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Victoria Falls Nature & Parks

Parks and natural wonders of the Victoria Falls region — the Falls themselves, the Zambezi and Hwange National Parks, Mosi-oa-Tunya, the Batoka Gorge and the Zambezi River.

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Batoka Gorge — Below the Falls. Zigzag gorges carved by the Zambezi below the falls; grade-5 rafting and raptor nesting
Chamabonda Vlei & Game Drive — Zambezi National Park. Wilder grassland vlei with viewing platforms; starts ~5km south of town off Bulawayo Rd
Devil's Cataract — Victoria Falls Rainforest. Lowest, most powerful cataract; Livingstone statue and Chalanga lookout nearby
Fuller Forest — Near Zambezi NP. State forest of Zambezi teak near the falls; birding and game between park and Kazungula
Horseshoe Falls — Victoria Falls Rainforest. Horseshoe-shaped fall between Main and Rainbow Falls; dries first in low season
Hwange National Park — Matabeleland North. Vast Kalahari-sand park with Zim's biggest elephant herds, wild dogs and four of the Big Five
Kazuma Pan National Park — NW Zimbabwe. Remote open grassland pans NW of Hwange; dry-season elephant, buffalo and rare oribi
Knife-Edge Bridge Viewpoint — Mosi-oa-Tunya. Footbridge facing the Eastern Cataract and Boiling Pot; best falls views from the Zambian bank
Livingstone Island — Lip of the Falls. Island at the very edge of the falls where Livingstone first viewed them; Devil's Pool access
Main Falls — Victoria Falls Rainforest. The widest, most iconic sheet of the falls; peak flow drenches viewpoints in mist
Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park — Livingstone. Small park hugging the Zambezi above the falls; white rhino, zebra and giraffe on game drives
Rainbow Falls — Victoria Falls Rainforest. Tallest section of the falls; midday sun throws rainbows and lunar bows at full moon
Sinamatella & Robins Area — Northern Hwange. Rugged northern Hwange; Sinamatella's plateau camp and Robins' mopane country and predators
Upper Zambezi River — Victoria Falls. Broad, island-studded stretch above the falls; sunset cruises, canoeing and tiger fishing
Victoria Falls & Rainforest National Park — Victoria Falls. Rainforest trail with 16 viewpoints facing the 1.7km curtain of the Mosi-oa-Tunya falls
Victoria Falls Bridge & Gorge — Batoka Gorge. Spans the First Gorge on the Zim-Zambia border; bridge tour, bungee and gorge views
Zambezi National Park — Victoria Falls. Riverine woodland upstream of the falls; elephant, lion, sable, zebra and 400+ birds
Zambezi River Game Drive — Zambezi National Park. Road network along the Zambezi with 25 numbered picnic and fishing sites under shade trees