The 15 Best Guided Tours of Victoria Falls

1.Zimbabwe & Zambia: Guided Tour of the Falls from Both Sides

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 263 reviews · 6 hours · from $63Our pick

Travel from Livingstone or Victoria Falls with a small group of up to seven. Guides such as Thuba, Mike, Delphister, and Shelton lead you across both national viewpoints, help with border formalities, explain the Falls, and pause for photos, misty walks, and market shopping.

“From pickup to the full tour of Victoria Falls on both sides, starting on the Zambia side and then heading over to Zimbabwe, everything was perfectly organised and super smooth. Our guides Thuba and Mike were fantastic. They shared loads of interesting history about the falls and were always happy to answer questions. Really friendly guys and made the whole experience even better. Would absolutely recommend this tour!”

Check availability →Read our full review

2.Zimbabwe & Zambia: Guided Tour of the Falls from Both Sides

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 137 reviews · from $70Top rated

Start at 8:30 a.m. with hotel pickup and visit Victoria Falls from Zimbabwe and Zambia in roughly five to six hours. Guides such as Shelton, Delphister, Prudence, and Simon have led past departures, helping with border crossings, photos, and the walking trails. Bring your passport, expect spray, and check visa costs before booking.

“Our guides Mike and Penolpe were excellent great knowledgeable and passion for the park. Drivers Mike and Sheldon were excellent.”

Check availability →Read our full review

3.Private Guided Tour of the Waterfalls

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 132 reviews · 3 hours · from $25

Explore Victoria Falls with an English-speaking guide such as Prudence, Thuba, Simon, or Langa. Your private three-hour walk covers the main viewpoints, the falls’ history, local wildlife, birds, and flora. Transport from Victoria Falls hotels, bottled water, and raincoats when needed are included. Park entry is extra, and you may get soaked.

“Guide was great, we asked for rainbows and Thuba delivered!”

Check availability →Read our full review

4.Victoria Falls Guided Tour Zimbabwe & Zambia From Both Sides

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 79 reviews · 5 hours · from $80

Explore Victoria Falls from both countries in five hours with hotel transfers, a private English-speaking guide, and help at the border. Walk through the rainforest on Zimbabwe’s side, get closer to the spray in Zambia, and cross Victoria Falls Bridge for Batoka Gorge views. Bring your passport, park fees, visa costs, and waterproof clothing.

“Loved this! We visited both the Zimbabwean side of the falls with Jacob and then moved across the border where our lovely guide Michael showed us the Zambian side. Seeing both sides is a MUST so you can get closer up to the Falls and see the water going over. A day I will never forget!”

Check availability →Read our full review

5.Guided Tour of the Falls

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 75 reviews · from $35

Walk Victoria Falls’ rainforest trail with a local guide such as Trevor, Wayne, or Bonani, stopping at 16 viewpoints before reaching the bridge. Hotel pickup, return transport, bottled water, and a Big Tree photo stop are included. Bring waterproof protection: the spray can soak you.

“Great excursion. Trever, our driver and tour guide, was great. At the end of the Victoria Falls beautifully planned part, he arranged our lunch in the Lookout restaurant, and Zip line jump for our kids. Perfect day all around!”

Check availability →Read our full review

6.Private Guided Tour of the Falls

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 44 reviews · 2.5 hours · from $43

Walk through Victoria Falls Rainforest with an English-speaking guide such as Panache or Thelma, stopping at viewpoints above the main cascade. Expect spray, rainbows, birds, monkeys, geology, history, and local wildlife. Hotel pickup and drop-off are included, but the $43 tour price does not cover the separate park entrance fee or waterproof gear.

“Jolie promenade bien balisée. Le guide n’était pas nécessaire.”

Check availability →Read our full review

7.Private Guided Tour of the Falls

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 39 reviews · from $30

Spend about three hours walking Victoria Falls with a private guide from Cuckoo Safaris. Guides such as Simon, Shelton, Martha, and Tuba explain the falls, local wildlife, plants, geology, and culture, while helping with photos. Hotel pickup, bottled water, and raincoats are included. The $50 park entrance fee is extra.

“Great! Loved seeing the falls at our own pace. Our guide was very helpful in taking pictures and even carried our bag for us.”

Check availability →Read our full review

8.Sunrise Tour Of Victoria Falls-Scenic Water Falls Experience

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 33 reviews · 2 hours · from $35

Meet your English-speaking local guide for an early hotel pickup in Victoria Falls, then walk through the rainforest to sunrise viewpoints above Mosi-oa-Tunya. You’ll hear about geology, local legends, wildlife, Livingstone Island, the bridge, and Batoka Gorges. Guides such as Jacob, Paul, Nathan, and Tedekai are noted for clear explanations and helpful photos.

“The surmise part didn’t happen as we were picked up after the sunrise, so that would have been nice. The guided tour by Jacob was amazing and we are so glad we did it!”

Check availability →Read our full review

9.Guided Tour of the Victoria Falls

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 24 reviews · 2.5 hours · from $32

Join Shearwater for a 2.5-hour guided walk through Victoria Falls National Park. English-speaking guides such as Shelton and TJ explain the Falls’ geology, history, myths, plants, and wildlife while you move between viewpoints through cool rainforest mist. Hotel transfers, water, and raincoats are included, but the national park fee costs extra.

“The group was small. Felt like a private tour. The guide was very friendly and informative. He gave us plenty of time to explore and safely dropped us back.”

Check availability →Read our full review

10.Guided Tour of the Falls (ZIM side) Wildlife Safari, by Savannah

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 19 reviews · from $45

Savannah Adventures combines a short wildlife walk with a guided visit to Victoria Falls on the Zimbabwean side. Your local guide leads you through bush where wildlife sightings are common but not guaranteed, then into the spray-soaked rainforest around the falls. The tour lasts about two hours, takes up to 12 people, and requires a separate national park fee based on nationality.

“Unfortunately our guide struggled to gain entrance to the park for half an hour whilst we just stood there not knowing what was happening. When we finally did get in, he just walked along with us so we were very disappointed with this as we could have just done that ourselves.”

Check availability →Read our full review

11.Guided Tour of the Falls (Zimbabwe side)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 15 reviews · from $24Best value

Join Mr B, and on some departures Jeanette, for a roughly 2.5-hour guided walk on the Zimbabwe side of Victoria Falls. You’ll visit the Big Tree, Boiling Point, major waterfall viewpoints, and rainforest paths while learning about local history, geology, and culture. Pickup is offered, groups are capped at 15, and bottled water is included.

“Mr. B made our experience wonderful. He was attentive to our questions, punctual, and above all, kind. Since I was 8 years old I saw Victoria Falls in a book and since then it was my dream to be here, thank you for making my dream a beautiful moment”

Check availability →Read our full review

12.Private Guided Tour of the Falls with Pickup

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 12 reviews · from $35

This private Victoria Falls tour gives you about two hours at the falls, with pickup and drop-off from Victoria Falls hotels, bottled water, an air-conditioned vehicle, and an English-speaking guide such as Isabella. You’ll walk through the rainforest, hear local tales, learn about the falls, and get help finding strong viewing and photo spots.

“Isabella was amazing! From the beginning, even before we landed in Victoria Falls, Isabella was communicative about everything! She introduced herself through WhatsApp, let us know when and where she would meet us, what the planneRead more”

Check availability →Read our full review

13.Guided Tour of the Falls Rainforest

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 11 reviews · from $25

You’ll ride from your Victoria Falls hotel to Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park, about 10 minutes away, then walk the rainforest trails with a private guide. Guides such as MacDonald explain the falls, geology, history, and wildlife. Park fees are paid separately at the gate, and transport back is included.

“The tour of the falls was magnificent we were picked up from our hotel on time and we were drop very well to the falls entrance and paid our park fees everything was well organized and we strongly recommend MacDonald our tour guide”

Check availability →Read our full review

14.Zimbabwe & Zambia side Private Guided Tour of the Falls

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 11 reviews · from $79

See Victoria Falls from both Zimbabwe and Zambia on a private guided outing lasting about five to six hours. Your guide collects you at your hotel, leads you through both rainforests, and explains the viewpoints, rainbows, spray, and roaring gorges. The $79 price covers guiding and transport, but park fees total $70 per person.

“Nice, but the view was not what we expected. It was very foggy and blurry, many water drops in the air, so not as much as expected to see. The price of the tour was 90$ per person and 50$ more entrance fee for one park. Too much, not worth it to my opinion.”

Check availability →Read our full review

15.Guided Scenic Tour Of The Victoria Falls – Experience Nature

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 10 reviews · 2.5 hours · from $35

Walk Zimbabwe’s Victoria Falls with a private English-speaking guide such as Nathan, Paul, or Tendekai. Over about two hours, you’ll visit 16 viewpoints, see the Victoria Falls Bridge and Batoka Gorges, stop at the Big Tree, and learn about local history and culture. Hotel transfers and water are included, but the $58 park fee is extra.

“It’s was great and Nathan was super friendly and informative”

Check availability →Read our full review