Victoria Falls Hotel Zimbabwe

History of the Victoria Falls Hotel


  • The Victoria Falls Hotel, also known as the Grand Lady, was built in 1904
  • The Victoria Falls Hotel was originally built for accommodation for Cape-to-Cairo railway workers
  • In the early 1970s the hotel was leased to the then Southern Sun hotel group which is known nowadays as African Sun Limited
  • The hotel was revamped in 2013, combining modern day with the traditional colonial feel of the world renowned hotel