To discover how the Falls were formed and what local customs and traditions surround them, it is well worth taking a guided tour.
These tours are informative and last for 2½ hours. Tours may be booked in the morning or afternoon and times are flexible. Guests are collected from their hotel for a short drive to the Falls. The Tour includes National Park Fees, the services of a qualified guide and bottled mineral water.
Your visit to Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe is incomplete without the pleasure and thrill of taking part in our fishing safaris. Our experienced Captains/Guides will take you on a cruise along the (upper) Mighty ZAMBEZI river to the best fishing spots where you can try skill/luck at landing the mighty tiger fish and any of the many different fish species that inhabit these waters. You will be served with finger snacks and light refreshments during the 3 hour fishing cruise.
Please remember to organize a packed breakfast from your hotel. You will be collected from your Hotel reception for your day trip to Hwange National Park. A 2 hour drive which takes you through the small town of Hwange, and an area of rural Africa with villages and fields dotted about the landscape. On arrival at Hwange Safari Lodge you will transfer to an open Game Viewing vehicle for your picnic day trip into the Park.
Hwange is one of the largest Parks in Africa and is home to the last great free ranging Elephant populations which move between Hwange and Chobe in Botswana. The park is also home to over 103 other large Mammal species and over 300 species of birds.
To put the Victoria Falls into true perspective, they must really be seen from the air. The sheer size and grandeur of the spectacle becomes clear when viewed from above. The huge Zambezi River flowing slowly south with hippos and crocodiles clearly visible in the shallow waters, elephant quietly browsing on bright green islands as the water spreads across the full width of a great rent in the earth before crashing over the lip in a burst of spray and then squeezing into a narrow, foaming, blast of water rushing down the zig zag funnel of the gorges. An unrivalled view of the Victoria Falls and surrounding National Parks area“…scenes so lovely, must have been gazed upon by Angels in their Flight”.
On the sunset cruise, meander between the islands above 'The Smoke that Thunders", the local name given to the Victoria Falls and discover bountiful wildlife and birdlife. On this cruise the guests are welcomed with an alcoholic or nonalcoholic beverage on the boat whilst given a safety talk and a brief history of the river on the outset of the trip.
Whilst on the cruise the guests are offered drinks from the fully stocked bar and a range of mouthwatering snacks.
A visit to Zambezi National Park is one of the must-do activities in Victoria Falls and gives you the opportunity to see most members of the Big Five, in particular the mighty elephants which grace this area. This area is prolific with wildlife, and other game you will spot includes impala, buffalo, giraffe, warthog and kudu which are found in large numbers in this park.
This African game drive lasts approximately three hours, giving you the opportunity to see a wide variety of animals as well as birds and plants that are exclusive to and synonymous with this magnificent game park.
Take some time out to spend the day exploring Chobe National Park which straddles Zimbabwe and Botswana and is flooded by the Zambezi during the rainy season. Come and enjoy the abundance of wildlife and birds that reside in this exquisite national park.
You will be collected from your Victoria Falls accommodation early in the morning from where you will be transferred to the border. This is a unique border post where the countries of Zambia, Botswana, Zimbabwe and Namibia meet in the middle of the river.
Begin your day with a boat cruise on the banks of the magnificent Chobe River; from here you can do some of the best game viewing as animals come to the water for an early morning drink. Some highlights of this trip include sightings of elephant herds coming to the river to bath, buffalo and the high probability of sighting lions.
After lunch, which is included in the tour, you will be taken into the park using a 4×4 safari vehicle, essential for the sandy dirt roads that comprise the park. At the end of the day, which draws to a close at approximately 4pm, you will be transferred back to your Victoria Falls accommodation.
Nothing beats a lunch cruise on the upper and calmer Zambezi river. Enjoy your lunch at the most quiet time on the river with only a few boats on the river. During this time you have a high chance of spotting some beautiful birds species of the river. Guests are picked up from their hotel /lodge in Victoria Falls and transferred to the Khanondo jetty. On arrival guests are welcomed onto the boat by our captain and given a safety briefing and a brief history of the river on the outset of the trip.
You then cruise on the mighty Zambezi River downstream towards the falls down to Palm Island and then up the Zambezi along the islands with a chance of spotting some game if you are lucky. All dietary requirements are catered for as long as a request have been made upon booking.A full open local bar and spirits is served to all clients during the course of the cruise. After lunch guests will then be taken back to their respective hotels.
Victoria Falls, a natural phenomenon and one of the seven natural Wonders of the World, is an immense curtain of water cascading over a 100m drop. A Victoria Falls tour will leave you in awe of nature’s most spectacular creation. No trip to Zimbabwe is complete without visiting The Waters that Thunder, first discovered by David Livingstone in 1855. Complete your African adventure by visiting the waterfall which you can view from a range of angles, including: Devils Cataract, Main Falls, Horseshoe Falls, Rainbow Falls and Eastern Cataract.
This magnificent body of water is also dotted with small islands including Livingstone Island which is where David Livingstone first sighted the Falls. The life-giving Zambezi also sustains a rain forest at the base of the Falls, which is created by the spray from the falls and is home to rare plant species unique to this area of Zimbabwe and Zambia. A trip exploring this awe-inspiring wonder is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that will leave you changed.
Let the spectacular sunrise on the Zambezi River say good morning to you. Enjoy your full English breakfast on the Zambezi river whist viewing the African sun as it rises to a wonderful day.
During this time you have a high chance of spotting some beautiful birds species of the river. Guests are picked up from their hotel /lodge in Victoria Falls and transferred to the Khanondo jetty. On arrival guests are welcomed onto the boat by our captain and given a safety briefing and a brief history of the river on the outset of the trip. You then cruise on the mighty Zambezi River downstream towards the falls down to Palm Island and then up the Zambezi along the islands with a chance of spotting some game if you are lucky.
All dietary requirements are catered for as long as a request have been made upon booking. After Breakfast guests will then be taken back to their respective hotels.