Flight of the Angels: Microlight Over Victoria Falls
Soar above Victoria Falls in a two-seat microlight for the definitive aerial view of the world's greatest waterfall and the Zambezi gorge system
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Airstrip Pre-Flight Briefing
Helmet fitting and safety briefing at the grass airstrip outside Livingstone before boarding the open-cockpit microlight tandem plane
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Zambezi River Approach
Fly low over the wide Zambezi as it narrows and accelerates towards the falls — the roar is heard through your headset before the rim is visible
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First Gorge Aerial Pass
Bank over First Gorge for the most breathtaking perspective — the full width of the falls visible from above with eternal rainbow arcs in the mist
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Falls Width Flyover
Skim along the entire 1,700 meter long curtain from Zimbabwe to Zambia and watch plumes of spray rise hundreds of meters into the African sky
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Seven Gorges Zigzag Circuit
The pilot banks through the seven canyon zigzags carved by the retreating falls over 150,000 years of geological erosion
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Bridge Fly-Past Return
A low pass over the historic Victoria Falls Bridge before backing back towards the runway as the falls thunder into the gorge below
Walk this route with audio
Stories play automatically as you reach each stop — no tapping needed.
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