Visiting Victoria Falls
Interesting Facts
Hotel Accommodation
Name of the hotel
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Room Capacity
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Conference Capacity
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Distance from town
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Elephant Hills resort centre
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276 rooms overlooking the Zambezi river
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Approx 820pax
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<4km
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The Victoria Falls hotel
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161 rooms overlooking the gorge and the bridge
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140pax
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Within town
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Rainbow Hotel
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88 rooms with enclosed balconies and view of the “spray”
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120pax
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Within Town
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Ilala lodge
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56 spacious rooms with railway sleeper and teak furnishings
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105pax
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Within Town
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Safari Lodge
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92 bedrooms plus 14 family suits, lavishly decorated with ethnic fabrics and fittings
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126pax
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<2km
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Crestar Spray View
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65 air conditioned rooms with beautify surrounding gardens
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50pax
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<1km
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Stanley and Livingstone
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15 uniquely decorated suites
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12pax
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<15km
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Shearwater village
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The hotel has a total of 96 rooms
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1km
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Palm River Lodge
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70 rooms
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4km
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Pioneers Lodge
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50 rooms
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3km
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Mbano
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19 suites
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4km
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Shongwe
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23 beautifully furnished rooms set in the suburbs of Victoria Falls
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3km
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The Wallow Lodge
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16 tented chalets, all slightly raised on wooden decks and spaced along the Masuwe river front
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5km
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Restaurants and eating houses
Nandos, Pariah State, Chicken Inn, Boma, Three Monkeys, Shearwater Café, Look Out Café
Wildlife and sanctuaries
The world’s biggest elephants herds are found within this area and a sensational safari experience is ensured.
- Zambezi National Park, Hwange National Park and other three private wildlife animal sanctuaries.
- Home of big five.
Adventure activities
- Air activities: helicopter, ultralight, float plane, parasailing, foofie slide, gorge swing, abseil, rap jump, and the flying fox.
- Land activities : bush walks, crocodile farm nature sanctuary, elephant back trails and interaction, lion walk, game drives, golf, horse riding, Hwange full day, bridge tour, night drives, spa and wellness, shopping, hide sits, steam train trips, traditional dancing, the Boma experience, Victoria Falls Tour and quad biking.
- Water activities: boogie boarding, white water rafting, jet boat, wine route, upper Zambezi canoeing river cruises, dinner cruise, Zambezi jet boat safari and fishing.
- Animal interaction: walk with the lions, crocodile farm, and elephant interaction.
- Scenic activities: The Big Tree, traditional African Village, curios and craft market.
Tours
- Captivating village tours
- Game drives
- Horseback trails
- Bush tours and dinners
Sourveneas and curio markets
- There are numerous small shops within the City that offer a wide variety of sourveneas and small gifts.
- There are four curio markets that the City created as a pro-poor strategy for the locals. These markets sale a wide array of curios. i.e. ranging from curved wooden sculptures, stone words, beards, necklaces, bone and horn pieces, wire wares, scrap metal, pottery, batiks, paintings.
Sports
- 18 hole golf course
- Boat club
- Quad bikes