Victoria Falls Private Guided Tour: Both Zimbabwe & Zambia Sides (Product 54168)
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Highlights

  • Experience Victoria Falls at an unhurried pace, with close river views and time to look around and really take in this world-famous waterfall.
  • Start with pickup at your Victoria Falls hotel, then move through park entries on each side, where park and border fees are paid separately.
  • Enjoy a private guided exploration of the Zimbabwean and Zambian sides, with rainforest walks, viewpoints beside the falls, and time for photos.
  • Step onto Victoria Falls Bridge to stand between Zimbabwe and Zambia above the Zambezi, hearing stories of the river, wildlife, and life here.

Your Experience

Explore both the Zimbabwean and Zambian sides of Victoria Falls on a private guided tour with hotel pickup and flexible pacing.

Getting started

Your private guided tour begins with hotel pickup within Victoria Falls town. After meeting your professional local guide, you travel to the entrance for Victoria Falls National Park, where you handle your own park fees before entering. Once inside, the guide outlines the plan to see viewpoints, the rainforest, and the cross-border section, subject to border and entry requirements.

What to expect

Victoria Falls, Zimbabwean side

You start on the Zimbabwean side of Victoria Falls, where a network of paths leads to multiple viewpoints and the surrounding rainforest. This section provides some of the most comprehensive panoramic perspectives of the waterfall.

Features

  • Guided exploration of the Zimbabwean side of Victoria Falls gives you wide-angle views of the Falls and the Zambezi River from a series of viewpoints along the edge.
  • A guided walk through the Victoria Falls rainforest takes you along damp, lush paths where the spray from the Falls supports thick vegetation and shifting light conditions.
  • Your professional local guide shares local insights into Victoria Falls, explaining how the Falls shape the river, the surrounding area, and the wildlife that lives nearby.
  • The pace here is flexible and slow, with time set aside for photographs at different viewpoints so you can capture the changing cascades and mist.

Victoria Falls, Zambian side

Next, you cross to the Zambian side of Victoria Falls, subject to visa and border-entry requirements. This area offers closer, more side-on perspectives of individual sections of the waterfall and the gorge.

Features

  • Guided exploration of the Zambian side of Victoria Falls focuses on different angles of the Falls and the Zambezi River, so you can compare how each country's viewpoints frame the same natural feature.
  • Your guide continues to provide local insights into the Zambezi River, adding context on regional history and wildlife as you move between lookouts.
  • The experience remains private and unhurried, giving you further time for photographs and to pause at viewpoints that interest you most.

Victoria Falls Bridge

Towards the cross-border section of your route, you visit the historic Victoria Falls Bridge, which spans the gorge between Zimbabwe and Zambia. This is where you can literally stand between the two countries with the river below.

Features

  • A guided visit to Victoria Falls Bridge lets you walk along this historic crossing and look down into the gorge carved by the Zambezi River.
  • Your local guide points out how the bridge links the Zimbabwean and Zambian sides of Victoria Falls and shares stories about the surrounding area's past and present.
  • At the end of your bridge visit, hotel drop-off within Victoria Falls ensures a straightforward return, keeping logistics simple after your slow-paced day of viewpoints and sightseeing.
  • Optional activities such as bungee jumping, ziplining, or helicopter flights are available in the area but are not included in this private guided tour.

Inclusions & Exclusions

  • Private guided tour of Victoria Falls with a professional local guide
  • Guided exploration of the Zimbabwean and Zambian sides of Victoria Falls
  • Local insights into Victoria Falls, the Zambezi River, history and wildlife
  • Guided walk through the Victoria Falls rainforest and viewpoints
  • Visit to Victoria Falls Bridge
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off within Victoria Falls
  • Flexible, slow-paced experience with time for photographs
  • Victoria Falls National Park entrance fees
  • Zambian park/entrance fees
  • Visa or border-entry fees
  • Meals and drinks
  • Optional activities such as bungee jumping, ziplining, or helicopter flights

This product offers multiple ticket options. Some items above (like transfers or fast-track access) may only apply to specific options — confirm what's included when you select yours.

Ticket Delivery

  • Your voucher will be emailed to you shortly.
  • Display the voucher on your mobile phone with a valid photo ID at the starting point.
  • Please check your final voucher for the starting point details & specific instructions.

Cancellation Policy

Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts.

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Booking FAQs

Entry documents: Carry the passports and visas you need to meet Zimbabwe and Zambia border requirements. Cash for fees: Bring cash or accepted payment to cover park, entrance, and border fees that are not included. Footwear: Wear comfortable walking shoes as you'll explore viewpoints and the rainforest on foot. Spray protection: Bring a light rain jacket or similar protection from the Falls' spray.

Border access: You explore both the Zimbabwean and Zambian sides, subject to current border and entry requirements. Park fees: Victoria Falls National Park and Zambian park entrance fees are not included and are paid separately. Optional extras: Activities like bungee jumping, ziplining, or helicopter flights are not part of this tour and cost extra.

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