Victoria Falls
One of the world's largest waterfalls, where the Zambezi River drops into a narrow gorge in a wall of spray. Footpaths with viewpoints on the Zimbabwe side follow the rim of the gorge.
Victoria Falls
Rafting, bungee jumping, rainforest viewpoints, Zambezi cruises and helicopter flights are on offer in this town next to the giant waterfall.
Attractive locations
Victoria Falls Bridge
A steel arch bridge from 1905 spanning the gorge below the falls and joining Zimbabwe and Zambia. A walkway gives views of the falls, and the bridge is a base for bungee jumping and tours.
Devil's Cataract
The western end of Victoria Falls, where water plunges into a deep gorge. Viewpoints on the Zimbabwe side look straight onto the thundering water.
Victoria Falls National Park
The protected area around the falls on the Zimbabwe side, with a network of paths and viewpoints along the gorge edge facing the huge curtain of water and the spray rising above it.
Zambezi National Park
A wildlife park upstream of Victoria Falls, running along the Zambezi River. Visitors may see elephants, buffalo, antelope and birds on game drives and river-edge tracks.
Statue of David Livingstone
A bronze statue of the Scottish explorer, close to the falls he was the first European to describe and name in honor of Queen Victoria. It stands near a viewpoint over the gorge.
Airports
Victoria Falls International Airport VFA
It is about 19 km in a straight line from Victoria Falls.
Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport LVI
It is about 12 km in a straight line from Victoria Falls.
Scams and safe taxis
Taxi and scam advice for this country is on the Zimbabwe page
Weather by month
Each month shows its average temperature in °C and its mm of rain per month.
- Jan24.8 °C139 mm
- Feb24.2 °C126 mm
- Mar23.9 °C92 mm
- Apr22.6 °C33 mm
- May20.2 °C2 mm
- Jun17.6 °C6 mm
- Jul17.0 °C0 mm
- Aug20.4 °C0 mm
- Sep24.5 °C2 mm
- Oct27.8 °C12 mm
- Nov27.6 °C63 mm
- Dec25.6 °C136 mm
Driest months: May, Jul, Aug, Sep. Wettest months: Jan, Feb, Dec.
Festivals and events
festival
Victoria Falls Carnival (New Year)
Music festival lasting three days, held at the falls.
festival
Victoria Falls Carnival (New Year)
Music festival lasting three days, held at the falls.
Who can help
Emergency
Police 999. Ask your hotel or operator for ambulance and fire numbers.
local government
Zimbabwe Tourism Authority (ZTA)
Helps with: Zimbabwe's national tourism authority. Its contact page gives the head office in Harare, with a phone and email, and a regional office in Victoria Falls.
Who qualifies: Anyone planning or taking a trip to Zimbabwe.
Phone: +263 242 758 714
Email: info@ztazim.co.zw
Address: Tourism House, 55 Samora Machel Avenue, Harare
local government
Zimbabwe Tourism Authority - Victoria Falls Office
Helps with: The tourism authority's regional office listed for Victoria Falls on its contact page, with its own phone and email.
Who qualifies: Anyone visiting Victoria Falls or planning a trip there.
Phone: +263 832 844 380
Email: ztavicfalls@ztazim.co.zw
Address: Shop 14 & 15, Galleria Building
local government
Emergency numbers 999 and 995 (national numbering plan)
Helps with: The regulator's numbering plan lists 999 as the general fixed-line emergency number for fire, ambulance and police, and 995 for police. It lists other codes for mobile networks. The document is old.
Who qualifies: Anyone in Zimbabwe needing emergency services; mobile users should check their network's code.
Phone: 999
un agency
International Organization for Migration (IOM) Zimbabwe
Helps with: The UN migration agency, in Zimbabwe since 1985. It works on migration management and crisis response, including help with reintegration, and runs a migration health assessment centre.
Who qualifies: Migrants and migration-affected people in Zimbabwe. It is not a help service for ordinary tourists.
Phone: +263 867 700 9721
Address: 10 Duthie Avenue, Alexandra Park, Harare