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Victoria Falls
Victoria Falls is known
as the greatest curtain of
falling water in the world.
It is one of the 7Wonders
of the world.
The Falls is best seen between July and
September when the Zambezi river is
not very full but still offers a great view
of the Falls.
Between January and May the Zambezi
River is filled to the brim as this is the
peak of the rainy season and the Falls
is covered in a mist and not as easy
to see but does offer an exhilarating
experience. Columns of spray can be
seen from miles away as, at the height
of the rainy season, more than five hun-
dred million cubic meters of water, per
minute, plummet over the edge, over
a width of nearly two kilometres, into a
gorge over one hundred meters below.
The Victoria Falls presents a spectac-
ular sight of awe-inspiring beauty and
grandeur on the Zambezi River, forming
the border between Zambia and Zim-
babwe. It was described by the Kololo
tribe living in the area in the 1800’s as
‘Mosi-oa-Tunya’ – ‘The Smoke that Thun-
ders’. In more modern terms, Victoria
Falls is known as the greatest curtain of
falling water in the world. It is one of the
7 Wonders of the world.
The Victoria Falls Bridge between
Zambia and Zimbabwe offers a variety
of adventurous activities including a
bridge swing, bungee jumping and
bridge slide.
In November, the water levels drop and
visitors that are brave enough swim in
a pool close to the edge of the Falls
known as “Devils Pool.” The pool is at
the edge of a 105m (350 foot) drop.
Photo: Flickr/Kwong Yee Cheng
Photo: Flickr/Aftab Uzzaman
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