Victoria Falls Backpackers Lodge
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Victoria Falls · Victoria Falls & Upper Zambezi
Victoria Falls Backpackers Lodge
A budget hostel on Gibson Road with a pool, shared kitchen, restaurant and children’s playground, about 3 km from the falls.
- TypeBackpackers
- Location357 Gibson Road, Victoria Falls Town, Victoria Falls
- RegionVictoria Falls & Upper Zambezi
- ProvinceMatabeleland North
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About Victoria Falls Backpackers Lodge
Victoria Falls Backpackers Lodge is a hostel on Gibson Road in Victoria Falls town. It offers the backpacker basics done fairly fully: a shared kitchen, a restaurant, an outdoor pool with a terrace, a barbecue area and a children’s playground.
The playground is a small but real difference from most hostels, and Victoria Falls Backpackers Lodge works for budget families as well as solo travellers.
Best for
Budget travellers and backpackers; families travelling cheaply; self-caterers who want a shared kitchen; travellers who like a relaxed hostel with a pool.
Less suited to guests who want hotel service, or anyone who needs to walk to the rainforest entrance.
Location
The hostel is about 3.4 km in a straight line from the Victoria Falls Rainforest entrance and roughly 19 km from Victoria Falls International Airport. The listing puts the Phumula shopping centre about 2 km away.
Rooms and style at Victoria Falls Backpackers Lodge
This is a hostel, so room types range across the listing options; check whether yours is a private room or a shared arrangement and what bathroom it uses.
Facilities at Victoria Falls Backpackers Lodge
An outdoor pool, restaurant, shared kitchen, barbecue, terrace, playground and a dartboard. Breakfast options are listed as continental, full English and vegetarian. WiFi is free, and free parking is limited. An airport shuttle is listed.
Trade-offs
- Payment in advance. The house rules mention payment before arrival by bank transfer.
- Limited parking. Space is free but restricted.
- Hostel format. Shared spaces and simpler rooms.
- No pets. Pets are not allowed.
Getting there and getting around
Use the listed airport shuttle or a transfer. The falls and town centre are a taxi ride; activity companies usually collect from hostels.
Explore the area
Our Victoria Falls & Upper Zambezi guide lists what to do on a budget and beyond. Compare other Victoria Falls hostels, lodges and hotels.
Before you book Victoria Falls Backpackers Lodge
- Read the prepayment terms carefully before confirming.
- Confirm room type and bathroom arrangement.
- Check-in is listed from 14:00, check-out by 10:30.
- Ask about parking if you arrive by car.
Current rates and availability
We do not publish rates, because they change with dates and demand. The availability button opens current prices from an independent booking provider via Stay22. The provider is the merchant of record; Zimbabwe Travel Guide never handles the payment.
Where it is
The town of Victoria Falls grew up beside the falls and remains the main place to stay for them: hotels, lodges and guesthouses are spread between the town centre, the riverfront and the quieter suburbs, with the rainforest entrance to Victoria Falls National Park on the edge of town.
Accommodation near here
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