The Bungee Jump at Victoria Falls Bridge is 111 metres of free fall above the Zambezi — a few seconds that cost $194 and get retold for the rest of your life.
The setting does half the work. Victoria Falls Bridge spans the Batoka Gorge just downstream of the Falls themselves — 108 metres high, 1,708 metres wide, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1989 — and you jump from the middle of it, straight towards the river.
POTUS makes the logistics disappear. We collect you from your Livingstone hotel, deliver you to the bridge with time to spare, and stand by until you are back on solid ground with your certificate grin in place.
What happens on the day?
The rhythm is simple and well drilled, and the crew have run it thousands of times. From arrival to jump is usually a matter of an hour or two, depending on the queue.
- Registration and weigh-in at the bridge activity desk
- Safety briefing while the crew fit your harness and ankle binding
- The walk to the jump platform at mid-bridge
- Countdown, lean, and 111 metres of Zambezi air
- Recovery back up to the bridge deck
The fall itself lasts seconds; the rebound stretches it out into something between flying and laughing. Most jumpers say the hardest part is the lean — after that, physics takes over and fear runs out of things to do.
What does the jump cost?
The bungee is $194 per jumper, quoted as a starting rate — all rates are confirmed at booking and subject to operator availability. We send a personalised proforma first, and you pay by bank transfer, mobile money or POS, never by card capture online.
The bridge menu goes well beyond the bungee if your party has mixed appetites: the zipline runs from $58, the tandem slide from $82, the bridge swing from $131 and the tandem swing from $201. One trip to the bridge can cover the whole family’s range of courage.
Is the jump safe?
The operator’s crew run the same strict sequence for every jumper: weigh-in, calibrated rigging, harness plus ankle binding, and checks repeated at the platform. Follow the briefing, keep loose items in your bag, and your only job is the lean.
Age, weight and health requirements apply, and the operator confirms them at booking — tell us in advance about any medical condition and we will check before you commit. Closed shoes and secure clothing are the dress code; glasses and phones travel safest in a zipped pocket or with a friend.
When is the best time to jump?
The bungee runs year-round, and the gorge is spectacular in every season — the view changes with the river, not the calendar. Mornings tend to be quieter at the activity desk, which suits nervous jumpers who would rather not marinate in the queue.
The water below is no ornament, either. The Batoka Gorge hosts white-water rafting billed as the highest concentration of grade 4 and 5 rapids anywhere in the world, prime from around August to December — plenty of jumpers peer down at the rapids and book the raft for the next day.
You do not need to be fearless. You need three seconds of courage, and the bridge does the rest.
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We have collected enough post-jump guests to know the pattern: shaking hands, enormous smile, immediate request to see the photos. Whatever you think you will feel at the edge, the other side of it is pure joy.
Is it safe, and who can jump?
The Victoria Falls Bridge bungee is one of the most established commercial jumps in the world, run under strict international safety standards with redundant harness and cord systems and a weight-and-medical check before every jump. Jumpers are generally 14 and over, with parental consent for minors; the operator confirms weight limits and any health exclusions at booking. The 111-metre plunge toward the Batoka Gorge and the Zambezi below is over in seconds, but the walk back up the bridge — legs shaking, adrenaline roaring — is the part people remember.
The bridge sits on the border, so you jump with Zambia behind you and Zimbabwe ahead. POTUS handles the booking, the border formalities and the transfer, so all you bring is nerve. Combine it with the bridge swing and zip line for a full adrenaline morning on the gorge.
POTUS collects you from your hotel, manages the Zambia–Zimbabwe border formalities on the bridge and has you harnessed and briefed without the usual queuing. Photographs and video of your jump are available from the operator afterwards, and a jump certificate comes as standard. Spectators are welcome to walk out onto the bridge to watch — bring them along, because the reactions are half the fun.
Book with POTUS
POTUS Rentals & Tours has arranged Livingstone adventures since 2018 — first-class concierge service, round the clock. Browse the rest of the bridge and gorge menu on our tours page, then request your personalised quotation on the booking page or WhatsApp +260 955 747 769. We handle the timing; you handle the lean.
