--- type: "Article" title: "Life by a water hole – Victoria Falls Safari Lodge" description: "The spot where the Victoria Falls Safari Lodge is located is as unique as the view from here is spectacular: it promises beastly attractions and much more!" resource: "https://travelmemo.com/zimbabwe/victoria-falls-safari-lodge-water-hole" author: "Walter Schaerer" publisher: "Travelmemo" photo_count: 17 tags: ["Landscape", "Lodge", "Safari", "Zimbabwe"] entities: - "https://travelmemo.com/ontology/places/zimbabwe" - "https://travelmemo.com/ontology/places/botswana" - "https://travelmemo.com/ontology/topics/landscape" - "https://travelmemo.com/ontology/topics/lodge" - "https://travelmemo.com/ontology/topics/safari" - "https://travelmemo.com/ontology/topics/air-travel" - "https://travelmemo.com/ontology/topics/restaurant" - "https://travelmemo.com/ontology/topics/wildlife-tourism" - "https://travelmemo.com/ontology/organizations/booking-com" - "https://travelmemo.com/ontology/organizations/swiss-international-air-lines" - "https://travelmemo.com/author/walter-schaerer" generated: { by: "human:https://travelmemo.com/author/walter-schaerer", at: 2026-07-04T14:25:31+00:00 } verified: - { by: "human:https://travelmemo.com/author/katja-birrer", at: 2016-06-23T13:50:00+00:00 } sources: - id: photos resource: victoria-falls-safari-lodge-water-hole.md#photos title: "Original photography by Walter Schaerer" author: "human:https://travelmemo.com/author/walter-schaerer" last_modified: 2016-06-01 timestamp: 2026-07-04T14:25:31+00:00 --- # Life by a water hole – Victoria Falls Safari Lodge > Victoria Falls Safari Lodge is a 72-room property set on a natural plateau just four kilometres from Victoria Falls, offering an exclusive view over a water hole in Zambezi National Park where elephants, buffalo, kudu and more come to drink. ## Destination Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, on the edge of Zambezi National Park ## Getting there Accessible by transfer from Victoria Falls airport, approximately four kilometres away. ## Why visit The lodge's position overlooking an active water hole delivers close-up wildlife viewing from the lounge, bar, restaurants and private verandas, complemented by proximity to Victoria Falls and activities on the Zambezi River. ## What to see - **Water hole wildlife** — Buffalo, elephants, impala, kudu and warthogs congregate at the lodge's private water hole, visible from the lounge, bar and guest verandas. - **Daily vulture feeding** — Every day at noon hundreds of vultures are fed at the lodge, offering disturbingly close observation of the threatened birds. - **Warthogs and baboons on the grounds** — Warthogs roam the garden freely; baboons frequent the guest verandas and require windows to be kept shut. - **Sunset views** — The open Buffalo Bar and spacious lounge with library provide wide-ranging views of sunsets over the water hole. ## What to do - **Zambezi River Cruise** — A cruise on the Zambezi River, where crocodile brochettes are among the snacks offered on board. - **Dining at the lodge restaurants** — Two restaurants serve local specialities including crocodile as an appetizer, with views over the water hole. ## Good to know The lodge has 72 rooms and suites decorated in striking colours; split-level suites feature four-poster beds with mosquito net canopies and private verandas overlooking the water hole. Keep windows closed to prevent baboons from making off with belongings. ## Photos ```yaml photos: - url: "https://travelmemo.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Victoria-Falls-Safari-Lodge-3.jpg" caption: "Victoria Falls Safari Lodge" keywords: ["Africa Albida Tourism", "Victoria Falls", "Victoria Falls Safari Lodge", "Zimbabwe", "water hole"] captured: 2016-05-29 credit: "travelmemo.com" - url: "https://travelmemo.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/warthog-Victoria-Falls-Safari-Lodge.jpg" caption: "Warthog" keywords: ["Victoria Falls", "Victoria Falls Safari Lodge", "Zimbabwe", "garden", "warthog"] captured: 2016-05-29 credit: "Walter Schaerer" - url: "https://travelmemo.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Victoria-Falls-Safari-Lodge.jpg" caption: "Victoria Falls Safari Lodge" keywords: ["Africa Albida Tourism", "Victoria Falls", "Victoria Falls Safari Lodge", "Zimbabwe"] captured: 2016-05-29 credit: "travelmemo.com" - url: "https://travelmemo.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Victoria-Falls-Safari-Lodge-6.jpg" caption: "Victoria Falls Safari Lodge" keywords: ["Africa Albida Tourism", "Victoria Falls", "Victoria Falls Safari Lodge", "Zimbabwe"] captured: 2016-05-29 credit: "travelmemo.com" - url: "https://travelmemo.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Victoria-Falls-Safari-Lodge-lounge.jpg" caption: "Victoria Falls Safari Lodge" keywords: ["Africa Albida Tourism", "Victoria Falls", "Victoria Falls Safari Lodge", "Zimbabwe", "lounge"] captured: 2016-05-29 credit: "travelmemo.com" - url: "https://travelmemo.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/water-hole-Victoria-Falls-Safari-Lodge.jpg" caption: "Water hole next to the lodge" keywords: ["Africa Albida Tourism", "Victoria Falls", "Victoria Falls Safari Lodge", "Zimbabwe", "buffalo", "water hole"] captured: 2016-05-29 credit: "travelmemo.com" - url: "https://travelmemo.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/sunset-Victoria-Falls-Safari-Lodge.jpg" caption: "Victoria Falls Safari Lodge" keywords: ["Africa Albida Tourism", "Victoria Falls", "Victoria Falls Safari Lodge", "Zimbabwe", "sunset", "water hole"] captured: 2016-05-29 credit: "travelmemo.com" - url: "https://travelmemo.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/circling-vultures.jpg" caption: "Circling vultures" keywords: ["Victoria Falls", "Victoria Falls Safari Lodge", "Zimbabwe", "circling", "vultures"] captured: 2016-05-30 credit: "Walter Schaerer" - url: "https://travelmemo.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Victoria-Falls-Safari-Lodge-vulture-tree.jpg" caption: "Victoria Falls Safari Lodge" keywords: ["Africa Albida Tourism", "Victoria Falls", "Victoria Falls Safari Lodge", "Zimbabwe", "tree", "vulture"] captured: 2016-05-29 credit: "travelmemo.com" - url: "https://travelmemo.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Victoria-Falls-Safari-Lodge-vultures.jpg" caption: "Victoria Falls Safari Lodge" keywords: ["Africa Albida Tourism", "Victoria Falls", "Victoria Falls Safari Lodge", "Zimbabwe", "vulture"] captured: 2016-05-29 credit: "travelmemo.com" - url: "https://travelmemo.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/baboon-mother.jpg" caption: "Baboon mother at Victoria Falls Safari Lodge" keywords: ["Victoria Falls", "Victoria Falls Safari Lodge", "Zimbabwe", "baboon"] captured: 2016-05-30 credit: "Katja Birrer" - url: "https://travelmemo.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Victoria-Falls-Safari-Lodge-4.jpg" caption: "Victoria Falls Safari Lodge" keywords: ["Africa Albida Tourism", "Victoria Falls", "Victoria Falls Safari Lodge", "Zimbabwe", "water hole"] captured: 2016-05-29 credit: "travelmemo.com" - url: "https://travelmemo.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Victoria-Falls-Safari-Lodge-suite.jpg" caption: "Victoria Falls Safari Lodge" keywords: ["Africa Albida Tourism", "Victoria Falls", "Victoria Falls Safari Lodge", "Zimbabwe", "suite"] captured: 2016-05-29 credit: "travelmemo.com" - url: "https://travelmemo.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/crocodile-teeth.jpg" caption: "Dösendes Krokodil" keywords: ["Africa Albida Tourism", "Botswana", "Chobe", "Chobe National Park", "Ngoma Safari Lodge", "Safari", "crocodile", "teeth"] captured: 2016-06-01 credit: "Walter Schaerer" - url: "https://travelmemo.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Victoria-Falls-Safari-Lodge-appetizer.jpg" caption: "Victoria Falls Safari Lodge" keywords: ["Africa Albida Tourism", "Victoria Falls", "Victoria Falls Safari Lodge", "Zimbabwe", "appetizer"] captured: 2016-05-29 credit: "travelmemo.com" ```