General Information On Victoria Falls
The Victoria Falls or Mosi-oa-Tunya (the Smoke that Thunders) is a waterfall situated in southern Africa on the Zambezi River between the countries of Zambia and Zimbabwe. The falls are, by some measures, the largest waterfall in the world, as well as being among the most unusual in form, and having arguably the most diverse and easily seen wildlife of any major waterfall site.
The very ground trembles at the overwhelming power of this spellbinding natural phenomenon.
Stand back in wonder and soak it all up. That pulsating raw energy plummeting over a sheer 100-meter drop into the chasm below, stirring up a broiling, churning mass and a mist that rises 500 meters above the Falls. Victoria falls is 1 708 meters wide, making it the largest curtain of water in the world. In peak season, some 700 000 million cubic meters of water falls over the lip. Remarkably preserved in its natural state, Victoria Falls inspires visitors as much today as it did David Livingstone in the 1850's. It is awesome splendour that will take your breath away and is a must for all incentive and conference groups to visit. Visitors can gaze at the mighty Zambezi as it flows, broad and placid, to the brink of a basalt lip seventeen hundred meters wide before taking a headlong plunge into the frothy chasm of the gorge below. This is the world's largest sheet of falling water, yet although its fame has spread far and wide; the site has been tastefully preserved so that tourists do not spoil the magic of the very place they have come to see. There is far more to do at Victoria Falls than to marvel at the Falls themselves; upstream, the Zambezi plays host to the famous 'sundowners' cruises, excursions onto the river to watch the local wildlife while gently sipping a glass of champagne and partaking of a light snack. But once the river has taken its plunge, there is quite a different experience to be had...
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