Tour Of Victoria Falls

Victoria Falls waterfall view from the Zimbabwean rainforest trail

Overview

Tour Overview

The Tour Of Victoria Falls is the classic, essential way to see Victoria Falls: a guided walk through the rainforest on the Zimbabwean side, directly opposite the Falls themselves. Your guide leads you along the network of paths connecting more than a dozen named viewpoints, each offering a different angle on the mile-wide curtain of falling water, from the thundering Main Falls to the quieter Devil’s Cataract.

Along the way you’ll stop at the statue of David Livingstone, marking roughly where the explorer became the first European to see the Falls in 1855, and learn the history, geology and local significance of the site from someone who knows it well. It’s a slower, more intimate introduction to the Falls than a flight or cruise — ideal as a first activity in Victoria Falls, or paired with a helicopter flight later for the aerial perspective.

What To Expect

How The Tour Unfolds

Step1

Meet Your Guide

Meet at the Victoria Falls Rainforest entrance (or be collected from your accommodation) and receive a short introduction to the site’s history and layout before entering.

Victoria Falls Rainforest Entrance

Step2

The Viewpoint Walk

Follow the network of paths through the rainforest, stopping at the main viewpoints along the Zimbabwean side — including Cataract View, Main Falls and the Livingstone statue — with time to take photos at each.

Victoria Falls Rainforest, Zimbabwe

Step3

Return

Finish back at the entrance gate, with the rest of your day free — many guests continue straight on to lunch in town or a second activity.

Victoria Falls Town

What’s Included

Professional local guide
Guided walk to all main viewpoints
Historical & geological commentary

What’s Excluded

Victoria Falls Rainforest park entry fee (US$58pp, paid separately)
Hotel transfers to/from the entrance (available on request)
Drinks & personal expenses
Gratuities for your guide

Good To Know

Practical Details

Duration: About 2 hours, on foot
Best time: Year-round; expect the heaviest spray (and the most dramatic photos) from February to May
Note: The $58pp park entry fee is separate from our $32pp guiding fee — it’s the standard UNESCO World Heritage Site fee, not a pricing error, and applies to every visitor regardless of operator

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

The $58pp fee isn’t ours — it’s the official Zimbabwe Parks entry fee to the Victoria Falls Rainforest, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and it’s charged directly by the park authority regardless of which operator guides you. Our $32pp covers your guide; the park fee is separate and paid at the gate or arranged for you in advance.

The rainforest trail is roughly 1.5km return on paved and gravel paths with some gentle inclines — an easy walk for most fitness levels, though the spray can make sections slippery, so closed shoes are a good idea.

Very likely, especially from around February to May when the Falls carry the heaviest water volume — a light raincoat or a dry bag for your phone or camera is worth bringing to most viewpoints.

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