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Batonka Guest Lodge
Batonka Guest Lodge
Batonka Guest Lodge
Batonka Guest Lodge
Batonka Guest Lodge

Reviews of Batonka Guest Lodge

Wildlife sightings and reviews

30 independent comments and wildlife information from our travellers who have visited Batonka Guest Lodge and kindly agreed to share their thoughts. They do not necessarily represent the views of Expert Africa

Wildlife sightings by our travellers
Starting in Sep-2019, 13 of our travellers have recorded their wildlife sightings at Batonka Guest Lodge.
Leopard

0% success

Elephant

31% success

Buffalo

17% success

Zebra

8% success

Showing 11-20 of 30
Duration
Arrival date
Mr S.
Clontarf

"Batonka Guest Lodge review"

1 night Arrived 30 Apr 2022
"A very comfortable place to stay for the final night before flying home.

Nice and quiet with good breakfast and dinner. Nice areas to sit around and relax. Does take a taxi to get into the town and to the Falls but very easy.

Had an excellent taxi driver recommended by the hotel who gave us a bit of a guided tour of Vic Falls!" See all these reviews: 9n in Zimbabwe
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location:
Good
Service:
Good
Activities:
Good
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Good
The Ss
Shrewsbury

"Batonka Guest Lodge review"

2 nights Arrived 16 Apr 2022
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Rooms:
Good
Food:
Average
Facilities:
Good
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
The Ss
Shrewsbury

"Batonka Guest Lodge review"

1 night Arrived 11 Apr 2022
"A well-run , quiet place with a nice garden. Well located for the falls which are undoubtedly a spectacular sight - well worth a 6am start to have them almost to yourself .

Spotting a Paradise Flycatcher by the hotel pool was a nice surprise!
Recommended for a VF stopover

The menu for the restaurant a bit limited for vegetarians - instead, walk for 10 minutes to the world-class pizza place at the train tracks and eat wonderfully well." See all these reviews: 7n in Zimbabwe; 5n in Botswana
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Rooms:
Good
Food:
Average
Service:
Excellent
Facilities:
Good
Gibblewhites
Newark

"Batonka Guest Lodge review"

2 nights Arrived 8 Nov 2021
"After a long journey from Lincolnshire arriving at Batonka was wonderful. We were welcomed at the door by Thelma with a quick spray (COVID 19) a glass of juice and shown to our room.

The rooms are very spacious with air-conditioning and our bathroom included a massive shower too.

The pool was a welcome site, beautifully clean as was the whole lodge. We opted to stay for supper for both nights and it was delicious both times." See all these reviews: 10n in Botswana; 2n in Zimbabwe
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Mr & Ms B
Florida, US

"Batonka Guest Lodge review"

1 night Arrived 8 Oct 2021
"We stayed here only for one night on the way from Zimbabwe to Botswana, so our insights are limited.

For instance, we didn't take part in any activities that the lodge might have offered. But the decent sized swimming pool was a highly appreciated experience." See all these reviews: 11n in Botswana; 1n in Zimbabwe
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Good
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Mr R.
Paia, Hawaii

"Batonka Guest Lodge review"

3 nights Arrived 4 Oct 2021
"Batonka was a nice hotel, in a small town, a short taxi ride from the massive Victoria falls . End of the day is the best time for photos, when the lighting is best . I wished I had time for a sunset cruise above the falls - but I did take a helicopter ride, around the falls - and a paddle rafting trip, down the crazy rough Zambezi River ! 19 major rapids - large powerful waves - uncounted duck dives - two man overboards - two near flips - way more challenging than anything I saw in two weeks on the Colorado River - even Lava Falls !! . Tough climb out of the gorge - I was sore from head to toe for days - well worth it though- what an adventure !!" See all these reviews: 14n in Namibia; 3n in Zimbabwe
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Good
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Mr R
Florida

"Batonka Guest Lodge review"

1 night Arrived 26 Jul 2021
"Said that they had satellite tv but they had channels 1-9. Each channel played the exact same thing, snippets of shows only, no real shows.

We just stayed on property so location did not matter. Not very big to walk around. Staff were pleasant." See all these reviews: 7n in Zimbabwe; 3n in Botswana
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location:
Average
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Average
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Average
Miss J.
Suffolk

"Btonka Guest Lodge in Victoria Falls"

2 nights Arrived 20 Nov 2019
"This was our third time staying in Victoria Falls, but first time at Batonka. It is set just outside the main part of the town which makes it a quite and relaxing place with a very reliable taxi to the town centre or during the day you can walk (not advisable at night as you could meet an elephant or two!!!)

Nothing was to much trouble, booking taxis giving you a pack breakfast to take to the falls with us knowing we where going to be there all morning.

Breakfast was lovely and the complementary tea and coffee all day. We had a garden room which was lovely a spacious with a massive bathroom." See all these reviews: 9n in Zimbabwe
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
M & Mrs G
Harrogate

"Good base from which to visit Victoria Falls"

2 nights Arrived 30 Oct 2019
"The assistant manager, Alice i think her name is, was particularly helpful and informative about the area and answered our many questions enthusiastically." See all these reviews: 7n in Botswana; 2n in Zimbabwe
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Good
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Good
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Good
Facilities:
Excellent
Sightings Report

Buffalo

1 sighting

Elephant

1 sighting

Zebra

1 sighting

Mrs & Mr J
Birmingham

"Lovely setting"

2 nights Arrived 28 Sep 2019
"The lodge was larger than anticipated with very comfortable common seating areas both inside and out, as well as sun loungers and tables and chairs around the pool. Rooms were also a decent size with small terrace with table and chairs.

We were on B&B basis but also had a dinner and lunch there which were both good. Staff expressed their gratefulness that we had come to their country and how that enabled them to support their families in a country of high unemployment, something with was very humbling." See all these reviews: 13n in Zimbabwe
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Good
Service:
Excellent
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Showing 11-20 of 30
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