Things to do in Victoria Falls, with 2026 prices

The one you cannot skip: the falls themselves

The guided tour of the falls is US$32 per person, takes two to three hours, and covers all 16 viewpoints on the Zimbabwe side. The US$58 rainforest entry fee is separate and is the single largest park fee in town, which surprises people who assumed the waterfall was the free bit.

Go with a guide rather than wandering in alone. The geology explains why the falls zig-zag, the history explains the statue everyone photographs, and the guide knows which viewpoint is clear on the day. In high water you will be soaked within four minutes, and they hand out raincoats that lose the argument with the spray.

The best value thing in Victoria Falls

The Zambezi sunset cruise, at US$52 plus US$12 park fees, for two hours on the river with drinks and snacks included. Hippos, elephants on the bank, the sun doing its unreasonable thing, and no one asking you to sign an indemnity form.

If you would rather eat properly, the dinner cruise is US$110 for three hours with a set menu. If you want the best boat, the premium luxury cruise is US$80.

Wildlife: how far do you want to go?

• Game drive in the Zambezi National Park — US$81 plus US$18 fees, three hours, five minutes from town.
• Guided game walk — US$132 plus US$18 fees, three hours, on foot with an armed guide.
• Elephant encounter — US$148 plus US$24 fees, two hours.
• Chobe day trip, Botswana — US$167 plus US$20 fees, a full day with a game drive and a river cruise.
• Hwange day safari — a full day in Zimbabwe’s largest park, quoted on request.

If you only do one, do Chobe. Two safari styles in a day and a second country stamped into your passport.

The view from above

The Flight of Angels helicopter flight is 12 to 13 minutes and US$173 plus a US$29 levy. The extended gorge flight is 25 minutes at US$328 plus US$35. In the high-water months, when spray hides the Main Falls from the ground, this stops being optional for anyone who wants to see the shape of the waterfall.

Adrenaline, cheapest to most expensive

• Bridge slide — US$58, one hour, from age six.
• Gorge zipline — US$108, 425 metres across the gorge at around 106 km/h.
• Bridge swing — US$131.
• Gorge swing — US$134.
• White water rafting — US$173, grade 4 and 5 rapids, minimum age 15.
• Bungee jump — US$194, 111 metres.

Doing several? The Big Air combo bundles the bungee, swing and slide for US$250 instead of US$280.

Evenings, and the thing everyone remembers

The Boma – Place of Eating is US$60 including transfers, with a buffet of Zimbabwean dishes and a drum show you are expected to join. You will be handed a djembe. Resistance is noted and ignored.

Quieter evening? The village tour is US$74 for three hours, and the bridge tour is US$64 for an hour under the 1905 steelwork.

How many days do you need?

Three nights covers the falls, a cruise, one safari day and one adrenaline activity without rushing. Two nights works but leaves no margin for weather. Four nights lets you add Chobe or Hwange properly.

Every rate above is on the full price list, and our lodge packages bundle the big ones with accommodation and transfers from US$765 per person sharing.