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The 10 Best Boma Dinner & Drum Show Tickets

10 tours  ·  from $60 a head

Warthog, kudu, sadza, a bone-throwing sangoma and a drum handed to every guest at the end. The 10 below differ on transfers, the set menu and which nights the full show runs.

Victoria Falls: Boma Dinner and Drum Show - A four-course feast with a Zimbabwean edge
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Victoria Falls: Boma Dinner and Drum Show

1.Boma Dinner and Drum Show

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 415 reviews · 4 hours · from $60Our pick

Spend four hours at The Boma in Victoria Falls for a lively dinner built around local flavors, traditional dance, mbira music, storytelling, and an interactive djembe lesson. You will wear a chitenge, try dishes such as crocodile, impala, sadza, and mopane worm, then join the drumming and dancing. Hotel transfers are available as an option.

“This dinner experience was sooo much fun! The food is delicious - it is a full buffet experience with LOTS of food! Then they had us dancing and playing on the drums. Highly recommended!”

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Victoria Falls: The Boma Dinner and Drum Show - The buffet: game meat, mopane worms, and safer choices
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Victoria Falls: The Boma Dinner and Drum Show

2.The Boma Dinner and Drum Show

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 43 reviews · 3 hours · from $92

Spend three hours at The Boma near Victoria Falls for a buffet of Zimbabwean dishes, game meats, vegetarian choices, traditional dance, singing, storytelling, and an interactive djembe drumming circle. The $92 price includes dinner, drum, entertainment, and return transfer from eligible Zimbabwe-side hotels. Drinks cost extra.

“It was so fun! The food was various and good. The drum show was also worth it. There were various activities, such as braids hair, fortune teller and face painting, so we were not bored at all.”

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The Boma Dinner and Drum Show - Arriving at The Boma from Victoria Falls
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The Boma Dinner and Drum Show

3.The Boma Dinner and Drum Show

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 27 reviews · from $85

Spend an evening at The Boma in Victoria Falls with a four-course buffet of Zimbabwean dishes, game meats, desserts, traditional singing, dancing, and a hands-on drum session. Hotel pickup is offered, and guides such as Isabella have been praised for adding helpful local context. Drinks cost extra.

“Just fantastic 👏 would love to do it again. Involved the whole crowd with beating the drums. The costumes were fantastic. The dinner was amazing.”

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Victoria Falls Boma Dinner and Drum Show

4.Victoria Falls Boma Dinner and Drum Show

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 16 reviews · from $71

At Victoria Falls Boma, you start with a traditional greeting and welcome drink, then sit down to a buffet of African dishes such as warthog, ostrich, impala, and Mopani worms. Live music, dance, local language lessons, and hands-on drumming fill the evening. Pickup is offered, dinner is included, and alcohol costs extra.

“Stunning Location, professional Artists and staff. Exquisite buffet. Very enjoyable and memorable experience for very good price.”

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Boma Dinner & Drum Show - Robes, face paint, and the first welcome
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Boma Dinner & Drum Show

5.Boma Dinner & Drum Show

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 9 reviews · 3.5 hours · from $100

Spend about three and a half hours at The Boma near Victoria Falls for a four-course Zimbabwean dinner, game-meat barbecue, drumming, dancing, and face painting. You begin with a traditional robe and can join the musicians for an interactive drum session. Return road transport is included from Victoria Falls town.

“Very fun experience. There were vegetarian options but was very meat based”

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Boma Dinner, Dance and Drum Show in Victoria falls Town - Chitenge robes set the tone
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Boma Dinner, Dance and Drum Show in Victoria falls Town

6.Boma Dinner, Dance and Drum Show in Victoria falls Town

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 8 reviews · from $100

At The Boma in Victoria Falls Town, you’ll dress in a traditional chitenge, share a four-course Zimbabwean dinner, try face painting and fortune-telling, then join an interactive drumming show. A 6:30 pm start, hotel transfers, and a maximum of 100 people make this a convenient cultural night out, though drinks cost extra.

“wish I could give no stars!! Waited in the hotel lobby all evening - sent messages to vendor via Viators rapp and no response. Even sent a message 4 hrs prior to pickup reconfirming location and time - never a response. Contacted Viator Read more”

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The Boma Dinner, Dance And Drum Show In Victoria Falls - Dancing and storytelling during dinner
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The Boma Dinner, Dance And Drum Show In Victoria Falls

7.The Boma Dinner, Dance And Drum Show In Victoria Falls

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 8 reviews · from $100

Spend about three hours at The Boma on the Victoria Falls Safari Lodge estate. You’ll wear a traditional robe, join a hand-washing ceremony, sample local brew, eat a four-course dinner, watch dancers, and play drums with the performers. Hotel pickup within Victoria Falls town is included, but drinks cost extra.

“The drum show was the best things that I encountered at the Victoria Falls. The show was engaging and fun. The food was well prepared and tasty. The atmosphere was electric and the stuff really made the experience exceptional”

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Boma Dinner with Spectacular African Dance Show - What the 7pm evening looks like
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Boma Dinner with Spectacular African Dance Show

8.Boma Dinner with Spectacular African Dance Show

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 7 reviews · from $88

You’ll be collected from your Victoria Falls hotel at 7pm for a buffet dinner featuring kudu, crocodile, impala, warthog, ostrich, and mopane worms. Live singing, dancing, and drumming follow, with a chance to join the rhythm. The evening lasts about two hours, and children receive a discount.

“excellent experience !! certainly dinner with a difference, you can eat crocodile instead of it eating you!!! you get to choose your food, from the food bar served by chefs, buffalo/guinea fowl / and much much more ,they put on an african dance/drum show--take plenty of pics,,i highly recommend this treat”

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Taxi to the Boma place of eating - Why reserving The Boma matters
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Taxi to the Boma place of eating

9.Taxi to the Boma place of eating

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5 reviews Top rated

Book a private Sheppy Taxis ride from your Victoria Falls hotel to The Boma Place of Eating. The vehicle carries up to six people for the same $12.65 group price, and the trip takes about 10 to 15 minutes. Drivers such as Webster, Shorty, and Anesu are known for punctual service. The fare covers one way only.

““Shorty” took us to Boma Restaurant and actually waited for us as we were having such a great time and wanted to stay 15 more minutes! That was not the best story. I called him for assistance the next day to cross the bridge from Vic Falls and go to the Royal LivingRead more”

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Boma Dinner & The Drum Show Experience - How the buffet works for adventurous eaters
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Boma Dinner & The Drum Show Experience

10.Boma Dinner & The Drum Show Experience

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 3 reviews · from $95

Spend about three hours at Victoria Falls Safaris with a buffet of kudu, crocodile, impala, warthog, ostrich, beef, rice, and vegetables. Traditional dancing, singing, and a lively drum session follow dinner. A private round-trip transfer, driver-guide, bottled water, and mobile ticket are included. Alcohol costs extra.

“The Boma Cafe was fun and most entertaining. The staff was awesome and the food was delicious. The drumming was the best part of the evening. It was a most wonderful experience and a great introduction to our holiday in Zimbabwe ❤🥳😁. A definite must visit!”

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