Where to Stay

Five-star luxury on the banks of the Zambezi, among towering indigenous trees just 4km from Victoria Falls. Every one of the 73 rooms faces the river.

The closest hotel to Victoria Falls — you can hear the thunder from the garden and walk to the entrance in minutes. Gardens backing onto the national park, and the Cassia Restaurant for dinner under the stars.

Thatched rondavels set around lawns and a swimming pool, with four-poster beds under mosquito nets and a self-catering kitchen. A quiet, private place to base yourself.

Brick and thatch built around an open dining terrace that looks out over the bush, with a wine cellar stocked with Kumusha wines. Rooms alongside.

A garden lodge with the spray of Victoria Falls visible on the horizon — splash pools, an al fresco poolside bar and restaurant, and standard, deluxe and family rooms set among the trees.

A modern safari-style lodge with waterhole and garden-view rooms — spacious ensuite rooms with private verandahs, rainfall showers, air conditioning and mosquito nets. Bed & breakfast or dinner, bed & breakfast.

A relaxed guest lodge in Victoria Falls with a swimming pool and a range of classic and executive rooms — twins, triples, a family cottage and a honeymoon suite among them. Part of The Bayete Collection.

A whitewashed guest lodge with a pool, poolside bar and lawned garden, a short drive from the falls. Deluxe rooms sleeping couples and families. Part of The Bayete Collection.

Good-value guest accommodation in Victoria Falls — standard and studio rooms plus family rooms, set in leafy grounds. Part of The Bayete Collection.

The most upmarket of The Bayete Collection lodges in Victoria Falls, with superior and honeymoon rooms.

Cabana rooms wrapped around cascading pools, with a circular swim-up bar set under a waterfall. Part of the Shongwe Selection.

A new-build 23-room lodge a kilometre from town, with a four-storey lookout tower over the treeline to the Zambezi and the Falls spray, an infinity pool and a boutique spa. Part of the Shongwe Selection.

An adults-only (16+) 19-room lodge with an island infinity pool, outdoor jacuzzi, a beauty spa and honeymoon suites with outdoor bathrooms. Fine dining, a kilometre from town. Part of the Shongwe Selection.