We visited Victoria Falls on a day trip, organized transfer, from Kasane Botswana. There is a transfer time of 1,5 hour including borderpassing and that gave us only five hours to do the full experience (which you should do according to Solivagents review). We startet out with a helicopter tour, 13-14 minutes over the falls. Fantastic! Worth every dollar (150 per person). Then shuttle to the park entrance. The entrance is 30$ for single entry (still).
It’s late april and average amount of water for the season they say. But never the less, we got soaked at some of the view points. A raincoat might be a good idea, but in 30 degrees you dry up quickly in the sun. The views of the falls are magnificent, some places it was all misty and foggy others were clear. The falls are truly stunning. We haven’t been to Iguazu falls yet, but this is far the greatest waterfalls we have seen. To get to the Zambian side, there is a two km walk through the border zone. The view from the boarder bridge is also great. We were tempted to do the bungy jump from the bridge. No lines there, but no time (luckily ☺️).
The Zambian Park is smaller but still worth seeing. The views are different. We had finally dried up when we passed the Knife Edge bridge, but then we got totally soaked again. They are renting out raincoates along the pathway, but were are norwegians! We certainly can take “a shower”! It was a little bit rushed, no time for lunch, and we missed the afternoon Tea at the Victoria Falls Hotell ☺️. We didn’t have time to check out the town, but I guess we didn’t miss much. Never the less, we managed to see a lot in our amount of time. This is truly an amazing place! In retrospective, we should have spend a night here. A view of the falls at sunrise or sunset would have been great!
Practical You have to pay a visa both to get into Zambia (20 US$ ) and Zimbabwe ($30 for single entry, $55 for two entries - we needed two entries - from Botswana and the return from Zambia), cash only and in US$. The park in Zimbabwe is 30$, and in Zambia is 25$. Both places can be paid by card. Bring something waterproof for your belongings and maybe a small towel to wipe the camera.