Victoria Falls bungee jump: price, height and booking

Bungee Jump Victoria Falls

Photo: Google Maps

Type

Bungee jumping center

Address

Victoria Falls Bridge, Victoria Falls

Area

Zimbabwe side of the falls

Entry fee

Shearwater prices the Victoria Falls bungee jump at $194. Older or third-party figures are lower: $130 (Livingstone Tourism) and $168 (Wikivoyage, 2019).¹

With children

The minimum age for the bungee is 14.²

Google rating

4.6 (70 reviews) on Google Maps, checked October 2026

On the map

Open in Google Maps

Opening hours on Google Maps, checked October 2026

Day	Hours
Monday	09:00–16:30
Tuesday	09:00–16:30
Wednesday	09:00–16:30
Thursday	09:00–16:30
Friday	09:00–16:30
Saturday	09:00–16:30
Sunday	09:00–16:30

What the bungee jump involves

Bungee jumping is one of the adventure staples of Victoria Falls, alongside jet boating, whitewater rafting and mountain biking³. Shearwater Bungee runs its activities from the Victoria Falls Bridge, and its site carries a “Since 1994”⁴ badge.

You get about 4 seconds of freefall¹ before the Shearwater team recovers you. The rest at a glance:

• Setting: above the Zambezi River and the Batoka Gorge¹
• Fitness: average, with no previous experience needed²
• Season: Shearwater runs the bungee all year round²

How high is the Victoria Falls bungee?

Shearwater bills the jump at 111 metres¹, from the Victoria Falls Bridge towards the Zambezi River. The bridge deck itself sits 128 m above the river’s low-water mark⁵.

The steel arch spans the Second Gorge⁵ of the falls and opened in April 1905³. If you want the back story before you stand on the edge, read up on the history of the Zambezi gorge bridge.

How much does bungee jumping at Victoria Falls cost?

Shearwater prices the bungee at $194¹ (checked October 2026). You’ll still find older, lower figures online: $130 from Livingstone Tourism and $168¹ from Wikivoyage, so don’t plan around those.

Budget for the transfer and the jump photos on top of the jump price: neither is included.

Jump hours and the rain rule

Jumps run through the day with a lunch break, but the sources don’t quite agree on the times. Confirm your slot when you book.

What	Times	Source
Daily jump hours	9am to 5pm daily, from 10am March to June6	victoriafalls-guide.net (travel guide)
Lunch break	1pm to 2pm6	victoriafalls-guide.net (travel guide)
Lunch break	12.00pm to 2.00pm7	Manawa (booking agent)
High-water start	10.00am7	Manawa (booking agent)

Google Maps lists the jump site as open Mon–Sun 09:00–16:30⁸ (checked October 2026).

Who can do the bungee

You need to be at least 14² to jump, and the weight limit depends on whose listing you read.

• Age: Manawa says jumpers under 18 need written parental authorisation⁷
• Weight: Shearwater’s booking page gives a maximum of 120 kg²
• Weight, other listings: Manawa allows 140 kg in low water and 130 kg in high water⁷

If you’re near the limit, go by the operator’s own figure rather than an agent’s.

Getting to the bridge from Victoria Falls town

Getting to the jump means a border crossing: the bridge has border posts at both ends⁵, in Victoria Falls town and in Livingstone. Plan it like this:

1. 1

   Pack your passport

   You need your passport to reach the bridge, as it sits between Zimbabwe and Zambia.

2. 2

   Leave town early

   Manawa advises leaving town 1 hour before your jump time to clear customs and immigration.

3. 3

   Pass the border post

   The bridge has border posts at both ends, in Victoria Falls town and in Livingstone.

4. 4

   Register on the Zambian side

   Manawa says bungee registration is on the Zambian side of the river.

If you’re based on the Zambian bank instead, see more Livingstone details for the town at the other end of the bridge.

Safety record on the bridge

In late 2011 a bungee cord snapped and a young Australian woman fell 24 metres⁵ into the river. She survived.

Tourism Update reported in January 2012 that the accident came after 17 years and more than 150,000 jumps¹⁰ without incident. Shearwater then withdrew all cords from the batch the snapped cord came from¹⁰.

Other things to do on and around the bridge

The bridge and the Batoka Gorge below it are easy to turn into a half-day. Close by you’ll find:

• The gorge swing: a 70-metre free fall ending in a swing 120 metres above the Zambezi, at The Lookout Cafe¹¹
• The zipline: 425 m across the gorge at up to 106 km/h¹²
• A small, free museum⁵ about the bridge on the Zambian side
• Guided tours of the bridge’s lower structure⁹

If you’d rather watch than jump, the Lookout Café overlooks the canyon below the falls, including the bridge⁹.

Swimming in natural pools at the top of the falls is possible only on the Zambian side⁹, and the low-water season waterfall pool page explains how it works. Many visitors also take a day trip to Chobe National Park in Botswana¹³: start by planning a Chobe day trip schedule, or browse things to do around the falls.

Questions people ask