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Victoria Falls Town, Zimbabwe Family-friendly activities

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Victoria Falls: Boma Dinner and Drum Show

1. Victoria Falls: Boma Dinner and Drum Show

At the moment you arrive, you'll be ceremoniously dressed in a chitenge (sarong), before being welcomed by traditional dancers and a mini face paint. Ladies are given dots on their cheeks to signify the beauty of African women, while men receive stripes defining the warrior look of African men. Then, you'll be ushered into the main enclosure, where your senses will be bombarded by the tastes, sights, and sounds of Africa. During the feast, the entertainment incorporates mbira music, traditional dancers, a local folk storyteller, a fortune teller, a hair braider, elaborate face painters, and souvenir sellers. But the highlight of the evening’s entertainment is the renowned, interactive drumming show beginning after dinner. Guests are each handed a djembe drum and given the opportunity to participate in the drumming show by learning a few rhythms. After the drumming show, you'll be invited to the dance floor to groove to the beat of the Africa drums. The evening is capped off with a group of a cappella singers serenading you with personalized, sweet melodies at your table. The meal begins with a shared starter platter, featuring mouth-watering specialities such as skewered peppered impala, smoked crocodile tail, and corn ciabatta and "nyimo" fritters. Then, make your way to the campfire for the chef’s freshly made soup of the day served with croutons and homemade bread. There is also a salad bar, featuring a variety of different offerings made from local organic produce, including sweet potato, legumes, nuts, and seeds, complimented by greens, dressings, and assorted breads. The main course features a braai (barbeque) buffet feast including pork fillet, beef, borewors, marinated chicken, game meatballs, and a spit roast-of-the-day served with peanut butter rice or sadza (a thick maize-meal porridge which is the local staple diet) and a variety of sauces. You may also tempt your taste buds with a traditional hunter’s stews or try the fish, Zambezi bream and kapenta (freshwater sardine). Vegetarian dishes include a vegetable stir fry, the chef’s daily pasta dish, homemade garlic bread, and roast potato wedges. Halal meals are also available. The adventurous may wish to try a local delicacy, a sautéed mopane worm, for which you will receive a certificate as proof.

From Victoria Falls: Zambezi Sunset Cruise

2. From Victoria Falls: Zambezi Sunset Cruise

Relax on a riverboat sipping on your beverage of choice watching the sun set over the African jungle. See all the the dusky gold’s and vibrant purples of the sunset reflected in the surface of the water. Catch the last moments of the day and the first moments of the evening, when owls emerge, crocodiles slip into the water and tiny silver stars blink in the sky. Once the boat departs from the jetty you will be taken down river towards the falls, spotting hippos, elephants and crocodiles along the way. You then head upstream and around the many islands in the middle of the river, which stretches up to 300 meters across. After taking in all the magic and seeing the sun set behind Zimbabwe over the plains, you make your way back to the jetty where your journey started. Enjoy many great photo opportunities against the often-spectacular African sunset.

Victoria Falls: Rural Experience with Local Community

3. Victoria Falls: Rural Experience with Local Community

Take a peek into rural African life and give your holiday a different perspective. Following a pickup from your hotel, embark on an approximately 20km journey to a local village outside the resort town of Victoria Falls. Drive along the dusty country roads for approximately 30 minutes before arriving in the peaceful rural countryside. Leave the Western world behind and embrace the opportunity to enter a different world in Zimbabwe. Feel at ease and be blown away by the local tradition of outstanding hospitality and spirit of ubuntu, meaning "humanness". As you interact with the locals, discover the essence of survival in a local village as you go through introductions and talk about the local culture, history, customs, and daily lives. If you desire, you can be a part of the working community and for children this is an opportune time for them to experience how life on the other side of the world is and to fully appreciate the luxuries they have back home. Besides learning about the locals’ way of life, you will also have the chance to exchange your knowledge and skills. At the end of this exciting experience, you’ll be transferred back to your hotel.

From Victoria Falls: Hwange National Park Private Tour

4. From Victoria Falls: Hwange National Park Private Tour

In the early morning, you will be driven from Victoria Falls to the Hwange National Park. You will drive through the villages and Hwange mine on your way to the park. The departure time will be 6:30am and you will return to your hotel at approximately 6:30pm. Explore the beautiful landscapes and diverse wildlife of Hwange National Park on this day trip from Victoria Falls. Hwange is home to the Cape Wild Dog, the Southwestern African Lion, and an enormous population of elephants. Experience close encounters with wildlife and get off the beaten track in a 4x4. After pickup from your hotel, your journey will take you through rural villages with traditional huts and by the Hwange Colliery, which exports large amounts of coal around the world. On arrival at one of the park lodges, you will set out on your game drive with an experienced guide. There are several water holes that are in the park and your guide will travel close to these in an attempt to catch the animals during their feeding time. Your guide will drive you through the park to see the best selection of animals. At midday, you'll enjoy a sumptuous picnic lunch. As the afternoon heat begins to cool, the animals again gather near the water holes, and you'll head out on your game drive after Lunch. Often the best game viewing happens around when the sun sets. At the end of your game drive, you'll be transferred back to your hotel in Victoria falls, arriving at approximately 6:00 PM. You will spend 7 hours inside the park and a small group of people will be part of this private tour

Victoria Falls: The Bamba Tram Ride

5. Victoria Falls: The Bamba Tram Ride

The Bamba Tram offers a family-friendly 1.5 hour return tram experience through Zambezi National Park, onto the historic Victoria Falls suspension bridge. From there, you can watch the spray rising from the majestic Victoria Falls, while the Zambezi River rushes through the Batoka gorge below. Spectacular Early Morning / Sunrise Runs are available on request and confirmed with an email. We depart from Victoria Falls Railway Outside the Three Monkeys Restaurant. Guests should arrive ten minutes prior to departure.

Zambezi River: Kid-Friendly Whitewater Rafting

6. Zambezi River: Kid-Friendly Whitewater Rafting

Take your family rafting down the Zambezi and spend a day in an incredible river with your kids. Paddle a distance of between 16-23 km, depending on the water levels, and enjoy a barbecue lunch on top of the Batoka Gorge. Paddle through a series of Class 1-4 rapids with your experienced guides, steering you through the rapids of the Zambezi, a premiere river for whitewater rafting. Feel the rush of this adrenaline-pumping activity and marvel at the stark, sheer beauty and tranquility of the amazing Batoka Gorge. This family trip takes place on a Stern Mount Raft with a frame and two large wooden oars to give your guide full control of the raft. Guests have the option to paddle through some rapids or just to enjoy holding on to the rope. There are special handle straps for kids, made in the U.S., that allow them to sit in the middle and hold on, but they can try paddling small rapids. Most rapids on this river are run on 2-3 different options. Clients may select their preferred option, but the guide's decision is final, especially if there are little kids onboard.

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What people are saying about Victoria Falls Town, Zimbabwe

Yes it’s a tourist trap but it’s a great way to sample lots of different food available here and the dancing and drumming add to the happy vibes. My tip, if you’re visiting from a different hotel get to Victoria Lodge Hotel early to enjoy a drink on their terrace overlooking the vast bush then use the free red shuttle bus to get to the Boma Restaurant. A warning if you’re going but based at a hotel in Zambia you need to arrange taxis either side of the border, have US$110 ready for visas and you must leave the dinner by 9.20pm as the border shuts at 10pm. Having said that we felt it was worth doing that and we didn’t miss any of what was to offer.

Sure the dinner show is a tourist attraction but it was fantastic. Food was very large selection and good quality. Service very friendly and attentive. But the best were the drum show and the dance show. All guests were invited to participate and were involved in the program. A fun evening for all of us

The cruise was excellent but I would like to say that the driver from the agency was so nice, that I have no words!!!! Since we stayed in Zambian side, he drove us to the border, he went with us to the border control and he even helped to found a driver to us. Really really thank you for that!!!!!

A fantastic evening. The buffet was delicious with abundant choices. Drinks cost extra but also with choices for everyone. The drumming and dancing was fun and everyone was invited to participate.

Beautiful sunset and views. Exceeded my expectations. We got some good good pics of elephants crossing the river.