the watering hole are totally worth it if you are going to spend any time relaxing in your room. You are next to the national wildlife park and it feels like it, but less you forget you are also near a large tourist town, the front desk is a constant stream of guests with staff frantic to process them. We asked for a few things and the ball was dropped a lot...they care but just are very busy. Concierge service was likewise very busy and provided below-average service. Bell and front door service is excellent and efficient. Service at the open-air terrace restaurant and bar was wonderful every time: professional, caring and friendly. It takes advantage of the interior of the cavernous wood structure of the lodge and with the overlook to the watering hole is spectacular. There was music at dinner and of course one of the places we heard "Wimoweh" ("The Lion Sleeps Tonight"). Warning re: the visiting monkeys..be careful if you sit on the outer railing as the monkeys scamper on them and take your food! Food was excellent and high quality. The vulture feeding at lunchtime directly below the lodge was amazing, and I definitely learned a lot about these threatened birds, so sad. The vultures started collecting in trees around the lodge an hour or so before and I got some great flight shots while sitting on my balcony before going down to watch the feeding. I could have skipped the Boma Restaurant, but it was included in the cost of our package stay. It was fun and colorful, but for the money was pretty commercial. Taxi fares to/from the lodge and town and sites are very high. We bargained with the taxi driver before we got in and at times even asked the front doormen to assist to get the price lower if the taxi driver was too stubborn to lower the ridiculous prices.

This was a perfect end to out holiday and added a nice touch of luxury after the full-on safari in Kruger and Chobi areas. Elephant, kudu, warthogs,buffalo, bushbuck, Malibu storks, bee eaters and lots of vultures were around the lodge and water hole.

We had a great two night stay. The facilities were great with the only down side being a few holes in the mosquito net which allowed at least one to get in during the night. This aside, it was a great way to finish our week in Southern Africa. The food at breakfast, the Buffalo Bar for lunch and in the restaurant at night was superb. The service was as good as any we had on our trip with all staff friendly. I strongly suggest you visit the Boma restaurant and show nearby for an entertaining evening.