Victoria Falls Facts (Mosi-Oa-Tunya)
When to Visit Victoria falls waterfall, Videos, Slideshows, Footpath map as well as a Fact File on this natural wonder between Zimbabwe and Zambia in Africa also called Mosi oa Tunya - ' The Smoke that Thunders' or The Rainbow Maker even at night
· Victoria Falls also known as ‘Mosi-oa-Tunya’ 'The Smoke that Thunders' - forms the largest curtain of falling water on the planet and is one of the world's greatest natural spectacles and a must see when on safari in Africa · Victoria Falls waterfall is on the Zambezi River, bordering Zambia and Zimbabwe in Africa · One can view the falls face on (mostly from the Zimbabwe side), as facing the falls is another sheer wall of basalt, rising to the same height and capped by a mist-soaked rainforest · In Nov 1855 the falls were made known to the outside world by David Livingstone and the town in Zambia was named after him |
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The Victoria Falls Facts· The Falls are 1690m wide · the highest point is 103m high (the average height is 92 meters) . Devils cataract in the Zimbabwe corner is the lowest point and hence has most water cascading over it · At the lowest water level ( Nov / Dec), there are less than 20 000 cubic meters of water per minute flowing over the Falls · At peak flood (Feb/April), over 550 000 cubic metres of water per minute pass over the Falls · The spray can reach 1km high and can be seen over 30km away · Small islands stand on the lip of the Falls, including Livingstone Island, where David Livingstone first viewed the falls « All segments except the Eastern Cataract are on the Zimbabwe side « The Rainforest is sustained by the spray from Victoria Falls, with plant species that are rarely found elsewhere in Zimbabwe or Zambia ZAMBIA ZIMBABWE |
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When to Visit Victoria falls? - Different times of the year will provide different experiences
High Water¤ February to March ·The Zambian side of the falls with less water is better at this stage. There are look out points either side of the Knife Edge bridge · The intense spray provides welcome relief from the heat, but don’t carry anything you don’t want to get wet! « A walk in the Rainforest or "highway to heaven" keeps you at eye level with sheets of cascading water, being soaked by the - misty breath and deafened by it's thunderous roar |
Mid Water ¤ April and May ¤ From May onwards as the annual flood abates, the view of Victoria falls gets better and better and photographic opportunities from the Rain Forest path in Zimbabwe improve and most of the falls can be seen from this side. The sound is still thunderous. The weather is still fantastic. * Viewing Victoria falls from below by foot or by Jet boat is possible from July |
Low Water¤ Around October, November and December . It is just as interesting to come when the water is
low. Visitors are able to fully appreciate the geological formation
of the falls and the full length and breadth of them. Water activities are at their best |
Somewhere over the Moon Bow
The best time to see Victoria Falls, Moonbow is during a full Moon and when the spray is high. ( Jan to July )
The spray can be seen for miles, and on a clear, bright, moonlit night it forms something called a Moonbow reputedly one of the most beautiful natural phenomena on the planet
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