Tom Varley

Tom Varley

Tom Varley was born in South Africa & raised in the Zimbabwean bush. At the age of 10 he moved to Victoria Falls, where he started spending time on the Zambezi River.

From there he naturally progressed to working as a safety kayaker & raft guide then videographer. With a professional guide for a father, Tom obtained his Learner Guide’s License at the age of 16.

He carried on river guiding on the Zambezi & the Tugela River in South Africa & then joined the British Army, where he served in The Royal Green jackets Recee Platoon for three & a half years. During his service in Bosnia Tom was responsible for most of the aerial reconnaissance photography for Nato.

In 2002 Tom left the British Army & came back to Victoria Falls to pursue one of his passions – kayaking & rafting. He began to bring his own style of filming to the rafting industry & after a couple of years of producing videos & photographs he progressed to filming & photographing wildlife & scenery all over Zimbabwe, Southern Africa & Israel.

Tom has an established production company – Victoria Falls Productions, & has worked with several international TV channels including the BBC, Discovery & National Geographic.  His coffee table book ‘The Magnificent Victoria Falls’ is available at local book shops. He is currently work on his second book for release in 2015.

Tom’s love for the Victoria Falls, the bush, wildlife & the Zambezi River is seen in every aspect of his work.