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Victoria Falls

The smoke that thunders.

Aerial view of the Victoria Falls Bridge over the Batoka Gorge, with spray rising from the Falls

About Victoria Falls

Mosi-oa-Tunya — "the smoke that thunders" — is the largest curtain of falling water on Earth: 1,708 metres wide, plunging more than 100 metres into a basalt gorge. From our office in town you can hear it on a still night and see its spray column from 30 kilometres away.

Victoria Falls is also the natural hub of the region. Botswana's Chobe River is an hour away by road, Hwange National Park two and a half hours, and the international airport connects directly to Johannesburg, Cape Town, Nairobi and Windhoek. Most of our journeys start and finish here.

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Highlights

  • The rainforest walk

    16 viewpoints along the lip of the gorge, from the Devil's Cataract to Danger Point — best with a guide who knows where the rainbows form.

  • Sunset on the upper Zambezi

    Hippo, elephant crossing between islands and a sky that turns copper over the water.

  • Adrenaline in the gorges

    Grade 5 white-water rafting, the 111-metre bridge bungee and helicopter flights over the spray.

  • Devil's Pool

    Swim at the very edge of the Falls on Livingstone Island when water levels drop (August to December).

  • Town, crafts and culture

    Village visits, a lively craft market and a dining scene from riverside braais to drumming dinners.

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