Zambezi’s high waters temporarily close Victoria Falls abseiling Posted on 16 May 2019 Tags:abseiling, Batoka Gorge, Victoria Falls, Zambezi, Zambia, Zimbabwe High water levels on the Zambezi river have forced all abseiling adventures below Victoria Falls to be suspended for the season. The Zambezi river flows over the falls and into Batoka Gorge, where Abseil Victoria Falls has been running abseiling adventures since last year. View this post on Instagram Abseil Victoria Falls is one of the most scenic abseiling site in the world with the backdrop of Victoria Falls, boiling pot and famous Victoria Falls Bridge. Your Abseiling tour starts by touring the rain-forest taking in the wonder of these waterfalls judged to be one of the best on earth. #abseilvictoriafalls #adrenalinrush #addittoyourbucketlist #vistzim #victorafalls #zambezirainforest A post shared by Eland travel (@elandtravel) on Aug 18, 2018 at 11:26am PDT They say they will reopen once the waters have dropped. The river’s levels do usually rise at this time of year, tending to rise from April to July, depending on the year’s rainfall. View this post on Instagram 1/3: Flight of the Angels. Photograph taken during my years flying as a bush pilot in Zambia, overflying the Batoka Gorge on a scenic flight enroute to Livingstone airport. __________________________________ #FlightOfTheAngels #VictoriaFalls #VicFalls #MosiOTunya #Zambezi #ZambeziRiver #BushPiliots #BushFlying #ScenicFlight #BatokaGorge #Livingstone #Zimbabwe #DiscoverZambia #Zambia A post shared by Vidit (@viditluthra) on Dec 22, 2018 at 9:23pm PST Tourists would usually be able to abseil up to 100m down into the gorge. Once at the water’s edge they would have a view of the falls close to where they crash into the gorge. The entire adventure usually lasts a little over an hour, depending on how much time guests spend enjoying the views from the bottom. No previous abseiling experience is needed. An extra is to paddle a raft to the bottom of the falls and swim underneath its spray. https://www.instagram.com/p/BoCPjpQh3c0/ The high waters usually also cause the closure of Devil’s Pool at this time of year. It is usually open from August to January. https://www.instagram.com/p/BZS8sjuAsbR/ There are still other activities available to get you closer to the falls. Getaway has tried and tested a few already. Watch our digital content manager tackle the gorge swing and our managing editor soar above the falls while skydiving. Two new additions are the bicycle tour and the tram tour. Feature image: Abseil Victoria Falls. Related Posts Cape Town’s sustainability: Leading the way in environmental initiatives 1 June 2023 As National Environmental Month commences in South Africa, Cape Town stands proudly at the forefront... read more Kapama to host Safari Guide of the Year Awards 2023 1 June 2023 Kapama Private Game Reserve near Hoedspruit will host this year’s Safari Guide of the Year... read more Blood Lions relaunches for public viewing on YouTube 1 June 2023 Award-winning documentary feature film Blood Lions has been relaunched on YouTube for public viewing, creating... read more PREV ARTICLE NEXT ARTICLE
Cape Town’s sustainability: Leading the way in environmental initiatives 1 June 2023 As National Environmental Month commences in South Africa, Cape Town stands proudly at the forefront... read more
Kapama to host Safari Guide of the Year Awards 2023 1 June 2023 Kapama Private Game Reserve near Hoedspruit will host this year’s Safari Guide of the Year... read more
Blood Lions relaunches for public viewing on YouTube 1 June 2023 Award-winning documentary feature film Blood Lions has been relaunched on YouTube for public viewing, creating... read more
