Victoria Falls Safari Lodge area
Livingstone, Zambia
Home to the Buffalo Bar, combining excellent food with views near the Falls itself.
Places in Victoria Falls Safari Lodge area
- Buffalo Bar at Victoria Falls Safari Lodge Combines excellent food with views near Victoria Falls.
Practical notes for Livingstone
- Best time to visit
- May to August (dry season) offers the clearest views of Victoria Falls with lower water levels revealing the full gorge, while February to May shows the Falls at maximum, most powerful flow.
- Getting around
- Livingstone town centre, close to the main street and Spar supermarket, houses most hostels, with Victoria Falls itself a short 10-20 minute trip away.
- Currency
- Zambian Kwacha (ZMW)
- Language
- English (official); Lozi and Nyanja are widely spoken.
- Timezone
- CAT (UTC+2)
- Current trends
- Livingstone's hostel scene continues to centre entirely on its 10-minute proximity to Victoria Falls, with Jollyboys' movie nights and Victoria Falls Backpackers' family-run bar-restaurant combo anchoring a compact town where BBQ areas, pool tables and massage spas are now standard hostel amenities.
Other neighborhoods in Livingstone
- Livingstone town centre — Home to Jollyboys Backpackers, close to the main street, with a big Spar supermarket a 5-minute walk away.
- Victoria Falls approach road — Home to Victoria Falls Backpackers Zambia, located within 10 km of the Victoria Falls World Heritage Site, very close to supermarkets and other bars and restaurants.
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