The Wallow Lodge

The Wallow Lodge is an intimate, boutique tented safari lodge set within a private game reserve inside Victoria Falls National Park, on the banks of the Masuwe River within the 4,500-acre Wild Horizons Wildlife Sanctuary — about a 20-minute transfer from Victoria Falls itself. It's the smallest and most understated of Wild Horizons' four properties, positioned for guests wanting genuine bush immersion without straying far from town. TripAdvisor rates it 4/5 from 147 reviews and ranks it #5 of 25 hotels in Victoria Falls, with consistently positive feedback on accommodation quality, food and attentive, knowledgeable guiding.

The lodge offers 16 canvas tented suites, each sleeping 2 guests, raised beneath ancient riverine trees with a private balcony overlooking the Masuwe River. Each suite has an en-suite bedroom, private sitting room and a viewing deck with outdoor shower, decorated in a "bush bohemia" style using local chitenge fabrics. In-suite amenities include tea/coffee facilities, an electronic laptop safe, and international plugs/adapters. There's no dedicated family suite configuration here, unlike sister property Old Drift Lodge, so The Wallow reads more as a couples- or small-group-oriented retreat. Communal facilities are deliberately kept modest — The Wallow Bar and a pool — in keeping with the lodge's small, intimate positioning.

Activities lean into the private sanctuary setting: morning and evening game drives across the 4,500-acre Wild Horizons Wildlife Sanctuary, a guided walking tour of the Victoria Falls Rainforest, and an exclusive Wallow-guest experience of cocktails and canapés on the rim of the Batoka Gorge, 120 metres above the Zambezi rapids. The lodge also partners with the Victoria Falls Wildlife Trust, based in the adjacent sanctuary, giving guests a conservation-education angle alongside the standard game-viewing. As with the other Wild Horizons lodges, children aged 7 and over are welcome, with ages 7–16 at half the adult sharing rate. Owned and operated by Wild Horizons, described by the operator as the largest eco-tourism business in Victoria Falls, built and run on an eco-friendly model — solar power, eco-friendly decking, plastic-free essentials, organic vegetable gardens and recycling — sharing designer Craig White's sustainability-and-space style with sister lodges The Elephant Camp and Old Drift Lodge. Affiliated with the Zimbabwe Tourism Authority, TravelLife, the Victoria Falls Wildlife Trust and Africa's Eden.