The Victoria Falls Tour

The Victoria Falls is an immense curtain of water cascading over a 100m drop

The unusual form of Victoria Falls enables virtually the whole width of the falls to be viewed face-on, at the same level as the top, from as close as 60 metres, because the whole Zambezi River drops into a deep, narrow gorge.

Few other waterfalls allow such a close approach on foot

• During peak flow (February to May) the Zambian side of the Falls is the most spectacular on foot

There are walkways to look out points and across the swaying Knife Edge bridge

The spray on the Zimbabwe side at this time (February to May) makes it difficult to see anything on foot, but this changes with the seasons

• From May onwards as the annual flood abates, the view of Victoria falls gets better and better and photographic opportunities from the Rain Forest path in Zimbabwe improve

At this time most of the falls can be seen from the Zimbabwe side

In height and width Victoria Falls is rivalled only by South America's Iguazu Falls

When to tour Victoria Falls

During high water visitors can get wet at the Falls and cameras should be sealed in plastic bags.

Travelers Tips

Rainforest

Around the Falls is a rainforest sustained by the spray of the Falls with some plant species rarely found elsewhere in Zambia or Zimbabwe.

Viewing the falls

Just 11 kilometers from the town of Livingstone by road.

At the border post there is a parking area where you can leave your car.

You can cross the bridge by foot with just your passport and pay a day visa

Somewhere, over the moonbow

The spray can be seen for miles, and on a clear, bright, moonlit night it forms something called a “Moonbow "— reputedly one of the most beautiful natural phenomena on the planet

The best time to see Victoria Falls, moonbow is during a full Moon and when the spray is high ( Jan to July )

Visas

The two countries permit tourists to make day trips from one side to the other without the necessity of obtaining a visa in advance, but visas issued at the border are expensive. Best is to get a double visa when first entering the country you are staying in

In October 2008 one visa to cover all Southern African countries should be introduced which will mean moving from one side to the other is relatively painless

Currency

US dollars and Rands are accepted on both the Zimbabwe and Zambian side

The climate varies between:

• perfect (April to August)
• very hot and dry (September and October )
• hot with mainly thunder showers ( November to March)

do not rush your stay in Livingstone

It is the adventure capital of Africa if not the world
So much to see and do that any season is a thrill, even when the water is at it's lowest and the white water rafting is at it's wildest

No other major waterfall is surrounded by Game Parks
Victoria Falls is now the hub of the largest park in the world, Kavango-Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area ( the size of Italy) - Kaza Park - filled with Gods Gifts of animals, birds, trees and insects of every description and size

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• Air Flips
• Bridge Tour
• Bunji Jump
• Canoe Trail
• Chobe Trip
• Combo Package
• Cruises
• Elephant Trails
• Fishing
• Game Drive
• High Wire Zambia
• Horse Trails
• Jet Boat
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• Moonbow
• Picnics
• Quad Bikes
• Rhino-Walk
• Riverboard raft
• Tour Falls
• Village Tour
• Water Rafting
• Zambezi rafting