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Planning your visit to Victoria Falls starts here. Whether it’s your first trip or you’re returning to experience more, this guide will help you prepare with practical travel advice, key differences between the Zimbabwe and Zambia sides of the Falls, what to expect during your stay, and everything you need to make the most of your Victoria Falls adventure.

zimbabwe vs zambia

Which side of Victoria Falls suits you?
Will you choose Victoria Falls Zimbabwe or Livingstone Zambia?

Below we give you our take on the difference between the two.

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ZAMBIA

Where to begin?

Victoria Falls Zimbabwe or Livingstone Zambia?

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Victoria Falls Zimbabwe or Livingstone Zambia?

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Victoria Falls is an easy to navigate tourist town and if you stay “in town” you could take a slow meander that included the shops, the entrance to the Victoria Falls rain forest and places to stop and have something to drink or eat.

There are lodges that are further out of the centre of town like The Elephant Hills Hotel, a’Zambezi River Lodge or The Palm Hotel but they all have regular bus transfers to town and the rain forest entrance so if having “a wander around” is what you like then just take an in-house transfer to town and off you go. Hotels in town include the ever popular Victoria Falls Hotel, Ilala Lodge and the newly built Waterfalls Lodge amongst others

Victoria Falls Zimbabwe or Livingstone Zambia?

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In general the accommodation options in Livingstone are spread out along the Zambezi, with the town centre some way away from the main hotels like The Royal Livingstone, Avani and Victoria Falls Waterfront. There are some hotels closer to town like The Protea for instance but on the whole you need a transfer whether a taxi or organized transfer to get from one place to another.

There are a lot of lodges and hotels directly on the Zambezi River with all with gorgeous views. Some are closer to the centre of town than others. This makes for a more insular lodge experience where the emphasis is on enjoying amazing views of Zambezi National Park, excellent food and hospitality and then adding any of the many adventure activities that are on offer as you want to.

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