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Ilala Lodge
Ilala Lodge
Ilala Lodge
Ilala Lodge
Ilala Lodge
Ilala Lodge
Ilala Lodge
Ilala Lodge

Reviews of Ilala Lodge

Wildlife sightings and reviews

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

Wildlife sightings by our travellers
Starting in Jul-2019, 46 of our travellers have recorded their wildlife sightings at Ilala Lodge.
Leopard

0% success

Elephant

54% success

Buffalo

18% success

Zebra

18% success

Showing 31-40 of 259
Duration
Arrival date
Mr & Mrs S
Kure Beach

"Ilala Lodge review"

3 nights Arrived 31 May 2022
"We were pleased with all aspects of our stay at the Ilala Lodge.

A couple items stood out for us. We ate breakfast 3 times and dinner twice while staying there. Both the service and the food were outstanding.

We also greatly appreciated being able to borrow a wheelchair from the lodge for our visit to Victoria Falls. It was critical to being able to fully enjoy the experience." See all these reviews: 11n in Botswana; 3n in Zimbabwe
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Ms B
Arizona

"Ilala Lodge review"

2 nights Arrived 13 May 2022
"Nice place to stay near the falls. Staff was nice and food was good." See all these reviews: 19n in Namibia; 8n in Botswana; 2n in Zimbabwe
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Good
Activities:
Good
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Good
Facilities:
Good
Sightings Report

Elephant

10 sightings

Zebra

10 sightings

JnL
Toronto

"A wonderful stay"

3 nights Arrived 4 May 2022
"Everything about Ilala was first rate, from the moment we arrived, to the service, the comfort, the food the ambience.

The fact that it is the closest hotel to Vic Falls was a bonus." See all these reviews: 6n in Zimbabwe
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Sightings Report

Elephant

1 sighting

Dr K
California

"Ilala Lodge review"

2 nights Arrived 30 Apr 2022
"Our stay here was wonderful.

The lodge is easy walking distance from the Zimbabwe side of Victoria Falls. The room was comfortable, luxurious, and well equipped.

There were often interesting animals to see on the property. The restaurant had excellent food, service, and wine.

The staff was consistently pleasant and helpful." See all these reviews: 4n in Botswana; 2n in Zimbabwe; 2n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Sightings Report

Elephant

Multiple sightings

Zebra

Multiple sightings

Dr B
Canada

"Ilala Lodge review"

2 nights Arrived 15 Apr 2022
"Great location very close to the Victoria Falls. The rooms are spacious with balconies overlooking a large garden area.

The large terrace area fronting the building has the restaurant at one end with pools for children and adults next to a bar area. The bar area was a great place to sit and enjoy a drink and take in the view.

The staff were friendly, efficient and the food was excellent. There was an activities office where we could book a number of different excursions. We took the early morning birdwatching cruise on the Zambezi which was excellent. A visit to the Victoria Falls is also a must." See all these reviews: 12n in Namibia; 8n in Botswana; 2n in Zimbabwe
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Mrs D Newport P
UK

"Ilala Lodge review"

2 nights Arrived 8 Apr 2022
"It was lovely to have a comfortable hotel after our extended journey.

The Lodge is in an excellent position within sight of the Falls spray and the sound of the water. Short walk to the falls. The food was very good especially the breakfast. The staff were very helpful (in a slightly disorganised way).

The children loved the swimming pool." See all these reviews: 6n in Botswana; 2n in Zimbabwe
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Good
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Mr & Mrs E
Montana

"Ilala Lodge review"

2 nights Arrived 22 Aug 2021
"This was the perfect place to end our southern Africa journey!" See all these reviews: 10n in Botswana; 8n in Namibia; 2n in Zimbabwe
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Sightings Report

Elephant

2 sightings

Ms C
Montana

"Ilala Lodge review"

2 nights Arrived 22 Aug 2021
"Ilala Lodge was the perfect end to our trip. It's within walking distance of Victoria Falls, and has extensive grounds. From the raised dining terrace, we watched three elephants demolish a tree one evening. We knew they could damage trees, had heard them at it, but watching it happen was astonishing.

Victoria Falls was amazing. I am glad we decided to see the Falls from the Zimbabwe side. Running a gauntlet of vendors on the way to the Falls was only a minor annoyance.

Another wonderful birding spot, and a very relaxing and lovely place to end our trip." See all these reviews: 10n in Botswana; 8n in Namibia; 2n in Zimbabwe
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Sightings Report

Elephant

3 sightings

DeGoler Clan
CA, USA

"Ilala Lodge review"

1 night Arrived 29 Jun 2021
"We really enjoyed this property.

We've stayed previously at the historic and grand Victoria Falls Hotel and while it was lovely, we much prefer Ilala's medium size and elegant yet relaxed dining, bar and pool areas. Plus it is even closer to the falls.

The location can't be beat and the food and service were also outstanding. We enjoyed seeing warthogs and monkeys on the property too." See all these reviews: 5n in Seychelles; 3n in Rwanda; 3n in Botswana; 1n in Zimbabwe
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Phil
Leyland

"Ilala Lodge Victoria Falls"

2 nights Arrived 4 Feb 2020
"Excellent place to stay, a short walk, if you want to Victoria Falls, or as I did had all my transfers and trips already booked, and Wild Horizons did a grand job for all of them. I wouldn't have dared attempt the border crossing from Zimbabwe to Zambia on my own !

The evening river cruise was a highlight as was the walk around the Falls, thanks to Soul and Robbie for their guidance and helpful information. Last but not least the helicopter flight over the falls was well worth the cost, views were awesome and wish I could have taken better pictures of the falls from above, but it was an experience not to be missed.

The food in the lodge was good, but didn't change, but I was only staying two nights so maybe the menu altered later in the week. The service was excellent and efficient throughout the lodge, and I would gladly stay there again.

I stayed in the older part of the lodge, and it was interesting to see some the wildlife from my room, the warthogs were especially funny to see running away when the thunderstorm started !

Thanks to Tracy for organizing this element of my trip and I hope to visit again in the near future." See all these reviews: 2n in Zimbabwe
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Showing 31-40 of 259
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259 reviews of Ilala Lodge by travellers since August 2007
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