About this hotel
General information
Sussi & Chuma Lodge is a treehouse lodge on a quiet bend of the Zambezi inside Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park, 12 km upstream of Victoria Falls, whose roar carries to the decks. Twelve circular thatched suites stand raised among old ebony and jackalberry trees and phoenix palms, linked by wooden walkways; elephants often wander beneath them and vervet monkeys play in the branches. The main lodge carries the same idea through in timber, thatch and rattan, deep sofas and lanterns, with a bar, a fire-pit deck, an open-air dining room, a pool, a spa and the Bush Boutique of African-made pieces.
Open all year, the lodge is part of the A&K Sanctuary collection. Stays include all meals, soft and alcoholic drinks (premium brands among them), laundry, transfers from Livingstone’s international airport and most activities: game drives, walking safaris, sundowner cruises, fishing, Falls tours and village visits. Children are welcome from the age of six.
Location
The lodge sits on the Zambezi within Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park, one of Zambia’s smallest at 66 km², which runs for around 12 km along the river from the Batoka Gorge and borders the town of Livingstone. Victoria Falls lies 12 km downstream and Livingstone’s international airport is about a 25–30-minute drive away; the flight from Lusaka to Livingstone takes around an hour. Return transfers from Livingstone airport are included.
Spa
The spa’s treatment room stands on stilts above the Zambezi, open to the river. Massages, facials, body wraps and reflexology use natural, organic Healing Earth products; treatments are charged separately.
Sports & leisure
Activities run twice a day, and most are included:
- morning and afternoon game drives in open 4×4s through Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park, the only park in Zambia with white rhinos, along with elephants, buffaloes, zebras, giraffes, impalas, wildebeest, warthogs, hippos and crocodiles – and no predators;
- seasonal walking safaris with expert guides, and a walk of about two hours to see white rhinos on foot;
- sundowner cruises by motor launch through a run of small Zambezi rapids, ending with drinks on the shore;
- catch-and-release fishing from March to the end of November for tigerfish and vundu, Africa’s largest freshwater catfish, from one of the lodge’s three boats, with a private boat on request;
- guided tours of Victoria Falls from both the Zambian and Zimbabwean sides, raincoats provided;
- in season, a swim in Devil’s Pool, the natural pool at the lip of the Falls;
- visits to Nakatindi village – its school, a bike workshop run by women mechanics and the Sishemo Studio beadwork enterprise;
- birdwatching among more than 400 species, with Leica binoculars for every guest.
At extra cost: white-water rafting on the Zambezi’s grade 5 rapids near the Falls (half or full day, July–October) and helicopter flights over the Falls of 15 or 30 minutes.
Restaurants & bars
Ingredients come from farmers around Livingstone, and the menu mixes local and international dishes – crocodile curry, impala stew, Lake Kariba tilapia. Breakfast is served before the morning drive, lunch is light and seasonal, and three-course dinners are candlelit in the thatched open-air dining room. Once a week the grill by the boma fire takes over with Zambezi crayfish and fish. Pre-dinner drinks are poured at the Firefly Bar beside the sunset deck, nightcaps by the fire pit at the water’s edge, and private dinners on the deck can be arranged for special occasions. Vegetarians are catered for on every menu.
Swimming
An infinity pool in its own corner of the main lodge looks out over the Zambezi.
Rooms
Twelve circular treehouse suites, sleeping up to 24 guests in all, line the riverbank among the ebony trees, with white walls, exposed beams under thatch and bright rugs.
Air conditioning, a ceiling fan, a netted four-poster bed, a freestanding ceramic bath, a walk-in wardrobe, a writing desk, a stocked minibar, tea and coffee, a hairdryer, cotton robes and Leica binoculars.
Treehouse
A raised circular suite under thatch with a canopied king-size bed (convertible to twins), a freestanding bath and a large semi-enclosed deck facing the Zambezi rapids. Sleeps two adults and one child aged 6–15.
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