Dinner Cruise on the Zambezi River: A Unique Dining Experience Paired with Majestic Wildlife Scenery
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384 Ratings
Victoria Falls
Indulge in a unique dining experience on the Zambezi River. Enjoy a four-course dinner while admiring the stunning wildlife scenery at dusk. Perfect for food and nature lovers.
Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Victoria Falls - As you cruise on the upper Zambezi River, you will also see the mist rising up from the magical Victoria Falls. The Zambezi River is the fourth-longest river in Africa, the longest east-flowing river in Africa and the largest flowing into the Indian Ocean from Africa. The 2,574-kilometre-long river (1,599 mi) arises in Zambia and flows through eastern Angola, along the north-eastern border of Namibia and the northern border of Botswana, then along the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe to Mozambique, where it crosses the country to empty into the Indian Ocean. The Zambezi’s most noted feature is Victoria Falls.
What's Included
  • Complimentary hotel/lodge transfers in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe
  • Unlimited drinks at the open bar
  • Bottled water provided
  • Four-course dinner on the river
  • Beverages included
What's Not Included
  • USD 10 per person national park fees payable direct at check in.
  • Transfers from Livingstone Hotels/Lodges from Zambian Side
Additional Information

Our Dinner Cruise offers everything and more. Not only the magical colours of the Zambezi River at dusk but a truly unique four-course dinner served as you savour the splendour of the setting sun. Ideal for food and nature lovers wanting it all. Embark from the Pure Africa Waterfront and head off into the evening. After your favourite drink is poured, you’ll be ushered to your set table where a delectable series of dishes freshly prepared on the boat and paired to premium drinks are served. Silhouettes of elephants against the sunset and hippos noisily grunting in the distance will most certainly add to the ambience.

  • NOTE regarding accessibility: While it is possible to get onto the boat in a wheelchair, please note that the toilet on the boat does not allow enough space for a wheelchair.
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off is included from Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe based hotels/lodges only
Location
Victoria Falls
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Frank_d
Jun 21, 2024
Awesome Experience! - All round great experience from being collected at our hotel to the briefing session on the way it was efficient at the perfect pace & great food & wine
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O2814fsaudreyl
Jun 19, 2024
Stunning - Absolutely magical. The boat is great, the landscape is sublime. The staff is attentive and the dinner was delicious.
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Katie_p
Jun 19, 2024
Perfect evening - It was soooo lovely from start to finish. Food and drinks were very good. Sunset was lovely. I couldn’t rave about it enough. Go here instead of Boma meal (we did both and wished we had done this twice)
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Suki_k
Jun 18, 2024
Great experience - Great food! Good service! Magical view!! You will be able to see hippopotamus and crocodiles. After a beautiful sunset, you will see a full sky of stars.
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Gretchen_v
Jun 15, 2024
Dinner cruise - What a great experience. The staff was friendly and the food excellent. The river is beautiful, with many animals along the way.
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Lee_t
Jun 14, 2024
Breathtaking sunset cruise - Absolutely amazing. We were picked up on time and taken to the boat. The dinner was lovely and the free bar made it a great evening. The views and te wildlife was superb. As for the sunset itself it was breathtaking. The captain made sure everyone got their selfies, videos and photos for their memories. A great night out
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Mignotte_m
Jun 11, 2024
Amazing experience, wonderful staff, wheelchair accessible - Wonderful staff who went out of their way to assist my elderly mother, even carrying her wheelchair across the decks and onto the boat, after which they took care to seat us with excellent views but within east access of the facilities. Highly recommend!
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Margot63w
Jun 11, 2024
Wonderful evening on the Zambezi. Sunset was amazing and staff lovely, delicious food. Would highly recommend - Such a wonderful evening- sunset was amazing, food great and staff friendly and helpful. Do this cruise if you have a chance to !!
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Danrf4292ze
Jun 19, 2024
Nice was to start off your African Adventure - This was a great way to kick off our African adventure. You start on one level for drinks and starters. We got to see crocodiles and hippos on the river. This dinner cruise was before any safari trips, so we were excited to see the wildlife, but if you are going on safari's later, you will have much better wildlife viewing later on your trip. We also got some nice pictures of the sunset on the river. Dinner and service was good. I wish they could have made a martini, but they did not have dry vermouth.
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Traveltasty
Jun 20, 2024
Mixed experience but would still recommend - The views of the sunset were outstanding and the food was very delicious. Portion sizes were fine dining size. The first course was a couple of bite sized nibbles e.g, some dip on a small piece of watermelon, the second course was a piece of bread with soup, the main course was very tasty - beautifully cooked beef or fish, and then dessert was a slice of panna cotta. The drinks service was very slow - several times we ordered items and they never arrived (including water!). We were also made to feel that the cruise was not in fact open bar, as you were expected to finish the very last sip of your previous drink before ordering another (and given the slow service this made it very hard). We eventually figured out you could order directly from the bar which was much easier and the bar tender was fantastic! We would have been happy to order from the bar the entire time if this had been made clear. Our pick up and drop off were efficient - however we were told a pick up time and then the driver arrived 10 minutes early and put a lot of pressure on us to be ready. We had only just flown in so this made the start of the experience unnecessarily stressful. Despite these issues, would still recommend the experience - just need to manage expectations. The food was delicious and the drinks were good. The views of the sunset were incredible. Do wrap up as it can get cold!
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