Victoria Falls in 2 days
How to fit both sides of the falls, one headline activity and an evening on the river into two days, and what to leave out.
Livingstone · Zambia · Zambezi river
Plan your trip to Livingstone and Victoria Falls
Water levels by month, the KAZA visa, getting from the airport, and the activities worth your time on the Zambian side of the falls.
Planning guides
See allWhen to go, how to get there, visas, money, health and itineraries for Livingstone and Victoria Falls.
Victoria Falls in 4 days
Four days lets you see the falls twice, add a full-day activity and spend real time on the upper Zambezi. Here is how to order it by season.
Planning a luxury Victoria Falls trip
Where money actually improves a stay at Victoria Falls, and a five-day plan built around privacy, timing and the river rather than ticking off activities.
The best viewpoints at Victoria Falls
Where to stand at Victoria Falls: the named viewpoints on each side, which ones work in which season, and the views from the bridge, the gorge and the air.
Cape Town and Victoria Falls in one trip
The most common southern Africa pairing, planned properly: the flights, the order, the seasons that suit both, and a ten-day outline.
Cape Town to Victoria Falls
Direct flights from Cape Town now reach both sides of the falls, but not every day. When to fly direct, when to go via Johannesburg, and why driving is not an option.
Things to do in Livingstone
See allLivingstone Island, the national park, flights over the falls, sunset cruises and more.
Swimming in Angel's Pool
The rock pool on the lip of Victoria Falls that opens when Devil's Pool is too dangerous: which months, how the swim works, who can do it and what it costs.
Hiking down to the Boiling Pot
The short, steep path from the Zambian falls trails down to the whirlpool at the foot of the First Gorge: how hard it is, when to go and what you see at the bottom.
Canoeing the upper Zambezi
A guided canoe trip on the quiet water above Victoria Falls: what a day looks like, how guides handle hippos, which months suit it, and what it costs at the time of writing.
Fishing on the upper Zambezi
Tigerfish and bream on the river above Victoria Falls: the best months, how trips work, what to bring and the rules on licences and catch and release.
The gorge swing at Victoria Falls
The two kinds of swing at the falls, from the bridge and from the Batoka Gorge rim, with the limits, prices and safety questions that matter before you sign the waiver.
Horse riding in Livingstone
Riding along the Zambezi and through the bush near Livingstone: which rides suit beginners, the weight and age limits that catch people out, and when to go.