Matetsi, Zimbabwe

Matetsi Victoria Falls

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The takeaway

Choose Matetsi for a riverfront private-reserve safari with Victoria Falls within reach, especially if you want wildlife time and the waterfall in one stay.

About the hotel

Matetsi Victoria Falls is a family-owned, independently run safari lodge on the Zambezi, within the 136,000-acre Matetsi Private Game Reserve, about 40 km upriver from Victoria Falls. Its small-scale accommodation comprises 16 suites, two family suites and a private villa. The defining draw is having a private reserve to explore by vehicle, on foot and by boat, while the river remains part of the stay; Victoria Falls is close enough for a visit but not the lodge’s immediate setting.

Choose it if

You want game drives, walking safaris and river outings from a lodge inside a 136,000-acre private reserve.
You want to pair a Zambezi stay with a Victoria Falls visit without staying in town.
You’re travelling with children or a group and value family suites or a four-bedroom private villa.

Skip it if

You want to stay in Victoria Falls town or walk to the waterfall; Matetsi is about 40 km upriver, with transfers needed for visits.
You prefer a city hotel over a wildlife reserve and riverfront safari setting.

The property

In photographs.

Guest discussion

What real people are saying.

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One guest describes a stay at Matetsi Victoria Falls as highly enjoyable and mentions having a private jeep. The account offers little detail beyond that, but the private vehicle is its one specific highlight.

Discussion is limited; these accounts offer a glimpse rather than a broad verdict.

“Stayed at Matetsi Victoria Falls…amazing! And had a private jeep.”

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