he View: Main Falls vs Knife-Edge
About three quarters of Victoria Falls lies within Zimbabwe, and it has the lion’s share of viewpoints too. Visit Victoria Falls National Park and wander the well laid out footpaths through dripping rainforest and out onto a cliff face-on to the tumbling Main Falls, the ground below your feet trembling as the mighty Zambezi River plunges 93m into the rocky chasm below.
To get exceptionally close to the cascades of water, however, you need to visit the Zambian side of the falls. Feel your heart race during the drenching crossing of the Knife-Edge Bridge or, if there’s less water, take the steep footpath down to the Boiling Pot – a huge whirlpool at the base of the falls. You can also stand upstream and watch the river rush over the edge.
Whether you choose to stay in Zimbabwe or Zambia, the minor hassle of a border crossing is more than rewarded by a visit to both sides of the falls.