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Avani Victoria Falls
Avani Victoria Falls
Avani Victoria Falls
Avani Victoria Falls
Avani Victoria Falls
Avani Victoria Falls
Avani Victoria Falls
Avani Victoria Falls
Avani Victoria Falls
Avani Victoria Falls
Avani Victoria Falls
Avani Victoria Falls
Avani Victoria Falls
Avani Victoria Falls
Avani Victoria Falls
Avani Victoria Falls
Avani Victoria Falls
Avani Victoria Falls
Avani Victoria Falls
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Reviews of Avani Victoria Falls

Wildlife sightings and reviews

235 independent comments and wildlife information from our travellers who have visited Avani Victoria Falls and kindly agreed to share their thoughts. They do not necessarily represent the views of Expert Africa

Wildlife sightings by our travellers
Starting in May-2018, 37 of our travellers have recorded their wildlife sightings at Avani Victoria Falls.
Zebra

92% success

Elephant

47% success

Hippo

42% success

White Rhino

21% success

Showing 131-140 of 235
Duration
Arrival date
Mr S
Sleepy Hollow

"Excellent facilities and service. Perfect loc"

2 nights Arrived 26 Aug 2012
"The ideal place to view the Falls which are spectacular even in low water season (late August) perhaps even more so in a different way." See all these reviews: 8n in Botswana; 3n in South Africa; 2n in Zambia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
W family
Aylesbury

"Zambezi Sun review"

2 nights Arrived 18 Aug 2012
"Generally good, particularly for families. Or room would benefit from some maintenance checks, particularly on electrical sockets, and some general sprucing up.

The swimming pool was unheated and surprisingly cold in August. Despite 28C air temperatures , very few if any were willing to brave the pool." See all these reviews: 9n in Zambia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location:
Good
Service:
Good
Activities:
Good
Rooms:
Average
Food:
Good
Facilities:
Average
Mr & Mrs T
Surrey

"Zambezi Sun review"

2 nights Arrived 29 Jul 2012
"the Zambezi Sun was perfect for our holiday as we had organized all our activites before we had left the U.K.

The rooms were clean. We choose this hotel as it was very near the falls. The food didnt worry us as we were their only two nights. But we didn't enjoy the food in the Falls room. The next night we went to the hotel restaurant which was a treat as we were finishing our holiday the next day as we thought it rather expensive. (with a captive market as we were quite away from the town).
However all the staff were very polite and efficient." See all these reviews: 4n in Botswana; 2n in Zambia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Good
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Average
O Family
Vancouver

"Zambezi Sun review"

2 nights Arrived 2 Jul 2012
"We were very happy with our decision to stay at the Zambezi Sun. It's location is excellent to visit the Falls. And, it was a great place to sleep off the jet lag, and ease our children into the trip, and the eventual culture shock. We enjoyed the breakfast buffets, however the lunch and dinners were average." See all these reviews: 9n in Zambia; 8n in Namibia; 1n in South Africa
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Average
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Poor
Facilities:
Good
Ms B & Mr D
Colorado

"Zambezi Sun review"

2 nights Arrived 6 Jun 2012
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Average
Activities:
Average
Rooms:
Average
Food:
Good
Mr N & Ms S
Zambia

"A good base in Livingstone"

3 nights Arrived 24 May 2012
"This was our second stay at the Zambezi Sun in less than two years. It is comfortable and, in our experience, well run. The location - ie right next to the Falls - is first rate; wandering around the gardens one finds a good range of wildlife (mammals as well as birds); and the Activities team offers a full range of options. All in all a very good base for a two- or three-night stay in the area.

If we have one minor criticism it is the hotel's penchant for quite intrusive live and/or canned music for much of the day, which can be a bit of a nuisance in inward-facing bedrooms in particular in the evening." See all these reviews: 12n in Zambia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Good
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Good
Facilities:
Good
Mrs & Mr C
Toronto

"Zambezi Sun review"

2 nights Arrived 24 May 2012
"This was a big typical hotel you can find anywhere in the world! Our room was clean, service fine, food Ok, and location perfect to view Victoria falls. We preferred the guesthouses and tented camps we had experienced.

The only way we knew we were in Africa were the zebras on the lawn, the rumble of the water falling, and vivid colours in the rooms!" See all these reviews: 7n in Namibia; 6n in Botswana; 4n in South Africa; 2n in Zambia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Good
Service:
Average
Rooms:
Average
Food:
Average
Facilities:
Average
Mr & Mrs K
Bucks

"good location with extorbitant food prices"

2 nights Arrived 9 May 2012
"Great location right next to the falls. Room comfortable. Very comfortable pool area. Main complaint about this hotel is the absolutely ludicrous food prices and the poor quality food. Buffet $45 pp at dinner is ridiculous. Judging by the standard of food at breakfast, dinner would not have been good.

Breakfast food was often cold and greasy (cold poached eggs....bleugh!), the waffles are tasteless cardboard, burnt and dry pastries, the fruit is the saving grace. So we learnt....eat a good lunch at the excellent pool bar (why is this fab place closed for food pm?) and snack on UK biscuits and bar peanuts for dinner. Very sad." See all these reviews: 10n in Botswana; 2n in Zambia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Average

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Good
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Poor
Facilities:
Good
Mr R & Mrs B
Portugal

"Ideal location for Victoria Falls"

2 nights Arrived 29 Jan 2012
"A super location as it was so easy to walk to the falls.

The grounds were well kept and the overall standard of the hotel was excellent." See all these reviews: 10n in Namibia; 3n in Botswana; 2n in Zambia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Good
Facilities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Good
Ms B
Birmingham

"Zambezi Sun review"

3 nights Arrived 12 Dec 2011
"The Zambezi Sun is very comfortable, and just next to the Falls. The only reason I rated the trip good and not excellent is because I got food poisoning from the cafe in the Zambezi Sun on my last day!

The toilet in my room also malfunctioned and flooded the room, but they immediately moved me to another one and were very prompt in dealing with it." See all these reviews: 7n in Zambia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Good
Facilities:
Good
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Poor
Showing 131-140 of 235
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Conveniently located just a short walk from the Zambia. side of the Victoria Falls, the colonial-style Royal Livingstone has beautiful grounds and small but quite luxurious rooms.


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