Victoria Falls Backpackers

Top choice in Victoria Falls (town)


One of the best budget choices in town, this long-standing backpackers received a much-needed revamp when the original owners returned. The eclectic mix of rooms are scattered among the well-tended garden property full of quirky touches. Other notable features are its bar, small inviting pool, games room and TV lounge, plus self-catering kitchen, massage and fish spa.

Dorms comprise anything from three to 12 beds, and there's a lot dedicated to self-driver campers. It's at a residential address away from the centre of town.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Victoria Falls (town) attractions

1. Snake Pit

0.93 MILES

Black mambas, spitting cobras and puff adders ain't things you want to come across in the wild, so fortunately they're all here to see behind the safety…

2. Jafuta Heritage Centre

1.01 MILES

This impressive little museum details the cultural heritage of Zimbabwe's indigenous ethnic groups. There's good background information on the Shona,…

3. Victoria Falls National Park

1.73 MILES

Here on the Zimbabwe side of the falls you're in for a real treat. Some two-thirds of Victoria Falls are located here, including the main falls themselves…

4. Devil's Pool

1.87 MILES

One of the most thrilling experiences – not only at the falls but in all of Africa – is the hair-raising journey to Livingstone Island. Here you will…

5. Zambezi National Park

2.01 MILES

Just 5km from the town centre is this vastly underrated national park, comprising 40km of Zambezi River frontage and a spread of wildlife-rich mopane …

8. Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park

2.96 MILES

This park is divided into two sections: the Victoria Falls area and the wildlife sector. The latter is only 3km southwest of Livingstone, and most famous…