8 Best Adventure Activities At Victoria Falls

Activities At Victoria Falls, Located on the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe, Victoria Falls is the world’s biggest waterfall and one of the two largest waterfalls, with a width of 1,708 m (5,604 ft). The falls presents a specular sight of awe-inspiring beauty and grandeur on the Zambezi River which forms a natural border between Zambia and Zimbabwe.

The Victoria Falls are described as “Mosi-oa-Tunya” – “The Smoke that Thunders’ by the Kololo tribe living in the area for the immense spray and incredible noise caused by the rushing waters. Also, the falls are known as the greatest curtain of falling waterfall in the world when its width and height are combined.

Here are a number of awe-inspiring activities to do at Victoria Falls, however below are our best picks

Swimming in Devil’s Pool

Victoria Fall’s Devil’s Pool – arguably the most extreme infinity pool in the world, this pool is a natural rock pool situated at the very edge of the waterfall. Devil’s Pool has been created by millions of years of erosion and is only accessible when the Zambezi River’s water level is at its lowest in the period of September to December.

To get to the Devi’s Pool, you will have to book a seat on the boat that leaves for Livingstone Island from the Royal Livingstone Hotel on the Zambia Side of the Victoria Falls. It is a short boat ride to Livingstone Island, and after a guided walk you will carefully proceed to the edge of the water where your guide will explain how to swim to Devil’s pool safely.

How high is Devil’s Pool? The might Victoria Falls over a basalt rock ledge and drops about 354 feet (108 meters) down to form the largest sheet of falling water on Earth. Taking a dip in Devil’s Pool is an adrenaline – pumping activity as you steady yourself on the precipice and peep down the gorge of water thundering down to the misty abyss below.

Is Devil’s Pool Safe? Sincerely, swimming in Devil’s Pool comes with a big dose of adrenaline and unrivalled bragging rights. When your friends see your photos of you on a precipice surrounded by thundering water tumbling into a 100-metre chasm, they will surely have the incredulous looks indicating that you have lost the plot. But the Devil’s pool is not as dangerous as it appears in photos and videos.

Devil’s Pool has a natural rock ledge on the edge of the waterfall that creates a barrier where the water is only a few centimeters deep, this barrier allows you to safely splash about in Devil’s Pool without getting swept over the edge of the waterfall. While on this experience, listen to your guides attentively as they understand the water levels and currents.

Helicopter Ride Over Victoria Falls

Helicopter ride is the best way to get magnificent views of the sheer size of Victoria Falls, keep an eye out for pods of hippos in the Zambezi and elephants on the edge’s river in huge numbers as you skirt the column of rainbow-lit spray above the Falls and zigzag Batoke Gorge.

Helicopter flights over Victoria Falls is a massive experience and the only real way to fit everything in when trying to capture the Victoria Falls in a single photography. The Flights of Angels in which you flip over the waterfall is a definite bucket-list activity at Victoria Falls.

Microlight Flight Over Victoria Falls

Are you an adrenaline junkie and looking for a little more exhilarating excursion than a helicopter flight, take on a tandem microlight flight and soar above Victoria Falls.

These flights generally take off and land at the Batoka Sky Aerodrome situated near the Zambezi River, this means you will be in a treat for the spectacular views of the falls in less than a minute after take-off.

White Water Rafting on The Zambezi River

White water rafting in Victoria Falls is a popular activity perfect for serious adrenaline junkies, this activity is considered one of the wildest white-water rafting corridors in the world, a Zambezi River rafting adventure is one of the most adrenaline-pumping activities in Victoria Falls.

Rafting on Zambezi River is best during the low-water season from about August to December.

Gorge Swing at Victoria Falls

Swinging 393 feet above the free falling almost 230 feet before you even start swinging is imaginable but very possible at the Victoria Falls. There is a giant swing that is 311 feet long on which you will leap into the air as you plunge into the mouth of the Batoka Gorge.

Zipline At Victoria Falls

Perfect for adrenaline junkies, this zipline is considered the longest zipline in the world at 1,394 feet or 425 meters. Zip across the Batoka Gorge and over the water as you reach speeds of over 62 mph (100 km/h).

Bungee Jump Off Victoria Falls Bridge

With the magnificent waterfall behind you and the mighty river rushing below, bungee jumping in Victoria Falls is not an ordinary leap. At 364 feet, it is among the highest bungee jumps in the world and there is nowhere else in the world where you can bungee through the mist and into two different countries from one spot.

Canopy Tour at Victoria Falls

The Victoria Falls Bridge offers incredible views of the Zambezi rapids and the spray of the waterfall, a canopy tour at Victoria Falls is a great experience for adventurous friends as well as families.

Explore the riverine forest from a variety of vantage points, above, below and within the canopy itself while spotting several species of birds like purple-crested turaco and peregrine falcons.

There are several slides and a cable bridge walkway, the Falls Canopy Tour combines family fun with a unique birds-eye view of the surrounding rainforest.

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