Gorges Lodge
Batoka Gorge, Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe
Location
On the Batoka Gorge
The lodge perches on the edge of the Batoka Gorge around 200 metres above the Zambezi, around 30 minutes from Victoria Falls, with black eagles nesting in the gorge below — a dramatic clifftop setting.
Transfer
A Victoria Falls transfer
Around 30 minutes by road from Victoria Falls and its airport — an easy transfer to a dramatic gorge-edge setting.
Villas
Ten chalets + a tented annexe
Ten chalets — single-storey twin suites, two-level family chalets and a honeymoon suite — plus a tented annexe, each with a private veranda and gorge views over the Batoka Gorge.
Best For
Who it suits
Couples, families and value-minded travellers after a dramatic clifftop setting near the Falls — chalets over the Batoka Gorge, eye-level black eagles and gorge-edge walks, around 30 minutes from Victoria Falls — genuine value with a real sense of place.
Board Basis
All-inclusive option
An all-inclusive option, or bed and breakfast — at the main lodge on the edge of the gorge, with an open-sided bar and a homely lounge.
About the Resort
A clifftop gorge base near the Falls
Gorges Lodge has one of the most dramatic settings near Victoria Falls — perched on the very edge of the Batoka Gorge, around 200 metres above the Zambezi, around 30 minutes from the Falls, with black eagles nesting in the gorge below at eye level. Ten chalets — single-storey twin suites, two-level family chalets and a honeymoon suite — plus a tented annexe each have a private veranda and gorge views, with a swimming pool over the gorge, an open-sided bar and a homely lounge. Days run on eye-level black-eagle viewing, gorge-edge walks, Victoria Falls around half an hour away, Zambezi cruises and the full range of Falls activities, and community visits to the local school the lodge funds. It runs as an all-inclusive option or bed and breakfast. It suits couples, families and value-minded travellers who want a real sense of place near the Falls, with the genuine value the setting belies.
Accommodation
Chalets
Ten chalets — single-storey twin suites, two-level family chalets and a honeymoon suite — plus a tented annexe, each with a private veranda and gorge views over the Batoka Gorge.
Entry
Single-Storey Twin Suite
Sleeps two. A twin with a private veranda and gorge views, over the Batoka Gorge.
Private verandaGorge outlook
Family
Double-Storey Chalet
Sleeps three to four. A two-level family chalet with a veranda, over the gorge.
Two-storeyGorge outlook
Signature
Honeymoon Suite
Sleeps two. A larger suite with the best gorge views — the signature.
RomanticGorge outlook
Food & Drink
Dining
Dining runs to the main lodge on the edge of the gorge, an open-sided bar, and a homely lounge.
Signature
The main lodge
The main lodge, on the edge of the gorge.
Bar
An open-sided bar
An open-sided bar.
Lounge
A homely lounge
A homely lounge.
Wellbeing
Pool & gorge
There is a swimming pool over the gorge, eye-level black-eagle viewing from the gorge edge, and gorge-edge walks.
A swimming pool
A swimming pool, over the gorge.
Black-eagle viewing
Eye-level black-eagle viewing, from the gorge edge.
Gorge-edge walks
Gorge-edge walks.
Activities & Experiences
Signature Experiences
A clifftop over the Zambezi, eagles at eye level. Watch the black eagles, walk the gorge edge, and visit the Falls nearby.
Black-eagle viewing
Eye-level black-eagle viewing — Verreaux's eagles nest in the gorge below.
Gorge-edge walks
Gorge-edge walks, around 200 metres above the Zambezi.
Victoria Falls
Victoria Falls, around 30 minutes away.
Zambezi cruises
Zambezi cruises, and the full range of Falls activities.
Community visits
Community visits — the lodge funds a local school.
Getting There
Location & transfers
By air
To Victoria Falls
Around 30 minutes by road from Victoria Falls and its airport.
On the gorge
Batoka Gorge
On the edge of the Batoka Gorge, above the Zambezi.
Guest Reviews
What Our Clients Say
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“We’ve stayed here three times now. The house reef has no equal. The stargazing was, genuinely, one of the most moving experiences of my adult life.”
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“I had stayed at Four Seasons, One&Only and Velaa before visiting Gorges Lodge. They are all magnificent. But this is different in a way that is hard to articulate.”
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Good to Know
Good to know
Board basis
- An all-inclusive option, or bed and breakfast.
Made for couples
- A relaxed clifftop lodge for couples and families, with family chalets and a honeymoon suite.
Setting
- Perched on the edge of the Batoka Gorge around 200 metres above the Zambezi, around 30 minutes from Victoria Falls — with eye-level black eagles nesting in the gorge.
Getting there
- Around 30 minutes by road from Victoria Falls and its airport.
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