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Lodge · Victoria Falls
Tongabezi Lodge
Tongabezi is an award-winning eco-lodge on a quiet stretch of the Zambezi River, 7 miles upstream of Victoria Falls. Five River Cottages and a collection of individually designed Houses sit hidden among riverine forest, with private valets, sampan dinners on the river, and easy access to the Falls from the Zambian side.
From $490 per person sharing, per night
Special offer available on selected dates.
Lodge · Victoria Falls
Tongabezi Lodge
Tongabezi is an award-winning eco-lodge on a quiet stretch of the Zambezi River, 7 miles upstream of Victoria Falls. Five River Cottages and a collection of individually designed Houses sit hidden among riverine forest, with private valets, sampan dinners on the river, and easy access to the Falls from the Zambian side.
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About the lodge
An overview of Tongabezi Lodge .
Tongabezi is an award-winning eco-lodge on a quiet stretch of the Zambezi River, 7 miles upstream of Victoria Falls. Five River Cottages and a collection of individually designed Houses sit hidden among riverine forest, with private valets, sampan dinners on the river, and easy access to the Falls from the Zambian side.
Highlights
- Hidden riverside setting 7 miles upstream of Victoria Falls
- Five River Cottages plus individually designed Houses, each with a private valet
- Sampan dinner served course by course on the Zambezi
- World's first electric dhow for silent sunrise and sunset cruises
- Guided visits to the Falls from both the Zambian and Zimbabwean sides
- Named one of Condé Nast Traveler's Top 20 Resorts in Africa
You Should Know
- Children aged 0 to 4 stay free of charge
- Children aged 5 to 15 pay 50% when sharing with two adults
- Guests aged 16 and over pay the full adult rate
- 40% single supplement applies all year
- Zambia enforces a fishing ban from 1 December to 1 March each year
The Details
Location
Tongabezi sits on a quiet bend of the Zambezi River about 7 miles upstream of Victoria Falls, hidden among ebony and jackalberry trees on the Zambian bank. The lodge looks across the river to Zimbabwe and is a short drive from Livingstone, with easy access to Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park.
Despite the proximity to one of the world's most visited natural wonders, the setting is tranquil and private. The lodge began as a handful of tents with bucket showers in the early 1990s and has grown into an established eco-lodge while keeping its founding character.
Accommodation
Accommodation is split between five River Cottages and a collection of individually styled Houses, including the Honeymoon House, Bird House, Nut House, Tree House, Dog House and Garden House. Each room has its own character, with interiors collected from across Africa and a private valet looking after guests throughout their stay.
The Houses suit families and groups travelling together. The Dog House includes private vehicles for activities and transfers when booked by a minimum of four paying guests.
Dining
Meals draw on produce from the lodge's organic garden, where the former tennis courts have been replanted with herbs, citrus, seasonal fruits and vegetables. Guests can dine in the main lodge, on their private deck, or take a picnic lunch to a private island in the Zambezi.
The signature experience is the sampan dinner, where each course is paddled out to a floating wooden boat on the river. Availability depends on water levels and the weather, and the experience is best booked in advance.
Activities
- Visit to the local village
- Sunrise and sunset boat trips on the Zambezi
- Picnic lunch on a private island in the Zambezi
- Guided visit to Victoria Falls from the Zambian and Zimbabwean sides, with transfers, guide and entrance fees included (visa fees excluded)
- Game drive in Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park, with park fees included
- Fishing on the Zambezi, with equipment provided
- Massages available at additional cost
Price Includes
- Accommodation on a per person per night sharing basis
- All meals
- Selected activities as listed
- Laundry
- Non-premium drinks
- Park fees and bednight levies
- Levies, service charges and taxes
- Shared road transfers to and from Jeki/Royal, Mfuwe, Livingstone, Chunga, Busanga and Likoma airfields
You pay the lodge's rate, never a markup.
The same as booking direct
Rates and dates.
Per person sharing, per night. Final pricing depends on dates, room category and party size.
Valid until 2 Jan 2027
Peak / migration
1 Jul 2026 – 31 Oct 2026
All Inclusive - All meals, selected drinks, selected activities, round-trip transfers nearest airfields
Included. Complimentary travel insurance, with cancellation cover of up to $5,000 per person, on bookings paid by 25th September 2026. Details
$965
per person · night
Shoulder
1 Nov 2026 – 31 Dec 2026
All Inclusive - All meals, selected drinks, selected activities, round-trip transfers nearest airfields
Special offer
Included. Complimentary travel insurance, with cancellation cover of up to $5,000 per person, on bookings paid by 25th September 2026. Details
$490
per person · night · normally $735
Festive
1 Jan 2027 – 2 Jan 2027
All Inclusive - All meals, selected drinks, selected activities, round-trip transfers nearest airfields
Included. Complimentary travel insurance, with cancellation cover of up to $5,000 per person, on bookings paid by 25th September 2026. Details
$735
per person · night
Rates are per person sharing, per night. Where a reduced rate is shown, it reflects a stay-pay or long-stay offer for those dates; honeymoon and other offers are applied separately when we prepare your quote. A single supplement may apply for solo travellers. We offer a price match guarantee, just ask your safari specialist.
Current offers
Special offer available.
Where the rates above show a saving, it comes from a stay-pay or long-stay offer. Family offers are applied by your safari specialist when preparing your quote.
Stay & Pay
Stay three nights and pay for only two at Tongabezi, with the third night complimentary. The offer applies during the Green Season, 3 January to 30 June and 1 November to 31 December, and may be combined with other specials. Flights are not included.
Long stay
Longer stays are rewarded across the Green Safaris collection. Stay four nights or more at Tongabezi, or across a combination of Green Safaris lodges, and all flights and road transfers to and from the nearest international airport are included, together with airport taxes; flight times are confirmed shortly before travel. Alternatively, the Your Choice offer gives a fourth night at no extra cost at Tongabezi or one of the other participating lodges, available on international rates only, including Wings and Wheels transfers, and it cannot be combined with any other offer.
Family
Children aged four and under stay free of charge, and children from five to fifteen sharing with two adults pay half the adult rate. Guests aged sixteen and over are charged at the full adult rate.
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With Karolina across the team.
"Jolene was simply extraordinary. She put together what became an absolutely incredible African trip for us in the space of barely three weeks, and from the outset her responsiveness, knowledge and genuine enthusiasm were exceptional. Nothing was ever too much trouble, responses were almost immediate, and she very quickly understood exactly what we were looking for, our expectations and the way we like to travel. More than simply being an expert at what she does, Jolene genuinely cared about making the trip special for us, and that came through in every aspect of her planning. What particularly impressed us was the flexibility with which she brought everything together. We already had some of our own arrangements in place, including international flights and staying with friends in Cape Town, but Jolene seamlessly incorporated those into the overall itinerary and still organised all the surrounding logistics and transfers. The safari component she designed was outstanding, taking us through Kruger, Victoria Falls, Chobe and the Okavango Delta, before finishing in Cape Town and the Stellenbosch wine region. Every part flowed beautifully and the lodges, experiences and logistics were exceptional. Just as importantly, Jolene stayed in contact throughout the trip at all the key moments, which made travelling so much easier. She would check us in for our internal flights and send through the boarding passes, confirm transfers the day before each pick-up, and make sure everything was in place before we ever had to think about it. That attention to detail, and the fact that she was always one step ahead, removed so much of the usual travel stress and allowed us simply to enjoy the trip. It was genuinely the trip of a lifetime, put together in an extraordinarily short timeframe, and Jolene deserves enormous credit for making it all happen. We could not recommend her highly enough."
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