On arrival, you will be dressed in a chitenge (sarong), and after being seated, you will have the chance to take part in a traditional hand-washing ceremony and sip on a mug of local beer, before tucking into a shared starter platter, featuring skewered peppered impala, smoked crocodile tail and corn ciabatta and “nyimo” fritters. This is followed by soup from the campfire.

The main course buffet offers pork fillet, mouth-watering grilled ostrich, buffalo curry, lamb on the spit, game stews and kudu steak. There are also vegetarian options available, with an extensive salad bar, as well as local dishes such as peanut butter spinach and sadza (a thick porridge made from ground maize that forms Zimbabwe’s staple diet).

If you are feeling brave, try a dried mopane worm, and don’t forget to claim your certificate as proof! Finish off with something sweet by indulging in our wide selection of desserts from the buffet.

Bookings are essential. If you’re staying at Victoria Falls Safari Lodge, Victoria Falls Safari Club or Victoria Falls Safari Suites, a courtesy shuttle is available to and from The Boma – Dinner & Drum Show.

• 24-hour reception
• Tours and Activities desk
• Courtesy hourly shuttle bus service to the town centre, craft markets and the Victoria Falls Rainforest
• Souvenir shop
• TV lounge with international channels
• Internet lounge
• Guest lounge in the apex of the central building
• Swimming pool area with sun deck and loungers
• Fitness room
• Complimentary Wi-Fi
• Private shower facilities for guests arriving early and checking out late
• Babysitting service available (advance notice required)
• Visa, American Express and MasterCard accepted

Victoria Falls Safari Lodge waterhole
Our Victoria Falls hotel overlooks a waterhole offering guests the opportunity to view a variety of wildlife including elephants, buffalo, kudu, waterbuck, impala as well as a large number of bird species. Game may be seen at the waterhole from the comfort of the lodge’s viewing deck, pool deck, fitness room or over drinks or a meal at the Buffalo Bar and MaKuwa-Kuwa Restaurant. The majority of rooms at the lodge have a direct view of the waterhole from where guests may soak up the iconic African sight of wildlife wending its way to and from quenching its thirst from the privacy of their balcony.

The Vulture Culture Experience The Vulture Culture Experience is a supplementary feeding programme that aids the survival of these remarkable but endangered birds and allows visitors to enjoy the spectacular sight of hundreds of these raptors swooping down to be fed on leftover meat scraps from onsite restaurants.

The activity, which occurs at 1 pm daily, begins with a briefing on a deck beneath Victoria Falls Safari Lodge about the ecological importance of vultures and the plight they are facing before visitors take a short walk down a bush path to a hide to view the vultures feeding. Here there is the opportunity to spot white-headed, hooded, lappet-faced and white-backed vultures, as well as marabou storks.

The project also allows vulture numbers to be monitored, as populations are dwindling due to a variety of human-created issues, including electrocution by power lines, loss of available and safe food supply, direct and indirect poisoning and the use of their parts for traditional medicines.

While visitors are encouraged to make a donation towards vulture conservation, $1 from every meal at MaKuwa-Kuwa Restaurant and the Buffalo Bar goes to the Victoria Falls Wildlife Trust.