Victoria Falls

Victoria Falls, on the Zambezi River, is the boundary between Zambia and Zimbabwe and is a breathtaking spectacle of awe-inspiring majesty and grandeur. The Kololo tribe that lived in the region in the 1800s referred to it as 'Mosi-oa-Tunya' – 'The Smoke that Thunders.' In current parlance, Victoria Falls is described as the world's largest curtain of cascading water.

At the height of the rainy season, more than 500 million cubic meters of water every minute drop over the edge, over a breadth of about two kilometers, into a canyon over one hundred meters below, creating columns of spray visible from miles away. The Zambezi River is transformed from a tranquil river into a furious torrent cutting through a succession of stunning gorges by the huge basalt rock over which the falls crash.

Another steep basalt wall, rising to the same height as the Victoria Falls and crowned by mist-soaked rain forest, faces the Falls. A trail along the edge of the forest offers an unrivaled succession of views of the Falls to anyone daring enough to withstand the huge spray.

Across the Knife-edge Bridge, travelers receive the best view of the Eastern Cataract and Main Falls, as well as the Boiling Pot, where the river turns and heads down the Batoka Gorge. Other viewpoints include Livingstone Island, the Falls Bridge, Devils Pool, and the Lookout Tree, which offer panoramic views of the Main Falls.