The Mosi-Oa-Tunya Nature Reserve stretches from the Victoria Falls for about 12 kilometres along the northern banks of the Zambezi River. At 66 km2 it’s Zambia’s smallest park, with big game such as rhino, elephant and buffalo, but no predators. The park was established in 1972 to form a buffer between the town of Livingstone and the animals which cross the Zambezi from the Zimbabwean side. Other game includes warthog, wildebeest and giraffe (easily spotted in such a small park).

It is situated directly opposite the Victoria Falls National Park, on the Zimbabwean side, and includes the World Heritage Site of the majestic Victoria Falls as well as Old Drift, where the first people in the areas settled in the 1850’s.

The park consists out of two sections, a wildlife section in the north-west, and the Victoria Falls section in the south-east. There are no predators in the park, and the game is generally pretty relaxed. Mammals include giraffe, zebra, sable, white rhino, buffalo and elephant, and there is a variety of birds while crocodiles and hippos can be found in the Zambezi. At Old Drift are the remains of a small cemetery, with graves from the early settlers in the area.
The Victoria Falls section includes the Eastern Cataract of the Falls, and the small rainforest opposite with its associated fauna and flora. The cataract is viewed from a narrow bridge, called Knife’s Edge Bridge, that also gives access to a viewpoint over Rainbow Falls and a steep footpath down to the Boiling Pot. In times of high water levels (approximately February to May), the spray from the Falls blocks any view of the Eastern Cataract. In times of low water, there is no water in the Eastern Cataract (approximately September to December)

06:00-18:00 daily.

ACCESSIBILITY:
The park is reachable by road by driving from Lusaka to Livingstone or Sesheke to Livingstone or by air where scheduled flights available daily during the peak season June to October. The other period, check with your travel agent for schedules in use.

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