The Hotel
Matetsi Victoria Falls holds the structural Zimbabwe-side ultra-luxury Zambezi-concession position — the property runs 18 river-facing suites split across two camps on a 50,000-hectare private game-and-river concession with 30 kilometres of Zambezi-River frontage. The Matetsi Private Game Reserve was originally established as a hunting concession before transitioning to a photographic-only luxury operation under current ownership; the property re-opened in 2017 after a complete rebuild that delivered the contemporary-bushveld-vernacular register that defines today's footprint. The structural distinction is the 30-kilometre Zambezi frontage, the largest single-property private Zambezi concession on either side of the river.
The 18-suite count splits into Matetsi River House (4 suites under exclusive-use buyout, the property's milestone configuration with private chef and butler) and Matetsi River Lodge (14 suites in the main lodge configuration). All 18 suites are uniform in scale at approximately 90 sqm with private outdoor plunge pools, the property's signature contemporary-bushveld decorative register (locally-sourced timber millwork, African-textile collaboration with Zimbabwean craft cooperatives, structured natural-fibre upholstery), and direct Zambezi-river-facing terraces. The exclusive-use River House configuration is the structural Zimbabwe-side family-or-multi-couple anniversary unit and books at integrated whole-property rates.
Operationally Matetsi runs the &Beyond-comparable East-Africa-luxury all-inclusive register. The standard rate covers all meals (the property's kitchen runs structured Zimbabwean-and-Pan-African ingredient sourcing through the Matetsi farm-and-cellar programme), all premium drinks, twice-daily ranger-led private-concession game drives (the Matetsi 50,000-hectare concession holds resident populations of elephant, lion, leopard, buffalo, and the Matetsi sable population that is structurally the largest sable concentration in Zimbabwe), Zambezi-river canoeing, structured fishing programmes, daily Falls transfers, helicopter-and-microlight Falls flights, and structured cultural-engagement programming with the surrounding communities. The signature Matetsi Sundowner programme runs aboard the property's private river-cruiser at sunset on the upper Zambezi.
What gives Matetsi the structural Zimbabwe-side ultra-luxury position is the 50,000-hectare private concession at boutique scale and the Matetsi-River-House exclusive-use buyout configuration. No other Zimbabwe-side property runs the dual-camp ultra-luxury configuration; no other property runs the 30-kilometre private Zambezi frontage; and the Matetsi-River-House buyout is structurally the Zimbabwe-side milestone-anniversary or extended-family ultra-luxury choice. For the structural Zimbabwe-side Falls honeymoon, an anniversary buyout, or a multi-night Matetsi-and-Mana-Pools-and-Sabi-Sand southern-African luxury arc, Matetsi is the most-considered Zimbabwe-side first choice.
Best Occasion Fit
Honeymoon
Matetsi's 18 river-facing suites with private plunge pools and direct Zambezi sightlines, twice-daily private-concession game drives, and the Matetsi Sundowner river-cruiser programme position the property as the structural Zimbabwe-side ultra-luxury Falls honeymoon. Pair five nights at Matetsi with three nights at a Sabi Sand safari property for the structural Zambezi-and-Big-Five honeymoon arc.
Anniversary
The Matetsi River House exclusive-use buyout (4 suites under whole-property booking with private chef and butler) is the structural milestone-anniversary unit. Anniversary buyouts at Matetsi typically run 4-5 nights with structured private-concession game drives, the Matetsi Sundowner cruiser programme, and Zambezi-river canoeing as the structural anchor programming.
Practical Information
Address
Matetsi Private Game Reserve, Upper Zambezi
Victoria Falls, Matabeleland North
Zimbabwe
Rooms & Rates
18 river-facing suites across two camps
Matetsi River House: 4 suites exclusive-use buyout configuration
Matetsi River Lodge: 14 suites main configuration
Uniform 90 sqm with private outdoor plunge pools
From USD 1,200/night all-inclusive (River Lodge)
From USD 14,000/night River House buyout
Check-in / Check-out
Check-in: 2:00 PM
Check-out: 11:00 AM
Re-opened 2017 after complete rebuild
Open year-round; Victoria Falls VFA airport 60 min by 4x4
Key Features
50,000-hectare private game-and-river concession
30 km of private Zambezi-river frontage
Private game-drive concession (resident sable population)
Matetsi Sundowner private-river-cruiser programme
Zambezi-river canoeing and structured fishing
Helicopter-and-microlight Falls flight access
Exclusive-use River House buyout configuration
Book Matetsi Victoria Falls
Matetsi Victoria Falls runs direct property reservations and structured exclusive-use River-House buyout pathways. Direct booking returns the structural all-inclusive River-Lodge rate.
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