See the upper Zambezi from the air — a wide, slow river above the falls, islands in the channel, before the water goes over the edge. The river here is still calm; the drop is still ahead.
Both flights look down on it. The 12-minute tour takes the upper river on the way to the falls and a short stretch back to the helipad. The 25-minute game flight continues upstream toward Long Island and Zambezi National Park.
You do not land on the water and you do not board a cruise. This is a helicopter view of the river above the drop.
The extra minutes on the 25-minute flight are that upstream reach into the park, not a second pass of the same bend. Stay on the 12-minute tour if the falls are the point.
Book the 12-minute tour and see the Zambezi River from the air.
See Zambezi River from a helicopter over Victoria Falls. Book the Victoria Falls 12-Minute Helicopter Tour.