FlyNamibia Doubles Victoria Falls Flights and Boosts Safari Corridor From April

Southern Africa's safari map is about to get better connected. FlyNamibia has announced a major expansion of its regional network from April 2026, delivering a significant boost to air links between Namibia, Botswana and Zimbabwe and making it considerably easier to reach some of the subcontinent's most celebrated wildlife and nature destinations.

The headline move sees the airline doubling its Windhoek to Victoria Falls service, jumping from three flights per week to six. For one of Africa's most iconic natural attractions — the thundering falls on the Zambezi that draw visitors from every corner of the globe — having near-daily direct air access from Namibia's capital is a meaningful upgrade. It opens up possibilities that were previously difficult to plan around, from short weekend breaks to smooth multi-destination itineraries that combine Namibia's desert landscapes with the drama of the falls and the wildlife riches of the surrounding region.

Alongside the Victoria Falls expansion, FlyNamibia is also strengthening its Windhoek–Maun–Katima Mulilo routing, which will now operate four times weekly on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays. Each of these three points serves a distinct and important role in the Southern African travel network. Windhoek is Namibia's primary international gateway, handling the vast majority of long-haul arrivals into the country. Maun in Botswana is the established aviation hub for access to the Okavango Delta, one of the world's most extraordinary wetland ecosystems and a bucket-list destination for safari enthusiasts. Katima Mulilo, nestled in Namibia's far northeastern Zambezi Region, acts as a strategic link to northern Botswana and southern Zambia, positioning it as a gateway for travellers exploring the broader transfrontier conservation area.

This matters enormously for the African travel trade because it directly addresses one of the biggest practical challenges in selling multi-country safari programmes across this part of the continent — air connectivity. The distances between key destinations in Namibia, Botswana and Zimbabwe are vast, and overland transfers, while scenic, can eat into precious holiday time. Fly-in options that connect the dots between major wildlife areas without forcing clients onto long road journeys make itineraries more attractive, more efficient and ultimately more sellable.

The timing of FlyNamibia's expansion also aligns neatly with the broader momentum building across the region. Just this week, the Kazungula One Stop Border Post between Botswana and Zambia confirmed it now operates 24 hours a day, further improving the flow of both passengers and goods through the Kavango-Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area. When you combine improved land border operations with expanded air services linking the same destinations, the result is a safari corridor that is becoming genuinely seamless for the first time.

For European source markets in particular, where multi-country Southern African safaris remain hugely popular, these additional FlyNamibia frequencies provide the kind of scheduling flexibility that makes complex itineraries work. A client arriving in Windhoek on a Monday can now realistically fly to Maun mid-week, spend time in the Delta, continue to Katima Mulilo and cross into Botswana or Zambia by road, or fly on to Victoria Falls — all within a single trip and without the logistical headaches that limited flight availability used to create.

Regional leisure travellers within Southern Africa also stand to benefit. Weekend and short-break options to Victoria Falls become much more practical with six weekly flights, while the Maun and Katima Mulilo services make it easier for Namibian residents and visitors already in the country to add a Botswana or Zambezi extension without committing to a major overland expedition.

FlyNamibia, which has steadily built its reputation since launching domestic services, continues to demonstrate that a smaller, focused regional airline can play an outsized role in unlocking tourism potential. By reinforcing the air bridges between three countries and some of the finest wildlife destinations on the planet, the airline is doing exactly what the Southern African travel trade needs — turning a spectacular but geographically challenging region into one that is genuinely easy to explore.

Agents across sub-Saharan Africa should update their itinerary planning tools and client proposals to reflect these new frequencies. The April 2026 schedule change represents a practical and immediate opportunity to sell Southern Africa's premier safari circuit with greater confidence and flexibility than ever before.