Zambezi Rafting: Ultimate White Water Adventure

The Zambezi River below the Victoria Falls is widely considered to be the very best White Water Rafting river in the world. A deep channeled, high volume river, the Zambezi has class 3 – 5 rapids interspersed with tranquil pools.

Free `Swimming under the Falls´ included as well as free photos of the day!!

Duration: 8 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Bundu Adventures - Zambezi White Water Rafting
What's Included
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Professional guide
  • Free Swimming under the Falls
  • Free video of the rafting trip
  • Lunch (except for ‘Test the Best’ trip)
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • River usage fee $ 10 pp
Additional Information
  • Minimum age is 15 years
  • Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
Location
Bundu Adventures
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Tamaravx327mz
Nov 24, 2024
Amazing experience! - We had a full day rafting in October, it was an amazing experience! The staff was very professional and funny! They provide pick-up from your hotel and video of the day, all included in the price! You will also swim under the falls! At the end of the day they gave us drinks, beers and food! I definitely recommend them!
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Laurielg4881am
Aug 13, 2024
An amazing day with Bundu Adventures - Highly recommended! - We had so much fun with Bundu Adventures for the rafting half-day trip! The equipment was in good condition and "Big Ben" was the best guide ever, making us feel safe at all times and giving interesting information throughout the day. Owning a travel agency in Canada, I've worked with many rafting companies before, and I can surely say that my experience with Bundu Adventures was amazing and with the highest standards. I highly recommend this company and will happily work with them again next year :)
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Jordynh805
May 7, 2024
Great rafting! - My friends and I did the half day white water rafting during the high water season. It was absolutely amazing! My favorite rafting experience so far. Thank you to Big Ben and team for being the best guides! We look forward to booking with Bundu again in the future :)
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Daniel
Apr 20, 2024
Thanks big Ben - Thanks Big Ben for the amazing experience Would definitely do it again Thanks big ben🤙 Would definitely recommend this
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Robertbz5862il
Dec 28, 2023
A TRUE BUCKET LIST ADVENTURE - This is a lifetime bucket list trip! It's an absolute insane thrill of a lifetime. I'm still getting physical therapy on my back two months later - no joke! But I'd do it again in a flash. I'm 66 years old, and my 62 year old wife joined, along with my 25 year old son and his buddy. Both boys are world class professional fishing captains, and we had spent the previous week fishing on the lower Zambezi River for tigerfish and giant vindu. But we were also looking for adventure up at Victoria Falls and we sure found it. After jumping into Devil's Pool at the top of the Falls and leaning over the edge -- another bucket list item -- the next morning we were picked up at our hotel and taken by Bundu Adventures to the top of the river gorge at the national park. There, we were given a very thorough preparatory talk and outfitted with a life preserver, helmet, and paddle. We then set out down the stairs to the river which the guides assured us was only a couple of minutes away. BEWARE, this is a pretty gross understatement, at least during the low water season. The hike down to the bottom of the gorge is not too bad, although it was 100 degrees outside and it's very humid because you're in the river gorge. Bring plenty of water. That hike, mostly down cement steps, takes about 15 minutes. Then things get a bit hairy. If you want to paddle at the base of the Falls -- and you don't want to miss this because you also get to swim in the river up there -- you've got to hike about 1/2 mile upstream along the bank. The bank at low water is about 20-40 feet above water level and consists of endless jagged boulders that have eroded from the cliffs over the eons and fallen to the bottom. So it's not a walk -- it's scrambling over these jagged rocks in 100 degree heat and 100% humidity. When you're a heavy, 66 year old this is not an easy "walk in the park." I certainly struggled, needed lots of water, and eventually, help from the guides along the particularly dangerous last section where there were iron hand holds in the cliff and ropes that you needed to hold onto. But I made it to the boarding point where you basically had to drop 10 feet into the raft. I COLLAPSED INTO THE RAFT, BUT IT WAS WORTH IT! First, the guide rowed us upstream underneath the cataracts. That's pretty insane to be at the very base of the largest waterfall in the world. Then we floated by a giant pool where we were offered the opportunity to swim in an area supposedly free from Nile crocodiles. Since it was so far upstream past all the rapids, the crocs are said not to get up this far. I deferred. Then, the rapids began. What a wild wild experience. The rapids range from Class III to Class VI, but the Class VI rapid is called "Commercial Suicide," and no raft has ever taken people down it. Basically, you'd die in a commercial raft. A very few kayakers have made it through. Everyone portages around this absurdly dangerous rapid. Most of the rapids are Class V and Class IV. Our guide was ridiculously talented -- probably one of the world's best white water rafting guides. It was a joy to watch him take us through these unwordly rapids. We were accompanied by rescue kayaker, also supremely talented, who was having the time of his life Eskimo rolling through the world's fiercest rapids. And a videographer accompanied us in a second kayak. We were not allowed to use our cameras or cell phones. The guides know all too well that we'd have destroyed or lost all our cameras in the rapids. So Bundu provides everyone with a professional 6 minute long video that they email you a couple of days after the trip. It's a lifelong conversation piece. The rapids were terrifying and exhilarating. We made it through all without flipping -- that's considered very good (there's a 50/50 chance of flipping in any of the major rapids. At the end of the trip, at the base of the gorge, Bundu provides a lovely spread of food and drink. Then you have the un-Godly option of hiking out -- or you can upgrade and take a three person helicopter ride from the base of the gorge back to the Bundu headquarters. The pilot will fly you over the Falls for another bucket list trip. SPRING FOR THE HELICOPTER RIDE OUT. The pilot is absolutely amazing. The view is astonishing. And you will not have a heart attack climbing out of the gorge. When I was at the border station crossing into Zimbabwe, I met a late 20s woman who said she is a professional whitewater rafting guide in Colorado. That means she runs the Colorado River and other big water, and she was in superb physical condition. She said the hike out from the base of the gorge was one of the most horrible climbs of her life and SHE THOUGHT SHE WAS GOING TO DIE. So there you have it. Bundu runs an absolutely TOP NOTCH OPERATION. Safety was the primary consideration at all times. The guides are wonderful people, very caring, and very talented. BE SURE TO TIP THEM at the end. as well as the porters who carry out the raft and who bring down the food and drinks and pack out the garbage at the end. They all work extremely hard for low pay. They support large families, and tips really really help. BE GENEROUS, AND ENJOY THE TIME OF YOUR LIFE!
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Albertome5831mj
Aug 24, 2023
Great experience!!!! - Absolutely recommended experience! The guides demonstrate a total knowledge of the environment that allows you to enjoy an experience full of adrenaline in a safe environment. In addition, They are always friendly and focused on ensuring that the clients enjoy themselves to the fullest.
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Neelsb461
Nov 14, 2021
Adrenaline rush - Great experience, great guides, adrenaline rush, well organised!! Post Covid unfitness made it a challenge down the gorge, but incumbent’s problem, not that of Bundu 😃
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410kimberlyi
Dec 8, 2020
Zambezi Adventure - We had a spectacular time experiencing the 'Mighty Zambezi' up close and personal with the wonderful guys from Bundu. Swimming under the falls and in between rapids, one flip. It was a wonderful and exhilarating day! Highly recommended!
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Kissgaman
Nov 28, 2020
Fantastic experience - You cannot say that you have seen the Victoria Falls if you have not seen them from below and within them! Fantastic experience, and the guys from Bundu are super! Well equipped and prepared you'll have a one-in-your-life experience, guaranteed!
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Tyler
Jan 6, 2020
Full Day Whitewater Rafting - My friend and I had a great time rafting with the guys of Bundu. The day started by spending time at the base of the Falls climbing over rocks and swimming in a pool. We then spent the entire day rafting through 21 rapids (plus many "freebies") where we flipped twice. Our guide gave us a lot of time to swim in the river, too, while we were making our way between rapids. It was an exhilarating trip that never made us feel unsafe. The guys at Bundu are great! I highly recommend doing your tour with Bundu on the Zambian side, especially since you get the extra experience of swimming under the Falls!
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