While staying at Senyati Safari Camp we made use of their very convenient shuttle service to spend a day at the Victoria Falls, just 80km away in neighbouring Zimbabwe.

Known locally as Mosi-oa-Tunya; “The Smoke That Thunders”, the Victoria Falls really is one of the most awe-inspiring sights on the planet and most worthy of its inclusion among Unesco’s World Heritage Sites. It was named in November 1855 by explorer David Livingstone in honour of Britain’s Queen Victoria. Here the Zambezi River drops over a cliff 1.7km (more than a mile!) wide into a ravine 108m deep, making it the largest sheet of falling water on earth. On average more than a million liters of water flows over the falls every second – the highest ever recorded was almost 13-million liters per second! The spray from the falls rise up to 800m high and can be seen from over 50km away on a clear day. Even with a raincoat or umbrella you are sure to get soaking wet! Don’t miss the chance to walk onto the bridge connecting the Zambian and Zimbabwean border posts for a view of the gorge below the waterfall.

Looking downriver over the Devil’s Cataract

Walking through the rainforest that surrounds the falls

Rainbows everywhere!

Devils Cataract

Looking down the gorge below the falls

Looking down the gorge below the falls

Devils Cataract

Devils Cataract

Victoria Falls

Victoria Falls

Pathways wet from the misty rain

Pathways wet from the misty rain

Pathways wet from the misty rain

Victoria Falls

Victoria Falls

Victoria Falls

Victoria Falls

Victoria Falls

Victoria Falls

Victoria Falls

Victoria Falls

Danger Point

Bridge connecting Zimbabwe and Zambia just below the falls

Precariously perched tree below the falls

Around the falls on the Zimbabwean side the rainforest and associated wildlife is protected in the Victoria Falls National Park, while on the Zambian side you’ll find the Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park.

Statue in honour of explorer David Livingstone

Vervet Monkey of the race C. p. ngamiensis photographed in the Victoria Falls National Park

Vervet Monkey of the race C. p. ngamiensis photographed in the Victoria Falls National Park

Wild Fig fruits

Grey-backed Camaroptera

Chobe Bushbuck ewe

Chobe Bushbuck ram

Southern African Tree Squirrel interacting with a Wahlberg’s Striped Skink

Wahlberg’s Striped Skink

Terrestrial Brownbul

Yellow Pansy Butterfly

If you’re planning to visit, the flow over the falls is usually at its most spectacular during April and at its lowest during November. You can fly directly to international airports at Victoria Falls (Zimbabwe) or Livingstone (Zambia) and there are many accommodation establishments to choose from (and DeWetsWild will gladly help with your bookings!).