Things to do in Victoria Falls

Wondering what you can do when you get to Vic Falls? There are so many options! Below are a few of the available activities

• Visit the park to see the Falls from the Zimbabwe side.  The park entrance fee is about £15 – take some waterproof clothing!

• Walk across the frontier into Zambia to see the Zambian part of the Falls.  Between the Zimbabwean and Zambian frontier posts, you cross the famous steel bridge carrying the road and railway across the Zambezi between the Zimbabwean and Zambian sides of the river.  Remember to have US$10 on you in US dollars cash, as this is the cost of a Zambian one-day visa.  Sterling is also accepted, but not Zimbabwe dollars or South African Rand.  If you pass any warthogs on the way, give them a wide berth…
• Arrange a day trip to Chobe game reserve in Botswana.  There are many operators offering similar trips.  A 45-minute minibus transfer takes you from your hotel to the Botswana frontier.  A 3-hour game drive in the Chobe National Park is followed by a 3-hour river trip with lunch.  Animals include lion, impala, antelope, elephant, hippo, warthog, crocodile, mongoose, and even tortoise.
• Take afternoon tea at the Victoria Falls Hotel, the poshest hotel in town.  Staying there will cost you £150 per night.  Afternoon tea (complete with cucumber sandwiches) will cost you more like £10.  The hotel is right next to the railway station.
• Go on an afternoon river cruise on the Zambezi.  Many operators offer similar trips for the going rate of about £15, which inclu61des plentiful wine or beer.  You will probably see hippo and crocodile.
• For those interested, there is a whole range of adventure activities available such as white water rafting down the Zambezi, or for the completely insane, bunji jumping off the Zambezi bridge.
• Originally posted by the man in seat 61