Southern Africa

Zimbabwe

The Smoke that Thunders: the largest sheet of falling water in the world, and a river made for adventure.

Region

Southern Africa

Ideal length

3 to 6 days

Places to stay

Boutique Hotel, Safari Lodge

In short

Victoria Falls and the Zambezi

Why go

Victoria Falls is one of the great sights of Africa, known to the Kololo as Mosi-oa-Tunya. You can walk its edge, fly over it, cruise above it at sunset or raft the gorge below.

It works on its own for a few days, or as the start or end of a safari in Chobe or Kruger.

What makes it distinct

The places that set it apart.

Few places offer so much within a few miles: the Falls themselves, the Zambezi and wildlife on the bank.

The Falls on foot

A guided walk along the edge.

Sundowner cruise

The upper Zambezi at dusk, looking for game.

By helicopter

Twelve minutes over the Falls and the gorge.

White water

Grade 5 rapids through the Batoka Gorge.

Livingstone Island

To the very edge, in the low water season.

Chobe day trip

Across the river into Botswana for elephants.

When to go

The best months, and who it suits.

The Falls are fullest from February to May. July to January is low water, when rafting and Livingstone Island are at their best.

Who it suits

Everyone, at least once. Adventure travellers will want longer.

The kind of stay

Boutique Hotel, Safari Lodge

What you can experience

Ways to travel here.

Adventure

The Zambezi, the Nile at Jinja and the edge of Victoria Falls.

Safari

The Mara, the Serengeti, Amboseli and Chobe, at your own pace.

Combine it with

It travels well with its neighbours.

Botswana

Chobe and the Okavango

South Africa

Kruger, Cape Town, the Winelands and the Garden Route

What we can create here

Journeys we have designed.

Examples to start a conversation. Yours will be built around you.

Zimbabwe and Botswana

5 to 7 days

Victoria Falls and Chobe

The Falls, a sunset on the Zambezi and elephants from the river.

Before you travel

Entry rules, health, money and packing are covered in Travel Information. We send advice specific to your route once your journey is confirmed.

Thinking about Zimbabwe?

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