These beautiful falls are located in Southern Africa. The Zambezi River leads up to this 360-foot drop. Victoria Falls run a little over a mile, it is 5,604 ft long.
It is said to be the largest waterfall in the world. Some people even consider this eighth wonder of the world.
It is located in Livingstone, Zambia.
David Livingstone is believed to have been the first European to encounter the falls. He gave them the name Victoria Falls for Queen Victoria. However they people of Zambia refer to it as
'Mosi-oa-Tunya’, which translated means, ‘Smoke that Thunders’. The river leading up to the falls has many mini tree covered islands and the land is completely flat, you can see for miles. There are several gorges that make up these falls. The first gorge is the one the river falls into at Victoria Falls. The Victoria Falls Bridge spans the second gorge, 250 m south of falls. There are three more gorges and then you reach the Songwe Gorge which is 3.3 mi south, 2 mi long, named after the small Songwe River coming from the north-east, and the deepest at 460 ft, at the end of the dry season. The Batoka Gorge, It is about 75 mi long and takes the river through the basalt plateau to the valley in which Lake Kariba now lies. The best time to go is during the peak flood season somewhere between March and April. While there you can go on many different tours of the fall, walling, driving, and water trips and even Aerial trips. You can also sight see the other wonders while there such as the beauty of Africa with a Safar trip. The possibilities are endless. This is a spectacular trip to take!! Don’t wait to go, it’s a once in a life time vacation!!
These beautiful falls are located in Southern Africa. The Zambezi River leads up to this 360-foot drop. Victoria Falls run a little over a mile, it is 5,604 ft long. It is said to be the largest waterfall in the world. Some people even consider this eighth wonder of the world. It is located in Livingstone, Zambia. David Livingstone is believed to have been the first European to encounter the falls. He gave them the name Victoria Falls for Queen Victoria. However they people of Zambia refer to it as 'Mosi-oa-Tunya’, which translated means, ‘Smoke that Thunders’. The river leading up to the falls has many mini tree covered islands and the land is completely flat, you can see for miles. There are several gorges that make up these falls. The first gorge is the one the river falls into at Victoria Falls. The Victoria Falls Bridge spans the second gorge, 250 m south of falls. There are three more gorges and then you reach the Songwe Gorge which is 3.3 mi south, 2 mi long, named after the small Songwe River coming from the north-east, and the deepest at 460 ft, at the end of the dry season. The Batoka Gorge, It is about 75 mi long and takes the river through the basalt plateau to the valley in which Lake Kariba now lies. The best time to go is during the peak flood season somewhere between March and April. While there you can go on many different tours of the fall, walling, driving, and water trips and even Aerial trips. You can also sight see the other wonders while there such as the beauty of Africa with a Safar trip. The possibilities are endless. This is a spectacular trip to take!! Don’t wait to go, it’s a once in a life time vacation!!
