Royal Livingstone Hotel By Anantara, Victoria Falls Zambia

Inspired by the days of polished brass, exquisite glassware and silver service, the Royal Livingstone has not only a stunning view of Victoria Falls but also immaculate grounds and a kind guest-hosting manner. From the grand foyer and bar loaded with expensive cognacs to the zebras grazing gently on the lawns, this is a place to treat yourself and your loved ones for a unique event like an anniversary or honeymoon.

From Johannesburg in South Africa, a simple two-hour trip, the Royal Livingstone provides the best lodging in the adventure capital of Africa. Day, venture out white-water rafting on the Zambezi River, abseiling down Batoka Gorge, bungee jumping or wandering with lions; at night, drink a Pimm’s on the waterside terrace before savouring perfectly-cooked Zambezi bream and sinking into your ultra-comfortable king-sized bed.

Along with two gyms and a huge swimming pool with river views, the Royal Livingstone also provides visitors with a spa and beauty center. Whatever it is you feel like doing, the concierge and your private butler will be on hand; leave the “administrative” to them and maximize your time at “Mosi-oa-Tunya, the Smoke that Thunders.”


The Royal Livingstone Anantara Zambia

The Royal Livingstone Hotel By Anantara Highlights & Activities

Day tours, Private dining experience, and Spa treatments

  • Wi-Fi & air conditioning
  • Private butler, babysitting & concierge
  • Gym, pool & spa
  • Fine dining & top-tier bar
  • Excellent proximity to Victoria Falls
  • Presidential suite
  • Zebras, impala, giraffe & small antelope graze on grounds

Rooms At Royal Livingstone By Anantara

Deluxe Room:

Comprising a total of 173 en suite suites in numerous river-bank homes, the Royal Livingstone Hotel boasts individual terraces with views over the Zambezi River and the grounds.

Every room feature ceiling fans, safes, shoe cabinets, and mosquito nets. On request, there are inter-leading rooms. Rooms fit for disabled guests also exist.

General Facilities

Bar, Concierge service, Restaurant, Spa, Swimming pool, Wi-Fi available

The Royal Livingstone’s 17 colonial-style buildings include amenities to meet visitors’ demands for leisure and exercise. Two distinct gyms have aerobics and karate in one and weight training, circuit training and body sculpting in the other.

Using premium Dermalogica and Clarins products, the Royal Spa provides a whole spectrum of cleansing and balancing treatments. Select from the massage menu and relax in the solitude of a cool gazebo erected on the banks of the Zambezi River or choose a refreshing session in the comfort of your accommodation.

The Royal Livingstone offers many more amenities including laundry, butler assigned to your suite, babysitting, and shoe polishing. From casting for tiger fish in the Zambezi River to charging over grade 4 rapids, the concierge will be able to help you with activities and transfers around Victoria Falls and Livingstone.

You will enjoy unrestricted access to the Victoria Falls from the hotel door as a guest. Track the route across the river’s edge through the rainforest and marvel as the wide flow of the Zambezi plummets over the brink and falls into the valley deep below to produce the biggest sheet of falling water in the world.

Dining

There are wonderful restaurants scattered across the manicured grounds of the Royal Livingstone. Enjoy chilled cocktails, light snacks and gourmet barbecue on the appropriately called Sun Deck and on the verandah on the edge of the grass, then gaze out over the glittering waters of the life-giving Zambezi River. Should your fortune be kind, you might even see an elephant herd crossing the river, the elders shielding the younger members as the leader chooses the best route.

Revive in the late afternoon with a classic high tea, the table filled with delicate sweets and pop-in-your-mouth savouries – or a perfectly-mixed G “n T in The Lounge to accompany live piano music. With hand-painted maps guiding David Livingstone’s daring trip, the ambiance is resonant of his experiences in Africa.

Perfect bookends for your day are the Royal Livingstone Dining Room; see impala or zebras prowling by the windows while you eat breakfast, lunch, or dinner. The à la carte menu deftly combines tones of Africa and India with European masterpieces. The Zambezi bream is a must-have oven-roasted whole with just a little salt and pepper.

One of the most elegant bars on the continent, the Livingstone Bar features well-earned nightcap from high wooden shelves filled with great cognacs and whiskies.

Order from the 24-hour room service menu if you would want to spend the evening in front of your TV or on your private balcony.