Safari at The Stanley and Livingstone - Victoria Falls

In association with Shearwater Adventures, we offer a range of safari activities on our reserve, including day and night game drives, bush dinners, a walking safari with lions and educational elephant-back safaris.

On morning and evening game drives, your guides will educate you about the many mammals, birds, trees and plant life to be found in the Victoria Falls Private Game Reserve. Open four-wheel drive vehicles will take you on a safari along the shores of a scenic lake and through basalt plains into teak forests. On evening safaris, your drive will culminate in a sumptuous bush dinner under the stars. Alternatively, you may choose to do a walking safari following ancient wildlife trails on foot.

An Elephant Back Safari is an experience you will never forget. After being introduced to your elephant carer, you mount your elephant for a meander through the bush, viewing game from a wonderfully elevated vantage point. Your safari ends with interaction time with your elephant, followed by breakfast, lunch or snacks. All the elephants are rescued orphans from necessary culling operations in Zimbabwe in 1988. Although it is extremely difficult to train African elephants, by using a positive reward system these elephants have been lovingly and patiently trained to a high degree.

Walking with Lions is a thrilling encounter that may prove a highlight of your Victoria Falls experience. During your lion encounter, the pride strolls freely through the bush and, after an initial safety briefing, you are free to walk with them, watching them interact, play, or even stalk prey species that they encounter. On both lion and elephant safaris, there are opportunities to take close-up photographs of interactions with these magnificent animals.