Victoria Falls Transportation

The 70 km road from Botswana to Victoria Falls takes about 45 minutes. The taxi drivers are waiting outside the immigration office, and will approach you when you get out of the immigration office. They will ask for 30-40 USD to Victoria Falls. The normal price is 30 USD, but you can bargain the price even more. I recommend to pay the price and have a happy driver who can be co-operative. There are a lot of wild animals on this trip. Ask if he can stop when you see the animals. Also ask if he can assist you to find some guesthouses in Vic Falls.

Zimbabwe still has visa requirements in place for many nationalities - Brits and South Africans are notable exceptions.
Immigration at Vic Falls airport is rather haphazardly organised, and it is easy for people requiring a visa to join the wrong queue, which is frustrating for all concerned.
The cost of a visa appears to be somewhat 'flexible' (read that as a euphemism) - for example, a group of Korean tourists paid US$70 a head, whereas the person I was travelling with - who goes to Zim quite regularly - only paid US$30. Don't be naive enough to assume that any receipt will be issued whatever fee you pay (which could be a problem for business travellers claiming back legitimate expenses).
You also have to fill in an immigration form to enter Zim, which asks for all the usual personal info and details of where you are staying. Why these cannot be distributed on the inbound flight so that people can complete them at their leisure (and non English speakers can seek timely assistance) is a complete mystery to me, but this simply doesn't seem to happen. As a result, there is a scramble for forms and pens and people jostle for space at the limited desks provided. You can save yourself a lot of grief by making sure that you have a pen and the relevant information to hand, and completing the form whilst you stand in the (correct) immigration queue.

Victoria Falls Airport (VFA) is 18 km south of the town (25 minutes drive). South African Airways and Air Namibia is the only airlines with regular service to the airport.

18° 5' 45" South, 25° 50' 20" East

Air Zimbabwe is the national airline of Zimbabwe. The airline was established on 1967, and is still in business. It has domestic routes and routes to Nairobi, Dar-es-Salaam, Lusaka, Johannesburg and Singapore/Beijing. The fleet consists of Boeing 737 and 767.

Victoria Falls Town Office
Livingstone Way
P.O. Box 60
Victoria Falls, Zimbawe
Fax: (263-013) 4318

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It's possible to travel by train from Gaborone in Botswana through Zimbabwe and Zambia to Dar-es-Salaam in Tanzania. The main train stations on the line are Gaborone, Francistown, Bulawayo, Hwange, Victoria Falls, Livingstone, Lusaka, Kapiri Mposhi, Nakonde, Mbeya, Dar-es-Salaam.

The fares are cheap. F.ex the 11 hours trip on a 1st class sleeper from Bulawayo to Victoria Falls cost about USD 8. 2nd cost about USD 5.

Traveling with overland trucks across the African continent is a great way to explore Africa. Many overland trucks pass through Victoria falls on their way. A usual route for overland tourists is South Africa-Botswana-Zimbabwe-Zambia-Tanzania-Kenya.

www.overlandtravel.com
www.africantrails.co.uk

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Want to see Victoria Falls and Zimbabwe without having to worry about your car or bus running out of fuel? Ride the Shongololo! So what does the word Shongololo mean? It a giant African Millipede the length of a man’s boot. Shongololo Express trains are like long Cruise Ships on land. They offer luxury travel that can take all the hassle out of some places in Southern Africa that you really want to visit. They offer luxury cabins, excellent chefs preparing authentic African dishes, local wines and professional staff. Packages range form weekends to 16-day treks. Each train has air-conditioned Mercedes Benz touring vehicles for days out with guides who speak English, German, Dutch and French. Adventures even include scuba diving, hot air ballooning and elephant rides.

The Shongololo travels to nine countries across southern Africa: Namibia, South Africa, Lesotho, Swaziland, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Zambia and Tanzania.

Victoria Falls is a small town and it is easy to negotiate by foot. The hotel we stayed at (The Kingdom) was about 10 minutes walk from The Falls.
It was never necessary to make use of taxis in the town.
One problem with walking is the constant harassment of craft sellers.

The Kingdom Hotel is located next to The Victoria Falls Hotel, which another good option if you want to be close to the Falls and the town.