Stanley & Livingstone is Victoria Falls’ first luxury boutique hotel. Surrounded by the tranquillity of natural reserve and primely located 15 minutes from the area’s wondrous falls, it is the ideal base from which to explore – as well as a quiet retreat. Its 16 luxury Suites take an easy going approach to colonial style and encourage guests to unwind. While the hotel’s excellent food, thoughtful comforts, and attentive service ensure they are well taken care of – a hallmark of Stanley & Livingstone.
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Every bite is delicious, packed with a freshness that can only come from local produce – so local in fact, it’s grown in Stanley & Livingstone's own backyard. The veggie garden makes the hotel a bit more self-sufficient and allows them to guarantee you consistently excellent food that organic, wholesome, and flavoursome!
1871 at Stanley & Livingstone welcomes you to savour your dining experience. It’s the place for brunches, long relaxed lunches, afternoon teas out on the terrace, and dinners by candlelight..
The à la carte menus offer classic European and African fusion feasts, introducing local flavours and modern twists on firm favourites. Children will be delighted with their own options. Dining is paired with sought-after South African wines, as well as premium spirits, beers and MORE’s specialty cocktails, making for what we consider a well-rounded dining experience.
Indulge in the Lounge and Bar, with a menu of coffees and a selection of beers, wines, champagnes, spirits, and speciality cocktails.
Enjoy Stanley & Livingstone's attentive wine selection chosen to create a list that offers a range of varieties and styles from authentic, family-owned Cape wineries, with a passion for their craft.
Breakfast
Scheduled shared Victoria Falls Airport & Livingstone Airport transfer
Scheduled shared Victoria Falls Town transfers
Emergency Medical Evacuation
WiFi
Private Travel Concierge
1871 at Stanley & Livingstone Restaurant
Dining and Viewing Terrace
Wine Cellar
Outdoor Swimming Pool
Guest Bar Lounge
Guest Lounge with Fireplace
In-room Spa Treatments
MORE Gallery
20 min drive to the lodge
Every bite is delicious, packed with a freshness that can only come from local produce – so local in fact, it’s grown in Stanley & Livingstone's own backyard. The veggie garden makes the hotel a bit more self-sufficient and allows them to guarantee you consistently excellent food that organic, wholesome, and flavoursome!
1871 at Stanley & Livingstone welcomes you to savour your dining experience. It’s the place for brunches, long relaxed lunches, afternoon teas out on the terrace, and dinners by candlelight..
The à la carte menus offer classic European and African fusion feasts, introducing local flavours and modern twists on firm favourites. Children will be delighted with their own options. Dining is paired with sought-after South African wines, as well as premium spirits, beers and MORE’s specialty cocktails, making for what we consider a well-rounded dining experience.
Indulge in the Lounge and Bar, with a menu of coffees and a selection of beers, wines, champagnes, spirits, and speciality cocktails.
Enjoy Stanley & Livingstone's attentive wine selection chosen to create a list that offers a range of varieties and styles from authentic, family-owned Cape wineries, with a passion for their craft.
Though thoroughly modern in their luxuries, 16 Suites capture the charm of a bygone era. Their fresh design is an easy-going approach to colonial style, inviting you to make yourself at home. Each has a canopied king-size bed, minibar, slipper bath and walk-in shower, TV lounge, and terrace – for morning coffees and private dinners.
Two sets of Interleading Suites are ideal for families, with two bedrooms – both en-suite. For children, the second room can be laid out especially. They’ll find toys and games, gown and slipper sets, all-natural bath products, stories put onto their pillows, and a surprise just for them… Aside from more space, every comfort has been provided for a relaxed and happy stay. Children of all ages are welcome.
Stanley & Livingstone is Victoria Falls’ first luxury boutique hotel. Surrounded by the tranquillity of natural reserve and primely located 15 minutes from the area’s wondrous falls, it is the ideal base from which to explore – as well as a quiet retreat. Its 16 luxury Suites take an easy going approach to colonial style and encourage guests to unwind. While the hotel’s excellent food, thoughtful comforts, and attentive service ensure they are well taken care of – a hallmark of Stanley & Livingstone.
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1871 at Stanley & Livingstone welcomes you to savour your dining experience. It’s the place for brunches, long relaxed lunches, afternoon teas out on the terrace, and dinners by candlelight..
1871 at Stanley & Livingstone Restaurant
Dining and Viewing Terrace
Wine Cellar
Outdoor Swimming Pool
Guest Bar Lounge
Guest Lounge with Fireplace
In-room Spa Treatments
MORE Gallery
Stanley & Livingstone is set on the 4 000ha Victoria Falls Private Game Reserve – an African Eden and the only privately-owned reserve within the immediate vicinity of the Falls. This iconic destination promises adrenaline-fueled activities, up-close adventures, and humbling cultural interactions – all centering around its wondrous Victoria Falls – Mosi-oa-Tunya (The Smoke that Thunders) to the locals. Their sheer enormity and force have powered them into the Seven Natural Wonders of the World and onto UNESCO’s World Heritage List. It’s an explorer’s, nature - and culture-lover’s paradise...
20 min drive to the lodge
Early morning and late afternoon drives, led by expert Field Guides, take guests into a wilderness where the abundance of wildlife is king. Traversing its basalt plains, open grasslands and teak forests to meet the shores of the Masuwe River, guests encounter a great diversity of animals. This includes all of the Big Five, with a healthy population of the extremely rare and endangered black rhino. Being in a private reserve, vehicles have the freedom to follow herds through the bush with ‘consideration for the delicate ecosystem’ and observe their natural behavior. Guest are in for another treat with the refreshment stops set up at a scenic spot on the reserve.
Africa’s vast wilderness vividly comes to life when experienced on horseback. The experience combines a heady mix of adventure, natural beauty, up-close wildlife encounters, and a sense of nostalgia. At Victoria Falls Private Game Reserve, riders explore just as the earliest pioneers did in this African Eden, unchanged by time. The reserve is a remarkably beautiful place to traverse, and its plains and riverscapes set a constant backdrop for this adventure. The diverse landscapes makes for rich riding experiences. With hectares to roam, riders are guaranteed to encounter more wildlife than people for miles, making for a more personal and exclusive safari experience.
A Natural Wonder of the World and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Victoria Falls are one of Zimbabwe’s most visited attractions. But fully appreciating its beauty doesn’t mean having to fall in with the crowd. Book your own exclusive tour and our expert guide will take you on a tailor made and personalised journey through this Wonder of the World. The Zambezi River is over 2km wide at this point (in season), where it plunges down a series of basalt gorges for 108m and sends up an opalescent mist that can be seen over 20km away. There are few major waterfalls that can be viewed on foot at such close proximity – so close in fact, guests can feel the spray (raincoats are provided). Our local guide leads them to the route’s 15 lookout points, and shares tales with a fresh perspective of the area’s fascinating history.
The only walking safari of its kind in a private Big Five Reserve within the vicinity of Victoria Falls. It’s a rare opportunity to be in Africa on foot, where everything somehow feels more ‘real’. Traversing the wilderness by vehicle allows guests to see more big game, while walking in the bush puts them directly in touch with nature. From fresh spoor that indicate an animal’s presence to the liquorish taste of a medicinal plant, highly-skilled guides draw guests’ attention points of interest they wouldn’t usually notice. Guides will tailor walks around guests’ personal interests, focusing on mammals as well as birds, insects, reptiles, plants, geology, etc. Encounters with dangerous animals are avoided, and guides carry rifles to ensure guests’ safety.
Young adventurers will find Stanley & Livingstone the ideal base from which to explore Victoria Falls... It's a whole new world - of wondrous sights, curious animals, and colourful people - the stuff of adventure stories come to life!
Victoria Falls Private Game Reserve (VFPGR) was awarded custodianship of four black rhino in June 2006, becoming a designated rhino Intensive Protection Zone (IPZ). The programme has been a resounding success, and the thriving population on the reserve today has surprised even conservation experts. This is all thanks to the extraordinary effort and intelligence of the VFPGR Anti-Poaching Unit. In an effort to drive funding for this critical function, and to bring visitors closer to these extraordinary animals, Stanley & Livingstone have designed the Exclusive Black Rhino Conservation Experience. The late afternoon activity includes an immersive talk with an expert VFPGR Guide, followed by a drive into the reserve in search of the black rhino. This experience is a very personal and unique view into the world of a pre-historic creature now fighting for its survival on this planet.