The Victoria Falls constitutes one of the most spectacular natural wonders of the world. Victoria Falls are a spectacular sigh of awe - inspiring beauty and grandeur. on the Zambezi River, bordering Zambia and Zimbabwe.
The Local people call it 'Mosi - oa - Tunya' - 'the Smoke that Thunders'.
In more modern terms it is known as 'the greatest known curtain of falling water'. Columns of spray can be seen from miles away as 546 million cubic meters of water per minute plummet over the edge.
The wide basalt cliff, over which the falls thunder, transforms the Zambezi from a wide placid river yo a ferocious torrent cutting through a series of dramatic gorges. In 1851, Livingstone first heard of the great waterfall, but it was only 1855 that he sat out to visit it.
He said: 'No one can imagine the beauty of the view from anything witnessed in England. It had never been seen before European eyes, but scenes so lovely must have been gazed upon by angels in their flight'(1857)
To fully appreciate the incredible size of the Falls, and the awesome power of the water as it carves into the deep zig-zagging gorges for eight kilometres, one must see it from the air. You can also visit The Victotia Falls Bridge - The Bridge affords a magnificent view both down the gorge on the one side and through to the falls on the other. You can also throw yourself off this bridge on a bunji rope if you dare.
The Local people call it 'Mosi - oa - Tunya' - 'the Smoke that Thunders'.
In more modern terms it is known as 'the greatest known curtain of falling water'. Columns of spray can be seen from miles away as 546 million cubic meters of water per minute plummet over the edge.
The wide basalt cliff, over which the falls thunder, transforms the Zambezi from a wide placid river yo a ferocious torrent cutting through a series of dramatic gorges. In 1851, Livingstone first heard of the great waterfall, but it was only 1855 that he sat out to visit it.
He said: 'No one can imagine the beauty of the view from anything witnessed in England. It had never been seen before European eyes, but scenes so lovely must have been gazed upon by angels in their flight'(1857)
To fully appreciate the incredible size of the Falls, and the awesome power of the water as it carves into the deep zig-zagging gorges for eight kilometres, one must see it from the air. You can also visit The Victotia Falls Bridge - The Bridge affords a magnificent view both down the gorge on the one side and through to the falls on the other. You can also throw yourself off this bridge on a bunji rope if you dare.
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