Wat er het hele jaar speelt in Victoriawatervallen, Zimbabwe

Rustig — schoolvakanties in 5 van de markten die de plek vullen, een van de slechtste maanden qua weer

• Regel

  Two countries, two park entries

  1 jan – 31 dec

  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. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Devil's Pool opens (15 aug – 15 jan (meestal)), Malaria season (1 nov – 31 mei (meestal)), Green season (15 nov – 31 mrt)

Tussenseizoen — schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen, een gewone maand

• Natuur

  Peak flow

  15 feb – 31 meiHoogwaterRisico

  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.

• Natuur

  Lunar rainbow nights

  15 feb – 15 jul · meestalSterrenhemelseizoenBoek vroeg

  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. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Two countries, two park entries (1 jan – 31 dec), Malaria season (1 nov – 31 mei (meestal)), Green season (15 nov – 31 mrt)

Tussenseizoen — schoolvakanties in 4 van de markten die de plek vullen, een gewone maand

In maart begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Two countries, two park entries (1 jan – 31 dec), Peak flow (15 feb – 31 mei), Lunar rainbow nights (15 feb – 15 jul (meestal)), Malaria season (1 nov – 31 mei (meestal)), Green season (15 nov – 31 mrt)

Tussenseizoen — schoolvakanties in 4 van de markten die de plek vullen, een gewone maand

In april begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Two countries, two park entries (1 jan – 31 dec), Peak flow (15 feb – 31 mei), Lunar rainbow nights (15 feb – 15 jul (meestal)), Malaria season (1 nov – 31 mei (meestal))

Druk — schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen, een van de beste maanden qua weer

In mei begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Two countries, two park entries (1 jan – 31 dec), Peak flow (15 feb – 31 mei), Lunar rainbow nights (15 feb – 15 jul (meestal)), Malaria season (1 nov – 31 mei (meestal))

Druk — schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen, een van de beste maanden qua weer

In juni begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Two countries, two park entries (1 jan – 31 dec), Lunar rainbow nights (15 feb – 15 jul (meestal))

Druk — Dry-season game viewing, schoolvakanties in 5 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Seizoen

  Dry-season game viewing

  15 jul – 31 oktDroog seizoenDruk

  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.

Nog steeds bezig: Two countries, two park entries (1 jan – 31 dec), Lunar rainbow nights (15 feb – 15 jul (meestal))

Druk — Dry-season game viewing, schoolvakanties in 4 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Opening

  Low-water rafting season

  1 aug – 31 decDroog seizoen

  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. Bron ↗

• Opening

  Devil's Pool opens

  15 aug – 15 jan · meestalDroog seizoenBoek vroeg

  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. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Two countries, two park entries (1 jan – 31 dec), Dry-season game viewing (15 jul – 31 okt)

Druk — Dry-season game viewing, schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Seizoen

  Low water at the falls

  1 sep – 15 decDroog seizoen

  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.

• Seizoen

  Suicide month

  20 sep – 10 nov · meestalExtreme hitte

  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.

Nog steeds bezig: Two countries, two park entries (1 jan – 31 dec), Dry-season game viewing (15 jul – 31 okt), Low-water rafting season (1 aug – 31 dec), Devil's Pool opens (15 aug – 15 jan (meestal))

Druk — Dry-season game viewing, schoolvakanties in 4 van de markten die de plek vullen

In oktober begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Two countries, two park entries (1 jan – 31 dec), Dry-season game viewing (15 jul – 31 okt), Low-water rafting season (1 aug – 31 dec), Devil's Pool opens (15 aug – 15 jan (meestal)), Low water at the falls (1 sep – 15 dec), Suicide month (20 sep – 10 nov (meestal))

Rustig — schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen, een van de slechtste maanden qua weer

• Risico

  Malaria season

  1 nov – 31 mei · meestalInsecten & ziekten

  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. Bron ↗

• Seizoen

  Green season

  15 nov – 31 mrtMoesson

  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.

Nog steeds bezig: Two countries, two park entries (1 jan – 31 dec), Low-water rafting season (1 aug – 31 dec), Devil's Pool opens (15 aug – 15 jan (meestal)), Low water at the falls (1 sep – 15 dec), Suicide month (20 sep – 10 nov (meestal))

Tussenseizoen — schoolvakanties in 5 van de markten die de plek vullen, een gewone maand

In december begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Two countries, two park entries (1 jan – 31 dec), Low-water rafting season (1 aug – 31 dec), Devil's Pool opens (15 aug – 15 jan (meestal)), Low water at the falls (1 sep – 15 dec), Malaria season (1 nov – 31 mei (meestal)), Green season (15 nov – 31 mrt)