The Victoria Falls, one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World.Victoria Falls presents a spectacular
sight of awe-inspiring beauty and grandeur on the Zambezi River, forming the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe. In more modern terms Victoria Falls is known as the greatest curtain of falling water in the world.
Falls David Livingstone who named them in honor of Queen Victoria, the British doctor and a missionary, was discovered in 1855 by. Local "Mosi-OA-: Tunya" ("thunders smoking"), this is called Nature's Miracle and was afraid to even get close to it. Livingstone daring to cross the continent from south to north to the Dark was the first European. African Christians are aimed at bringing the expedition, accompanied by one of the tribes of the 300 warriors, but only two of them had the courage to get close to the waterfall.
Victoria Falls MapFor a long time the waterfall remained practically without any visitors, until the construction of the railroad in 1905. Nowadays, this place is named a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. Locals from both Zambia and Zimbabwe have lost their fears of the "Smoke That Thunders" and they have successfully developed tourist business on both sides of the river.
Columns of spray can be seen from miles away as, at the height of the rainy season, more than five hundred million cubic meters of water per minute plummet over the edge, over a width of nearly two kilometers, into a gorge over one hundred meters below.
Falling water from the spray and mist rises up to 400 meters and is visible from a distance of 50 kilometers when his voice, to be heard 40 kilometers away. Produced by light reflected off the surface of the moon: the "moon" is kind of - even the rainbow is incredible here.
One special vantage point is across the Knife-edge Bridge, where visitors can have the finest view of the Eastern Cataract and the Main Falls as well as the Boiling Pot, where the river turns and heads down the Batoka Gorge. Other vantage points include the Falls Bridge, Devils Pool and the Lookout Tree, both of which command panoramic views across the Main Falls.
Curiously, during the dry season that lasts approximately from September to December, water level in Zambezi river falls, and one can walk through the most part of the waterfall, jumping between the streams that are running down. However, at all other times, Victoria is a roaring machine, the power of which leaves an unforgettable impression.
Wide, basalt on Cliff Falls Thunder, a ferocious torrent cutting through a series of dramatic Gorges in a tranquil river transforms the Zambezi.
Facing the waterfall of the same height, another sheer wall of basalt, and capped by mist-soaked rain forest. A path along the edge of the forest with a view unparalleled series of waterfalls, offers the visitor ready to brave the tremendous spray.
One of the peculiar ways of entertainment at Victoria, hardly known to the mainstream tourists — is a natural pool, about ten meters wide, located right next to the cliff, next to the Livingstone's island. Just a narrow strip separates it from the deep precipice. No wonder that his place was called "Devil's Pool".
After getting into this pool the swimmer can feel how tons and tons of swirling water plummet nearby. This pool is closed during the high-water season, as the swimmers can be dragged by the current into the precipice, so the tours to this pool only start in autumn.
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| The Victoria Falls |
Falls David Livingstone who named them in honor of Queen Victoria, the British doctor and a missionary, was discovered in 1855 by. Local "Mosi-OA-: Tunya" ("thunders smoking"), this is called Nature's Miracle and was afraid to even get close to it. Livingstone daring to cross the continent from south to north to the Dark was the first European. African Christians are aimed at bringing the expedition, accompanied by one of the tribes of the 300 warriors, but only two of them had the courage to get close to the waterfall.
Victoria Falls MapFor a long time the waterfall remained practically without any visitors, until the construction of the railroad in 1905. Nowadays, this place is named a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. Locals from both Zambia and Zimbabwe have lost their fears of the "Smoke That Thunders" and they have successfully developed tourist business on both sides of the river.
Columns of spray can be seen from miles away as, at the height of the rainy season, more than five hundred million cubic meters of water per minute plummet over the edge, over a width of nearly two kilometers, into a gorge over one hundred meters below.
Falling water from the spray and mist rises up to 400 meters and is visible from a distance of 50 kilometers when his voice, to be heard 40 kilometers away. Produced by light reflected off the surface of the moon: the "moon" is kind of - even the rainbow is incredible here.
One special vantage point is across the Knife-edge Bridge, where visitors can have the finest view of the Eastern Cataract and the Main Falls as well as the Boiling Pot, where the river turns and heads down the Batoka Gorge. Other vantage points include the Falls Bridge, Devils Pool and the Lookout Tree, both of which command panoramic views across the Main Falls.
Curiously, during the dry season that lasts approximately from September to December, water level in Zambezi river falls, and one can walk through the most part of the waterfall, jumping between the streams that are running down. However, at all other times, Victoria is a roaring machine, the power of which leaves an unforgettable impression.
Wide, basalt on Cliff Falls Thunder, a ferocious torrent cutting through a series of dramatic Gorges in a tranquil river transforms the Zambezi.
Facing the waterfall of the same height, another sheer wall of basalt, and capped by mist-soaked rain forest. A path along the edge of the forest with a view unparalleled series of waterfalls, offers the visitor ready to brave the tremendous spray.
One of the peculiar ways of entertainment at Victoria, hardly known to the mainstream tourists — is a natural pool, about ten meters wide, located right next to the cliff, next to the Livingstone's island. Just a narrow strip separates it from the deep precipice. No wonder that his place was called "Devil's Pool".
After getting into this pool the swimmer can feel how tons and tons of swirling water plummet nearby. This pool is closed during the high-water season, as the swimmers can be dragged by the current into the precipice, so the tours to this pool only start in autumn.
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