Devil’s Pool & Livingstone Island: The 4 Best Tours

1.Livingstone Island Tour & Devils Pool

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 235 reviews · 3 hours · from $230Our pick

Travel from Victoria Falls to Zambia’s Livingstone Island for a safety-led visit to Devil’s Pool or another seasonal pool. Guides such as Steven and Tim help with the swim and photos, while Kelvin and other staff capture the big moments. The three-hour trip includes transport by boat, island walks, and breakfast.

“We had an excellent morning at Devil’s Pool. The guides were excellent and very safety minded. They took lots of great pictures with our phones and just the right angles. The breakfast after was a nice touch. We are very glad we did this activity.”

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2.Small-Group Devil’s Pool and Livingstone Island Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 94 reviews · from $199

Travel from Victoria Falls to Livingstone Island for a guided visit to Devil’s Pool, or Angel’s Pool when water levels are high. Expect a boat ride, a supervised walk over slippery rocks, photos at the waterfall’s edge, and a cooked breakfast, lunch, or high tea. Guides such as David and Phelp may assist in the pool.

“Laying on top of the falls for pictures. Breakfast at the end was very good. Guides are very patient and helpful.”

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3.Livingstone Island and Devil’s Pool Walking Safari

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 38 reviews · from $160Best value

You’ll walk across rocky ground to Livingstone Island, view Victoria Falls from the Zambian side, then swim to Devil’s Pool or a safer seasonal alternative. A local guide leads the water crossing, watches conditions, and helps with photos. The tour lasts about two to three hours and suits active visitors aged eight and up.

“I was looking forward to this for a loooong time but covid interfered. Finally made it and it was worth it. The guides were awesome and have been doing this for a while so knew how and where to take pictures. The trek to devils pool was fun aRead more”

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4.Devil’s Pool High Tea

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 6 reviews · from $245

You’ll visit Livingstone Island, swim in Devil’s Pool with a trained guide, and view Victoria Falls from the river edge. The 3 to 4-hour outing includes a meal and pickup at the Zimbabwe border, with McDonald and Frazer among the transport team. Bring swimwear, a towel, passport, sunscreen, and a change of clothes.

“From the pickup driver (McDonald) and (Frazer) on the Zambia side to the tour the guide were very helpful. going to the Devil Pool the guides made us feel safe at all times The only hiccup was the initial pickup information from get Guide was wrong and not only was the time wrong the the pickup location was not right Lucky I mentioned in a sms where we were staying, McDonald knocked on our door to wake us up at six and wasn’t fazed when I said we will be ten minutes We had a taxi booked for 7.15 and pickup said 8.00 from a location that was about 5…”

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