National ParkUNESCO World Heritage Site

Victoria Falls National Park

Matabeleland North915m2,340 ha

Home to the mighty Victoria Falls, one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World. The Zambezi River plunges 108 meters into the Batoka Gorge, creating the largest curtain of falling water on Earth.

Best time to visit

Year-round (high water Feb-May, low water Sep-Dec)

Province

Matabeleland North

Elevation

915m

Area

2,340 ha

Status

UNESCO World Heritage Site

Why This Place Matters

Unique spray-forest ecosystem


What You Can Do Here

Available Activities6
View the fallsWalk rainforest trailBungee jumpingWhite water raftingHelicopter flightsSunset cruises
Must-Do Experiences

Walk all 16 viewpoints of the falls

Feel the spray at Danger Point

Visit during full moon for lunar rainbow

Photograph the Main Falls

Walk the rainforest trail

Visit David Livingstone statue

Helicopter flight over falls

Bungee jump from Victoria Falls Bridge

White water rafting in gorge

Sunset cruise on Zambezi


Wildlife Guide

4 species

Vervet Monkey

Chlorocebus pygerythrus

Bushbuck

Tragelaphus scriptus

Warthog

Phacochoerus africanus

Hippo

Hippopotamus amphibius


Habitats & Vegetation

Forest

Unique ecosystem sustained by falls spray

Riparian

Woodland


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