Sindabezi Island

Sindabezi Island captures the authentic African bush camp experience in true luxury and style. This is the sister lodge to the magnificent Tongabezi Lodge which is also situated on the Zambezi River floodplains.

Not only are guests treated to views of the Zambezi River, but just in the distance one can also see the Victoria Falls National Park from their private open-fronted Chalet. Featuring quiet hang-out spots, Sindabezi Island is a place that nurtures the soul. The main camp beckons you to unwind amidst the tranquillity of this tiny isle, just 12km upstream from Victoria Falls.

With zero grid dependence, Sindabezi is one of Africa’s top 10 eco-lodges according to Fodor's. So the only footprints you will leave behind are in the island’s silky soft sand. This is the perfect spot for guests wanting to contribute to responsible tourism.

Perched on stilted wooden decks with full riverfront views, each Chalet is filled with natural light, sights and sounds of the wilderness. The entire island is also romantically lit at night with traditional hurricane lamps and candles, while a starlit sky adds an extra touch of wonder. Modern fittings pair effortlessly with locally sourced wooden furnishings and textiles. Newlyweds will fall in love with the Honeymoon Chalet and small groups can book out the entire island.

There is a lovely range of Zambezi activities to enjoy while staying on Sindabezi Island. You might like to start the morning on lazy sunrise boat cruise drifting down the Zambezi River and then end the day on our river sampan for a dinner quite unlike any other. And of course, the activity that steals the show, is your visit to the mighty Victoria Falls.

About the Victoria Falls

Victoria Falls presents a spectacular sight of awe-inspiring beauty and grandeur on the Zambezi River, forming the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe. It was described by the Kololo tribe living in the area in the 1800s as ‘Mosi-oa-Tunya’ – ‘The Smoke that Thunders’. In more modern terms Victoria Falls is known as the greatest curtain of falling water in the world.

Columns of spray can be seen from miles away as, at the height of the rainy season, more than five hundred million cubic meters of water per minute plummet over the edge, over a width of nearly two kilometres, into a gorge over one hundred meters below.

The wide, basalt cliff over which the falls thunder, transforms the Zambezi from a placid river into a ferocious torrent cutting through a series of dramatic gorges.

Facing the Falls is another sheer wall of basalt, rising to the same height, and capped by mist-soaked rain forest. A path along the edge of the forest provides the visitor prepared to brave the tremendous spray, with an unparalleled series of views of the Falls.

One special vantage point is across the Knife-edge Bridge, where visitors can have the finest view of the Eastern Cataract and the Main Falls as well as the Boiling Pot, where the river turns and heads down the Batoka Gorge. Other vantage points include Livingstone Island, Devils Pool and the Lookout Tree, both of which command panoramic views across the Main Falls.