Victoria Falls National Park

The 23 km² of riverine jungle, ilala palms, ferns, figs, liana vines and mahogany provide a peaceful setting from which to view the five cascades of the Victoria Falls.

A network of trails leads to 16 spectacular viewpoints, a couple of the most popular being 'Danger Point', which leads along the cliff edge, and the 'Chain Walk', that takes you down into the gorge.

Walking through the park's patch of rain-forest where a fine mist of droplets creates an almost constant rainbow, you begin to fully appreciate why the local Batonga people named it the 'smoke that rises'. For the unwary tourist, they might have added; 'Smoke that rises and makes you wet,' so cover your camera and take a raincoat or umbrella.

The Falls are at their wettest and most spectacular by the end of the summer rainy season in March. The end of the dry season in September and October means better photo opportunities but less water.

Whenever you visit, early morning and just before sunset offer the best light conditions before the perpetual mist sets in. And should the weather be against you, there's always the massive 2 000 year-old baobab tree to stroll to or a heart pounding view of bungy jumpers leaping off the Zambezi Bridge.

There is currently a US$20 entry fee into the park.

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