Visiting the Victoria Falls

There is a point where the Zambezi River reaches the borders of Zimbabwe and Zambia and stretches to 1708m across and the plummets 100m down a chasm creating the largest face of water and one of the most beautiful waterfalls in the world, of course, I’m talking about Victoria falls.

The falls are known as “Mosi oa Tunya” which translates as “the smoke that thunders”. The falls have so many beautiful views and breathtaking vistas that it is not surprising that year on year more people are coming to visit this wonderful natural event.

Sir David Livingstone is said to be the first european to see this natural wonder and in 1855 he described the area as ‘Scenes so lovely must have been gazed upon by angels in their flight’.

Visiting between September and December gives you the chance to see “the devils pool”.

The devils pool is a wonderfully natural creation allowing visitors to swim in safety at the edge of the falls giving you the opportunity to lean over and have a glance. (No Obligation)

The Zambezi divides Zimbabwe and Zambia and therefore each country has their own tourist town perched either side of the falls. Zimbabwe has Victoria Falls Town to south of the falls offering excellent tourist amenities including luxury hotels and exquisite restaurants. To the north Zambia offers the city aptly named “Livingstone”, again the city offers everything you need to enjoy this breathtaking location. It’s up to you where you choose, both north and south of the falls offer a once in a lifetime location.

Frequent helicopter flights and bungee jumps are available all year round giving even the bravest thrill seekers a run for their money.

Whether you want a to visit Victoria falls for a fortnight or simply include it as part of an African adventure it is certain worth doing. For the majority of people, visiting one of the 7 natural wonders of the world isn’t an everyday occurrence, so make the most of it, and see what Africa has to offer.