Known locally as Mosi-oa-Tunya—“The Smoke That Thunders”—Victoria Falls is one of the world’s great natural landmarks. Straddling the Zambezi River between Zambia and Zimbabwe, it forms a vast curtain of water that fills the air with mist and sound. The Zimbabwean side grants the most dramatic views, where mist rises like ghostly curtains and rainbows arc through the spray. Measuring about 1,708 metres across, it is regarded as the largest single continuous sheet of falling water on Earth. The adjacent town of Victoria Falls provides a convenient base for exploring the region, with a wide range of activities from scenic flights and microlight trips to white-water rafting, bungee jumping, kayaking, and safaris into Chobe National Park.
In northern Botswana, where the Chobe River winds through broad floodplains and woodland, Chobe National Park protects one of Africa’s most celebrated wildlife regions. Renowned for its vast elephant population, the park offers exceptional game viewing, particularly along the riverbanks where herds gather to drink, bathe and cross the water. Boat safaris provide a distinctive perspective, bringing visitors close to hippos, crocodiles and abundant birdlife, while traditional game drives reveal lion, leopard, buffalo and a variety of antelope. The atmosphere is wild and immersive, with the sounds of trumpeting elephants, calling fish eagles and water lapping against riverbanks carrying across the landscape. Chobe combines remarkable wildlife density with beautiful river scenery, creating a safari experience that is both dramatic and accessible.
The Khwai area of the Okavango lies along the northern boundary of the Moremi Game Reserve. Khwai Community Area has unfenced boundaries allowing wildlife to move freely between the woodlands in the wet season when water is plentiful and back to permanent rivers and lagoons in the dry season. The Khwai area offers the same wildlife experience as the Moremi Game Reserve with the added advantage of being a private concession, which means the ability to do walking safaris and night drives. Don't miss the opportunity to soak up beautiful views of the scenic landscape and spot an array of wildlife.
