Qué hay en Cataratas Victoria, Zimbabue, a lo largo del año

Tranquilo — vacaciones escolares en 5 de los mercados que lo llenan, uno de sus peores meses por clima

• Norma

  Two countries, two park entries

  1 Ene – 31 Dic

  The falls are split between Zimbabwe and Zambia and each side charges its own park fee at its own gate. Most people cross the bridge to see both, which is a border formality; the shared KAZA visa covers it for many nationalities. Fuente ↗

Sigue en marcha: Devil's Pool opens (15 Ago – 15 Ene (normalmente)), Malaria season (1 Nov – 31 May (normalmente)), Green season (15 Nov – 31 Mar)

Temporada media — vacaciones escolares en 2 de los mercados que lo llenan, un mes normal

• Naturaleza

  Peak flow

  15 Feb – 31 MayAguas altasRiesgo

  The Zambezi crests around April and the spray goes several hundred metres up, visible from a long way off. The catch is that the spray is also all you can see of the falls from the viewpoints, and you will be soaked.

• Naturaleza

  Lunar rainbow nights

  15 Feb – 15 Jul · normalmenteCielos oscurosReserva pronto

  On the three nights around each full moon while the river is up, both parks open after dark and the spray throws a moonbow. Separate ticket, limited numbers, and you will be soaked. Fuente ↗

Sigue en marcha: Two countries, two park entries (1 Ene – 31 Dic), Malaria season (1 Nov – 31 May (normalmente)), Green season (15 Nov – 31 Mar)

Temporada media — vacaciones escolares en 4 de los mercados que lo llenan, un mes normal

En marzo no empieza nada nuevo.

Sigue en marcha: Two countries, two park entries (1 Ene – 31 Dic), Peak flow (15 Feb – 31 May), Lunar rainbow nights (15 Feb – 15 Jul (normalmente)), Malaria season (1 Nov – 31 May (normalmente)), Green season (15 Nov – 31 Mar)

Temporada media — vacaciones escolares en 4 de los mercados que lo llenan, un mes normal

En abril no empieza nada nuevo.

Sigue en marcha: Two countries, two park entries (1 Ene – 31 Dic), Peak flow (15 Feb – 31 May), Lunar rainbow nights (15 Feb – 15 Jul (normalmente)), Malaria season (1 Nov – 31 May (normalmente))

Concurrido — vacaciones escolares en 3 de los mercados que lo llenan, uno de sus mejores meses por clima

En mayo no empieza nada nuevo.

Sigue en marcha: Two countries, two park entries (1 Ene – 31 Dic), Peak flow (15 Feb – 31 May), Lunar rainbow nights (15 Feb – 15 Jul (normalmente)), Malaria season (1 Nov – 31 May (normalmente))

Concurrido — vacaciones escolares en 3 de los mercados que lo llenan, uno de sus mejores meses por clima

En junio no empieza nada nuevo.

Sigue en marcha: Two countries, two park entries (1 Ene – 31 Dic), Lunar rainbow nights (15 Feb – 15 Jul (normalmente))

Concurrido — Dry-season game viewing, vacaciones escolares en 5 de los mercados que lo llenan

• Temporada

  Dry-season game viewing

  15 Jul – 31 OctTemporada secaMucha gente

  The bush thins out and animals concentrate on the river and the pumped waterholes in Hwange and Zambezi park, which is why the safari operators price these months highest. October is hot enough to be hard work.

Sigue en marcha: Two countries, two park entries (1 Ene – 31 Dic), Lunar rainbow nights (15 Feb – 15 Jul (normalmente))

Concurrido — Dry-season game viewing, vacaciones escolares en 4 de los mercados que lo llenan

• Apertura

  Low-water rafting season

  1 Ago – 31 DicTemporada seca

  August to December is the full run through the gorge, starting at the first rapid below the falls. As the river rises the put-in moves downstream, and at the flood peak in April and May the operators stop running altogether. Fuente ↗

• Apertura

  Devil's Pool opens

  15 Ago – 15 Ene · normalmenteTemporada secaReserva pronto

  The rock lip on the Zambian side is only swimmable when the river is low, roughly mid-August until the water comes back up after New Year. Access is through one operator on Livingstone Island and slots sell out. Fuente ↗

Sigue en marcha: Two countries, two park entries (1 Ene – 31 Dic), Dry-season game viewing (15 Jul – 31 Oct)

Concurrido — Dry-season game viewing, vacaciones escolares en 2 de los mercados que lo llenan

• Temporada

  Low water at the falls

  1 Sep – 15 DicTemporada seca

  By October the Zambian side can be bare rock and photographs of an empty cliff do the rounds every year. The Zimbabwean side keeps the deeper main channel flowing, so which country you stand in matters most in these months.

• Temporada

  Suicide month

  20 Sep – 10 Nov · normalmenteCalor extremo

  The local name for the weeks before the rains break, when the valley bakes and the bush is grey. Game viewing is at its best and everything else is done before nine or after five.

Sigue en marcha: Two countries, two park entries (1 Ene – 31 Dic), Dry-season game viewing (15 Jul – 31 Oct), Low-water rafting season (1 Ago – 31 Dic), Devil's Pool opens (15 Ago – 15 Ene (normalmente))

Concurrido — Dry-season game viewing, vacaciones escolares en 4 de los mercados que lo llenan

En octubre no empieza nada nuevo.

Sigue en marcha: Two countries, two park entries (1 Ene – 31 Dic), Dry-season game viewing (15 Jul – 31 Oct), Low-water rafting season (1 Ago – 31 Dic), Devil's Pool opens (15 Ago – 15 Ene (normalmente)), Low water at the falls (1 Sep – 15 Dic), Suicide month (20 Sep – 10 Nov (normalmente))

Tranquilo — vacaciones escolares en 2 de los mercados que lo llenan, uno de sus peores meses por clima

• Riesgo

  Malaria season

  1 Nov – 31 May · normalmenteInsectos y enfermedades

  Risk in the Zambezi valley runs with the rains and the mosquitoes that follow them. Prophylaxis is advised year-round here and matters most in these months; the lodges hand out repellent at dusk. Fuente ↗

• Temporada

  Green season

  15 Nov – 31 MarMonzón

  Afternoon storms refill the river, the bush closes in and the migrant birds arrive. Lodges discount hard, game viewing gets harder, and the falls spend the whole period climbing back towards their April peak.

Sigue en marcha: Two countries, two park entries (1 Ene – 31 Dic), Low-water rafting season (1 Ago – 31 Dic), Devil's Pool opens (15 Ago – 15 Ene (normalmente)), Low water at the falls (1 Sep – 15 Dic), Suicide month (20 Sep – 10 Nov (normalmente))

Temporada media — vacaciones escolares en 5 de los mercados que lo llenan, un mes normal

En diciembre no empieza nada nuevo.

Sigue en marcha: Two countries, two park entries (1 Ene – 31 Dic), Low-water rafting season (1 Ago – 31 Dic), Devil's Pool opens (15 Ago – 15 Ene (normalmente)), Low water at the falls (1 Sep – 15 Dic), Malaria season (1 Nov – 31 May (normalmente)), Green season (15 Nov – 31 Mar)