Devil's Pool, Natural swimming pool at Victoria Falls, Zambia

Devil's Pool is a natural rock pool on the lip of Victoria Falls, on Livingstone Island on the Zambian side. A ledge of rock forms a barrier at the brink, holding water that is roughly 3 metres deep and about 10 metres wide. From the pool, the Zambezi drops about 108 metres into the gorge below.

Explorer David Livingstone documented this section of Victoria Falls in 1855 when he first encountered the waterfall from Livingstone Island. His accounts brought attention to the area and contributed to its later development as a travel destination.

The name Mosi-oa-Tunya, "the smoke that thunders", comes from the Kololo language and describes the spray rising from the falls. The pool lies on Livingstone Island, where David Livingstone first saw the falls in 1855; the island remains a ceremonial site for local communities.

Access requires a guided tour from the Zambian side, typically available from mid-August to late December when water levels remain low. Visitors should be comfortable swimming and have steady nerves, as the location sits at the edge of a major waterfall.

The pool sits on a lip of rock at the lip of the falls, where the water is only about a metre deep before it slips over the edge. Guides hold swimmers by the ankles so they can lean out over the drop; the rock ledge is the same one David Livingstone reached from Livingstone Island in 1855.