Zambia Travel Guide - Zambia Safaris Packages

The Victoria Falls also known as Mosi-oa-Tunya constitutes one of the most impressive natural wonders in Zambia and the smoke that thunders and the Falls are remarkable. They are located 10km from Livingstone, and 480km south of Lusaka. There are higher waterfalls elsewhere in the world, but none equal the grandeur of the waters of the Zambezi river as they tear headlong to over  1.7km wide expanse down into the chasm 110 metres below, creating the largest curtain of falling water on earth. The height of the floods is from March to May, but they are spectacular all year round.

There is magic about them which manifests in the towering column of spray when the river is high, the thunder of the falling water, the terrifying abyss and tranquil lagoons upstream in which hippo and deadly crocodiles creep around. Outstandingly preserved in its natural state, Victoria Falls inspires visitors as much today as it did David Livingstone in the 1860′s. The falls and the surrounding area have been declared National Parks and a World Heritage Site, thus preserving the area from extreme commercialisation.

The river’s annual flood season is February to May with a peak in April and during the flood season, however, it is impossible to see the foot of the falls and most of its face but the walks along the cliff opposite it are in a constant shower and shrouded in mist. Close to the edge of the cliff, spray shoots upward like inverted rain, especially at Zambia’s Knife-Edge Bridge.

As the dry season takes effect, the islets on the crest become wider and more numerous, and in September to January up to half of the rocky face of the falls may become dry and the bottom of the First Gorge can be seen along most of its length. However, to get a clear view of the falls, the dry season is the best time to visit.

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