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Maramba River Lodge

2.5 star property
your current months are December, 2024 and January, 2025.
December 2024
January 2025

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Outdoor dining
Exterior
Bar (on property)
Outdoor pool, pool umbrellas, pool loungers
Front of property

Reviews

8.0 out of 10

Very good

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Spa
  • Breakfast included
  • Pool
  • Laundry
  • Air conditioning

Explore the area

Map
Mosi-Oa-Tunya Road, Livingstone
  • Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park
    1 min walk
  • Livingstone Reptile Park
    20 min walk
  • Oriental Swan
    4 min drive
  • Livingstone (LVI)
    19 min drive

Room options

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Executive Quadruple Room

Executive Quadruple Room

  • 30 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed and 2 Twin Beds

Family Chalet

  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Twin Beds and 1 Queen Bed

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Basic Double Room

Basic Double Room

  • 20 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Executive Tent

Executive Tent

  • Lake view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Basic Tent

Basic Tent

  • 40 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Twin Bed

Executive Triple Room

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed and 1 Twin Bed

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Executive Double or Twin Room

Executive Double or Twin Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Family Chalet

Family Chalet

  • Sleeps 6
  • 1 Queen Bed and 4 Twin Beds

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Luxury Tent

Luxury Tent

  • Lake view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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The price is NZ$422
for 1 cabin
includes taxes & fees
1 Jan - 2 Jan
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About the area

Livingstone

With a stay at Maramba River Lodge in Livingstone, you'll be on a river, just steps from Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park and a 3-minute drive from Livingstone Reptile Park. .This spa lodge is 1.9 mi (3 km) from Maramba Cultural Museum and 2.6 mi (4.2 km) from Railway Museum.
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What's nearby

  • Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park - 1 min walk
  • Livingstone Reptile Park - 20 min walk
  • Livingstone Museum - 5 min drive
  • Victoria Falls Bridge - 6 min drive
  • Devil's Pool - 7 min drive

Getting around

  • Livingstone (LVI) - 19 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Munali Coffee - ‬6 min drive
  • ‪The Boma - ‬13 min drive
  • ‪The Lookout Café - ‬9 min drive
  • ‪Royal Livingstone Lounge - ‬6 min drive
  • ‪Rainforest Cafe - ‬7 min drive

About this property

Maramba River Lodge

Riverfront lodge with a full-service spa and free breakfast
Maramba River Lodge offers 25 air-conditioned accommodations, which are accessible via exterior corridors and feature minibars and safes. Rooms open to furnished patios. These individually decorated and furnished accommodations have separate sitting areas. Beds feature down comforters and premium bedding. A pillow menu is available. Additionally, rooms include complimentary bottled water and ceiling fans. Housekeeping is provided daily.
Recreational amenities at the lodge include an outdoor pool.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

The onsite spa has couples treatment room(s). Services include massages.
Make yourself at home in one of the 25 air-conditioned rooms featuring minibars. Your bed comes with down comforters and premium bedding. Rooms have private furnished patios. Conveniences include safes and separate sitting areas, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Pamper yourself with a visit to the spa, which offers massages. You're sure to appreciate the recreational amenities, including an outdoor pool and bicycles to rent. Additional features at this lodge include complimentary wireless internet access, tour/ticket assistance, and a picnic area.
You can enjoy a meal at the restaurant serving the guests of Maramba River Lodge, or stop in at the snack bar/deli. Unwind at the end of the day with a drink at the bar/lounge or the poolside bar. A complimentary continental breakfast is served daily from 7 AM to 10 AM.
Featured amenities include luggage storage, laundry facilities, and a safe deposit box at the front desk. Free self parking is available onsite.
A complimentary continental breakfast is served each morning between 7 AM and 10 AM.
Maramba River Lodge has a restaurant on site.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and public transport

  • Free self-parking on site

Food and drink

  • Free continental breakfast available daily 7 AM–10 AM
  • 1 restaurant
  • 1 poolside bar and 1 bar

Things to do

  • Bike rentals
  • Full-service spa
  • Game/wildlife viewing
  • Outdoor pool
  • Playground

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Playground
  • Snack bar/deli

Conveniences

  • Front-desk safe

Guest services

  • Daily housekeeping
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Tour/ticket assistance

Outdoors

  • BBQ grill(s)
  • Garden
  • Picnic area
  • Pool sunloungers
  • Pool umbrellas
  • Terrace

Spa

  • Couples treatment room(s)
  • Massages

Accessibility

  • This property does not have any lifts

More

  • Designated smoking areas

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning
  • Bed sheets
  • Ceiling fan
  • Down duvet
  • Fan
  • Heating
  • Pillow menu
  • Premium bedding

Bathroom

  • Private bathroom
  • Towels

Food and drink

  • Electric kettle
  • Free bottled water
  • Free tea bags/instant coffee
  • Minibar

More

  • Access via exterior corridors
  • Individually decorated
  • Individually furnished
  • Safe
  • Separate sitting area

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2 PM; Check-in end time: 10 PM
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10 AM

Special check-in instructions

There is no front desk at this property
Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions; your host will greet you
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property at least 24 hours before arrival using the information on the booking confirmation

Access methods

Host will greet you

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Payment types

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Property is also known as

Maramba River Lodge Livingstone
Maramba River Lodge
Maramba River Livingstone
Maramba River
Maramba River Hotel Victoria Falls
Maramba River Lodge Zambia/Victoria Falls
Maramba River Lodge Lodge
Maramba River Lodge Livingstone
Maramba River Lodge Lodge Livingstone

Maramba River Lodge Reviews

Reviews

8.0

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 40 out of 122 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 52 out of 122 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 19 out of 122 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 9 out of 122 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 122 reviews" "

8.0/10

Cleanliness

8.2/10

Staff & service

8.8/10

Amenities

7.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Fantastic. They let us watch the Zambia footballers on TV in amazing heated group room with no minimum order at the bar.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Dale, Blackburn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The whole place is well maintained and very clean. Staff were very helpful and polite. The main dining room overlooks the Maramba river and has a huge outdoor balcony area. There weren’t too many mosquitoes and plenty of spray is on hand. Overall it is a lovely resort with quick access to the Falls.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2024

4/10 Poor

Myles

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service
I only stayed one night and I have never stayed in any other place in Zambia so I cannot accurately compare this hotel to the standard of the country. However, this hotel advertised WiFi and there was zero WiFi in our chalet room. Also, there was no phone in our room. Additionally, the food and service were subpar. We got to the restaurant at around 6-6:15, and there are about 4-5 tables full of groups of 4 at each table. None of us had been asked for a drink until 30-40 minutes after we sat down. The service was inhospitable because they simply asked “are you ready to order” after finally arriving to our table. We also watched the staff for 30-40 minutes walk around and move tables and chairs. All 4 staff waiters were too consumed with moving 12 chairs and 5 tables for 30 minutes to adequately service the 20 people waiting to order water, drinks, or food. When the food finally came, it was subpar. The chicken Alfredo was from a can and unseasoned. The Thai chicken noodle salad was adequate but nothing special. The oriental chicken salad was served without dressing and then when the waiter brought dressing, they brought Italian dressing making me think about why they call it “oriental?” The reception staff was extremely standoffish. They were cordial but not welcoming nor warm like the service you might expect from a 3-5 star hotel. The grounds were beautiful. There were plenty of beware of animal signs but we never saw one animal during our one night stay.
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 6 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

allison

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2024

8/10 Good

Seth

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Tolani

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The fact that animals are on the grounds is cool. We saw a hippo on our second night there, it was scary but awesome.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Denise

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
What can i say only wow. We loved it here 16yrs ago abs we loved it this time..so much we stayed a 2nd night. Food was lovely, pool area great to keep teens happy and service fantastic. Even got myself a little massage while here.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

Amanda

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in May 2023

8/10 Good

Ratnam

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Place is close to the falls and border. Some bugs were in the room and my kids were afraid of them.

8/10 Good

Ross

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Awesome design of huts and lodges with plenty of character giving the whole place a real Zambian feel.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2022

8/10 Good

Joyce

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
The renovated rooms are a huge improvement. Very nice. The dining room is very dull, however, I heard it is soon to be renovated. Dining staff need a lot more training. One was attentive but others very slow. Bar staff were much better trained, friendly and attentive. Grounds staff spent a lot of time leaning on rakes and looking at phones. Phones should be handed in and used only on breaks. Then elephant poo may not sit blocking footpaths for 3 days. Fantastic playground for kids.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2022

8/10 Good

Jelena

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Holiday
Very nice lodge in the Nat Park, comfortable chalet and surroundings.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice and cosy lodge. Family friendly with a wonderful big playground which my children enjoyed a lot. Good food and good service.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2021

8/10 Good

David

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A beautiful, peaceful location along the Maramba River. Very clean, very professional, inside the elephant corridor—we got to see a family of elephants feeding right outside the fence! The restaurant food was absolutely delicious. We sat outside as the sunset each evening, where we saw hippos, crocodiles and monkeys, lulled by the soft accompaniment of frogs and wildlife sounds. My daughter and I stayed 3 nights in a luxury tent—very clean, comfortable beds draped with mosquito netting, and a warm water outdoor shower made it extra special.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2021

8/10 Good

Andrew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Many parts of Zambia suffer from loadshedding. Not this establishment. They have a quiet genset that all the difference. This is my favourite hotel in Livingstone. Excellent value for money. Bonaventure and Kelvin at the bar are always do entertaining.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Everything was great! Staff and our tents were great and fun. Don’t expect a 4 star resort if you do that’s your fault not theirs. The only negative is it seems they have some food safety concerns at the restaurant. They reuse their yogurt after it’s been sitting out till 10am the used the same bowl for 3 days. Also with power outages they don’t have proper refrigeration. Only eat cooked food at the restaurant!
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019

8/10 Good

Daniel, Kampala

Business traveller, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Harmony with the surrounding nature. Calm and peaceful place.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2019

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Amenities
First tent space had a whole in the wall were mice came crawling out at night. We found mice droppings in bathroom sink and on the floor. Second room was chalet, no mice but tons of mosquitos.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2019

8/10 Good

Andrew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
As mid priced hotels in Zambia go, this is probably the best value for money. I have stayed here many times before, the staff are very welcoming. Almost home from home.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The bar situated overlooking the river was a fantastic elephant watching spot.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2019