Victoria Falls
Zimbabwe · Matabeleland North · 915 m
Description
Victoria Falls is where the Zambezi drops a hundred metres into a crack in the basalt across a front nearly two kilometres wide, and the local name for it, Mosi-oa-Tunya, means the smoke that thunders. Zimbabwe holds about three quarters of the face, so the long rainforest walk with sixteen viewpoints along the gorge is on this side and the spray falls on it hard enough to soak you in April. The town behind has become the adventure capital of the region, with rafting, bungee, helicopters and river cruises, and elephants walk through it at night.
Length of stay
Recommended length of stay: 3 to 7 days (optimal 4 days)
Travel season
Best time to visit: April – August
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
Highlights
- Victoria Falls rainforest walk
- Victoria Falls Bridge
- Zambezi sunset cruise
- Zambezi National Park
- White-water rafting in the Batoka Gorge (August - December)
- Helicopter flight over the falls
- Bungee jump from the bridge
- The Big Tree baobab
- Elephant and buffalo in the Zambezi riverine
- Lookout Café over the gorge
- Victoria Falls town craft market
- Elephant’s Walk craft village
- Lunar rainbow over the falls (monthly full moon)
- Boiling Pot descent
- Gorge swing & zipline
- Victoria Falls steam train dinner run
- Stanley & Livingstone private reserve
- Livingstone statue at the western cataract
Getting there
- Airports:
- VFA
- Train stations:
- Victoria Falls
- Border town:
- Zimbabwe