10/01/2026
The Lozi name for this place is Mosi-oa-Tunya, the smoke that thunders, older than the name it carries today. Spray climbs higher than the falls themselves and can be seen from fifty kilometers out, often before the sound of the water reaches you.
From the Zimbabwean side, a rainforest path leads past Main Falls, Horseshoe Falls, and Rainbow Falls to viewpoints over the gorge below.
In the afternoon, the group boards the Ra-Ikane, fitted out for a bygone era: period furnishings, historic memorabilia, w**e and high tea on deck while the sun drops over the Zambezi, hippos and elephants moving along the banks on either side.