Hwange Safari Lodge

8/10

Excellent

14 Feb 2026

gord

No issues

8/10

Excellent

26 Jan 2026

Peter

Great people and great location, power outages had its challenges due to

10/10

Exceptional

20 Jul 2025

sabu

nice property, polite staff, good food, will stay again

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

24 Dec 2024

Memory

Nice place. Pity did not have much time there

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

09 Oct 2024

Moira

We could not fault our stay at hwange safari lodge. The wildlife came regularly to the watering holes which was a truly memorable experience. They have a raised platform
With a bar which offers a great view of the plain. All the staff were so friendly and attentive and the food was very good. It is one of the best hotel
Experiences we have had anywhere and we travel extensively. We cannot recommend it highly enough

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

26 Aug 2024

Malcolm

We were booked on a game tour at 3.00 - 6.00 and then changed to 10.00 to 1.00. After 75 minutes we had not seen one animal, we then visited two waterholes and no game, and this was irresponsible and disappointing. Please ensure you keep to original bookings and 10.00 to 1.00 is not a good time for game, and Benson must be more aware of where game moves and lives. He also drove at 40kph instead of the 60kph speed limit to the Park and had no humour or communication.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

27 Mar 2024

Lynn

Always Great

The rooms are renovated and tastefully decorated. The public areas are currently being done and will be fabulous when completed mid year. The setting is amazing and the staff very friendly.

Partner

2/10

Poor

26 Feb 2024

Tim

This place is a RIP OFF. Breakfast was $60.00. What a joke! It did have some animals at the watering hole, I guess cos they don’t need wallets. I booked it through Expedia and they thought it was hotels.com This is why I paid for breakfast I think. Expedia included breakfast. Basically they just want your money and don’t care how they get it. Zimbabwe barge in US dollars and don’t have change, it’s so poor that street people are rife. Very Sad. In conclusion, done use this place and go to Botswana, SUCH a different attitude and you will save 10 fold. This of course is without presiding e and my opinion only! Good luck travelers 😀

10/10

Exceptional

15 Feb 2024

Brian

Quiet but pleasant

The lodge was great with the night visit from elephants and loads of other animals out front. The visit being in the low season didn't affect quality of the game drive but the numbers were low but some good quality views in terms of variety.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

16 Jan 2024

Bridget

The property is very clean with a very big bed super king bed. Staff very friendly & helpful. It was also nice to see animals closeby. The food was yummy.

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

10 Jan 2024

Shadreck

Safe, quiet, lovely staff, you can see animals through the sliding doors glass in your room.

8/10

Excellent

17 Nov 2023

Brendan

Very nicely set close to a waterhole to watch animals come and drink

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

02 Nov 2022

Karen

Had a great time.

8/10

Excellent

24 Jul 2022

Christopher

Excellent lodge to stay at when visiting Hwange National Park. The hotel is falling apart though and needs a proper room by room gut renovation. We had to switch rooms twice, and late at night, the first night we were there. The third room we got, at which point we were upgraded, was great but not at 23:00 when you have a 06:30 full day safari the next day.

The hotel should do a gut renovation in groups of rooms at a time otherwise the reviews will struggle to be 5* (when they really should be but animals and safari drives are not part of a hotel's/lodge's reviews).

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

11 Jun 2022

Verified traveler

Experience Safari Lodge 1 night stay

We only stayed at this lodge for one night. We drove up from Bulawayo and found the sign for the lodge quite easily. Parking is onsite but isn't watched, and out in the open.

Lodge is slightly outdated. Our front door knob of room 245 could be replaced. Also the bathroom wasn't quite clean and could use a refurbish. We had a household of ants walking in our room that came through the bathroom tiles. No safe inside the room. The phone wasn't working. Also the mosquito net had plenty of holes in them.

Meal we had at the buffet was nice but pricey at 25 dollars.

Staff was amazing though. We arrived two hours early but our room was ready for us. Friendly and helpful. The rooms look out on a watering hole where you can find all types of animals walking in and out daily. Seats are locating inside the room so you can sit and watch. It was nice and quiet inside the room even though we saw they were doing maintenance just a few rooms ahead of us.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

29 Sep 2019

Verified traveler

Good pool, good service.. Older style bathroom. We organized a taxi driver from Vic Falls to stay with a friend in Hwange for two nights to get us there and back (US$250). Maybe they could organize a bus transfer there and back. Morning and evening 3hour safari tours were good.

Leisure Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

17 Jun 2019

Peter

Good water pressure in showers.
Kept dropping WiFi and needed s fresh password every time

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

11 May 2019

DanielleBrush

From start to finish this trip was outstanding! I emailed the lodge months in advance to arrange multiple trips and the staff were always eager to make it the best stay. Over email they told me they will arrange the trips I want to do with the days Im staying. So sweet!!

I also requested an anniversary dinner to be set up, they told me to leave it with them. Coming up to the dinner I was nervous because no one had said anything about it! Well I was just as surprised as my partner! The effort that went into this dinner was just breathtaking. The manager arranged our table to be secluded at the pool with loads of candles surrounding, also right beside the fence which meant the elephants were so close while eating our dinner! AMAZING.

Not only was the set up of our dinner breathtaking as it was, the waiter we had specifically for our table was brilliant as well! I can actually say he was the best waiter I have seen throughout Victoria Falls and Hwange! so well done.

AND to top it all off, the lodge gave us a bottle of champagne on the house!

No words, seriously. The really done a fantastic job!!

The lodge also provide game drives into Hwange national park so you can see the BIG 5! We went on a game drive throughout the day and thought it was great. The guide stops off and gives you drinks and snacks so you don't have to bring your own.
The rooms are absolutely gorgeous as well with an amazing view overlooking a waterhole so you can see a rangeof animals coming to drink

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

17 Jan 2019

Verified traveler

The lodge is in need of a touch up. The toilet kept running, the bath needed replacing and the kettle had a white ring around it on the inside. On the flipside the air con was fsntastic and the bed super comfy.

8/10

Excellent

10 Jan 2019

Verified traveler

Lovely setting. Friendly staff. Need more egg cups in dining room. Ordered 3 boiled eggs for us but there was only one eggcup to share!!

8/10

Excellent

31 Dec 2018

Verified traveler

The rooms were clean. Hot water in the shower. Good WiFi signal throughout. Reception staff were friendly and helpful! Offered game drives.

Leisure Self

4/10

Poor

26 Oct 2018

J

Staff either surly or over attentive. Room tired , bathroom plumbing needed attention. Food overpriced.

10/10

Exceptional

15 Oct 2018

Duggie and Renee

Awesome location, friendly staff, view was awesome. supper was excellent. overall a very very nice stay.

Friends

10/10

Exceptional

11 Aug 2018

Verified traveler

Amazing stay

It was a fantastic stay. Great location. Very helpful staff.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

31 Mar 2018

Verified traveler

Beautiful hotel great views excellent staff

Great weekend spent here
Excellent staff and service
Awesome views from the room

10/10

Exceptional

27 Dec 2017

Pinimidzai

The outdoor Adventures at Hwange Safari Lodge

One of the best family holiday resorts we thoroughly enjoyed. The only one problem was the cost of their meals and other services. The food for dinner costed $25 per person yet it was a simple and mass produced buffet. They also charged us $10 for our 4-year old's breakfast although we paid for BB. I am still unconvinced why they charged us that for the tot. Apart from those shortcomings, we still rate the hotel overall excellent.

Family

6/10

Pleasant

25 Dec 2017

Elias

Only hotel in area

Poor catering,
Poor cleaning of room
Shower curtain does not work Andy water floods the floor

10/10

Exceptional

20 Dec 2017

Sydney

Nice hotel close to a watering hole.

Fantastic!!! It was a great stay and would certainly come again.

10/10

Exceptional

19 Nov 2017

Louise

Well done under difficult conditions!

Clean, friendly staff, overall pleasant experience.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

15 Aug 2016

Pippa

Fabulous service

Fantastic two days, staff were so friendly and accommodating, safari drives were excellent, and very well organised!

Family

8/10

Excellent

26 Jul 2016

colin

Great place to view wild animals and relax

We stayed at this hotel 27 years ago and it is a pity to see it past it's former glory. The new owners seem to be making an effort to upgrade the rooms but it will take some time before it will be back to an international standard hotel.

The staff are still amazingly friendly and the restaurant serves a good breakfast and other meals.

The best thing about the Safari Lodge are the waterholes which attract herds of elephants, buffalo and other animals.

We thoroughly enjoyed our stay.

8/10

Excellent

17 Oct 2015

Verified traveler

Old but 24/7 game viewing

Great location 15 mins from the national park. The also have a waterhole - we did plenty of game viewing at the hotel. Staff very friendly and helpful. Hotel is a bit old. Overall good value for money.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

14 Sep 2015

Joao

Hwange Lodge Stay

service was good, rooms needing upgrade.
Bath and wash basins old, cleaning not sufficient.Not very eye appealing.

8/10

Excellent

24 Jul 2015

Noel

Fantastic service from Hwange Safari Lodge

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

12 Mar 2015

Anne

Nice Hotel but no much to do

The hotel was nice enough, however getting there is a challenge as there are no shuttles from Victoria Falls nor is there a bus that will take you to the hotel. It is a 2 -3 hour trip to the hotel and I had to hitch a ride with a local that happened to be going to the town of Hwange and paid a premium to him so that he would take me to the hotel which was an hour from the town . Once there, the scenery is peaceful and there is a watering hole that attracts wildlife. The staff are friendly and the game drives are good but there is not much more to do there. I do not recommend a stay longer that 3 days. If you are looking to experience wider range of wildlife as well as other activities and local sites I recommend you stay at Victoria Falls.

6/10

Pleasant

23 Nov 2014

AH

Great spot, very peaceful surroundings

Quiet, peaceful surroundings, unless you have school children on a school field trip arrive to disturb the serenity !
Game drives are arranged on the premises & the watering hole is great for animal watching

10/10

Exceptional

22 Nov 2025

Andreas

Bester Kaffee in Zimbabwe

Friends_and_family Friends

8/10

Excellent

14 Apr 2024

Shinohara

- the entrance atmosphere felt a bit cold as the half of the common area including the lobby was under renovation
- they called us multiple times late evening and early morning to confirm safari details e.g. time or dietary requirements for the lunchbox.. all of this could have been done upon checkin (which we asked) instead of their convenience of time
- email responses weren’t particularly helpful so we had to repeat or chase for a few times
- upon checkin, they informed that the breakfast is USD 30, to which we referred to our booking including breakfast.. otherwise we would’ve been charged unnoticed

Nevertheless, we had a really good deal on hotels.com so it was still good for value. The environment is so peaceful and serene, the room was comfortable and their safari guides were professional.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

13 Sep 2023

Gerard van den van den

Nice people and goog food

8/10

Excellent

18 May 2023

Ralph

It was a nice and clean accommodation
Very friendly staff
But too expensive

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

02 May 2019

Rolv Rynning

Excellent

A fantastic hotel, With a water hole just outside the Windows where you can see a lot of Wild animals during the afternoon coming to drink.
Very Nice Food and a great staff - a wide selection of wine. We enjoyed the stay, and it's not the first time we do. Been here before and will for sure be back.
Easy to book a safari trip in the park, but unfortunatly Our friends we brought did not see to many animals due to bad weather (rain).
A very good wifi in addition - and a great breakfast after Our safari.

Friends

8/10

Excellent

24 Apr 2019

Samuel

Todo bien: habitaciones, personal, comida, ubicación...

Friends_and_family Partner

10/10

Exceptional

05 Oct 2015

Rolv Rynning

Topp sted i nasjonalpark.

Beste hotellet vi fikk i Afrika, selv om det kaller seg en lodge.
Ligger i nasjonalparken Hwange. Nydelig grillmiddagg ved bassenget, og mens vi spiset kom de ville dyrene til vannhullet 150 meter fra oss. Vi talte 50 elefanter og 60 antiloper, pluss et utall av fugler, aper og andre dyr.
Store rom, utsikt til vannhullet.
Under frokosten ved bassenget kom kelnerne med dekke-fat for å forhindre at haukene stupte ned å stjal maten din på vei fra buffeten til bordet!
Organisert safari med meget dyktig guide.
Alt personalet var bare topp og elsket tydligvis jobben sin. Vi la igjen en god del driks. Til og med kortbetaling fungerte som en drøm.
Anbefales på det sterkeste. Verd hver krone!

Family

8/10

Excellent

27 Aug 2015

YU MEI

订单上没酒店的电话地址，不方便

Family

10/10

Exceptional

23 Aug 2015

Carola

Unieke locatie bij Hwange Nat Park

Hwange Safari Lodge ligt midden in de natuur aan de rand van het Hwange National Park. De Pathfinder bus stopt er: voor ons was dit heel handig om er te komen en weer te vertrekken. De Lodge is prachtig; de kamer zeer comfortabel; het eten prima. Vóór de lodge is een 'waterhole' waar wilde beesten komen drinken. Uniek mooi! Het personeel is heel vriendelijk en zeer servicegericht. Vanuit de lodge worden 'game drives'= georganiseerd, met een kleine groep. Een unieke ervaring.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

10 Aug 2015

Verified traveler

highly recommended/best location

the best place to stay in a middle of nature.excellent location to rest especially if you love wild nature.great place for all ages and you'll get the best experience ever!Try the morning game drive-it's refreshing.it might be a little bit of a rundown place, but the quality of service and experience is the best!it is also a bus stop for intercape bus/transport, so highly recommended!

Family

8/10

Excellent

29 Jul 2015

Verified traveler

Ansprechendes Hotel mit schöner Ausicht

Das superfreundliche Personal ist äußerst hilfsbereit, an der Rezeption können Safaris gebucht werden.
Die Zimmer sind sehr sauber und ansprechend, die Lodge für unseren Gechmack etwas zu groß und überteuert.
Vom Garten aus kann man Tiere am künstlich angelegten Wasserloch beobachten.