Ilala Lodge offers distinguished yet affordable accommodation in a gracious and secluded ambiance. The decor evokes a bygone era of adventure and the quest of discovery in Africa.The hotel is ideally situated and is the close to the Victoria Falls as well as the town centre. The National Park borders the front of property and wild animals often graze on the hotel lawns with the spray of the falls in the background. Ilala Lodge has a total of 32 rooms, all rooms have en suite bathroom with separate shower, air conditioning, overhead fan and satellite TV and are served early morning tea & coffee, fruit basket and homemade biscuits.

The rooms at Ilala Lodge are spacious with railway sleeper teak furnishings and patio doors leading onto either open lawn or a balcony where you are afforded a view of the spray of the falls.  A warm welcome awaits you at the world class a la carte Palm Restaurant, where you can enjoy superb cuisine while you relax and enjoy the atmosphere of the gracious surrounds. The Palm Restaurant serves breakfast lunch and dinner and offers a comprehensive wine list and cocktails. Dining outside under the African night sky amidst the sound of the mighty waterfall makes for a romantic evening to be remembered.

The Ilala Lodge is the closest hotel in Victoria Falls to the falls themselves. Created in turn by Volcanic activity, erosion and the course of one of Africa’s greatest rivers, the Zambezi, the Victoria Falls has captured the hearts, minds and adventurous spirits of people the world over.

Between February and May, the Victoria Falls resounds as the waters of the Zambezi River, pulverised to vapour, rise 457 metres (1,500 feet) into the sky. Bank to bank the total width of the Falls is more than one and a half kilometres. The height of the various falls ranges between 100 and 116 metres. The width of the gorge at its narrowest point is sixty metres.

The volume of water that flows over the Falls varies considerably. At its lowest, between late October and early November, as little as 20 000 cubic metres of water a minute flow into the gorge below.  But when the rains are heavy, the flow increases swiftly and dramatically. Between February and May, when the Falls are at their most spectacular, more than 500 000 cubic metres of water a minute cascade over the edge.