Zambia's smallest national park surrounds the Zambian side of Victoria Falls (its other section is a game park near Livingstone). The Visitors Information Centre has modest displays about local fauna, geology and culture, and a mass of craft stalls. From here a network of paths leads through the thick vegetation to various viewpoints for the falls.
You can walk upstream along a path mercifully free of fences - and warning notices (so take care!) - to watch the Zambezi waters glide smoothly through rocks and little islands towards the lip of the falls.
For close-up views of the Eastern Cataract, nothing beats the hair-raising (and hair-wetting) walk across the footbridge, through swirling clouds of mist, to a sheer buttress called the Knife Edge.
If the water is low, or the wind is favourable, you'll be treated to a magnificent view of the falls, as well as the yawning abyss below. Otherwise, your vision (and your clothes) will be drenched by spray. Then you can walk down a steep track to the banks of the great Zambezi to see the huge whirlpool called the Boiling Pot.
Like its counterpart on the Zimbabwean side, the park is open again in the evenings during (and just before and after) a full moon in order to see the amazing lunar rainbow. Contact the ticket booth for more information.
