Set in lush gardens, a tranquil haven away from the bustle of town but within easy walking distance of the main attractions, Batonka Lodge offers 27 well-appointed rooms. All rooms are air conditioned, have en-suite bathrooms and a private balcony/patio.

The rooms are housed within several units or wings of 5-6 rooms each and set out in the lodge’s gardens. Some of the rooms have view of the pool area (pool-view rooms), some have garden view (garden-view rooms), of which eight are inter-leading and therefore ideal for families. The newest wing, the Flame Lily Wing with 5 garden-view rooms, has it’s own outside seating area, dining area and swimming pool.

The main lodge offers indoor and outdoor dining, a cosy lounge and beautiful verandah opening out onto the surrounding gardens and swimming pool areas. There are two pools on the property. One that services the main lodge and theother in the Flame Lily wing. Bar and light meal services are available to these areas during the day.

Batonka Lodge is located in a quiet suburb of Victoria Falls, about 2km from the falls. The lodge offers a shuttle to town or the falls twice daily at 10am and 3pm. A local taxi company will safely take guests to their destinations outside of these times. It's also possible to walk from the lodge to the falls in about 25–30 minutes.

The Zambezi River rises in north-western Zambia and crosses several African countries on its 2700 km journey to the Indian Ocean. The river also forms the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe. At Victoria Falls, the water falls for more than 100m into Batoka Gorge, over a width of nearly two kilometers. The falls are called 'Mosi-oa-Tunya' or 'the Smoke that Thunders', as the spray can be seen from miles away and, at the height of the rainy season, more than five hundred million cubic meters of water per minute plummet over the edge.

Different times of the year will provide completely different experiences of the Falls region. Peak flood season starts in April when the full power of the Falls can be experienced in all its glory. Due to the masses of spray rising from the fallen water, the full width of the Falls cannot be seen on foot. The aerial view at this time is spectacular, with clouds of spray rising high into the sky.

As the floods abate the view of the Falls gets better and better through the year, but at it’s lowest, around November and December the Falls become little rivulets running over the edge and in some places along the 1,7km width, no water falls at all. At this time of the year the falls can be visited on foot from the Zambian side. Visitors can actually walk on top of the falls ... there are also boats that take you to Livingstone Island from where visitors swim to Devil's Pool, a little pool located right on the edge of the falling water.

At the time of low water, white water rafting in the Batoka Gorge becomes impossible in some places as the rapids become too dangerous. Should you wish to do whiter water rafting, it is usually best to visit from August to December.

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