Victoria Falls is situated in southern Africa on the Zambezi river. It flows from the height of 108 m with the average flow rate of 1088 m^3/s. This fall is also known as Mosi-oa-Tunya which means The Smoke That Thunders.Victoria Falls is roughly double the height of Niagara Falls as well as twice the width of Hourseshoe Falls making it the world’s largest sheet of falling water.
It is believed that David Livingstone (Scottish missionary and explorer) was the first person to explore this place in 1855. He honour this place in the name of Queen Victoria of Britain as a reason this place is named as Victoria Falls
Victoria Falls is one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the world as described by CNN. Victoria Falls was designated in the year 1989 and almost 400,000 visitors visited the places by 1990. Yearly, millions of tourists visit this place and most of them are Americans. Around 2 million tourists visited here, in the year 2015 and the number is growing rapidly. Victoria Falls borders Zambia and Zimbabwe. Since, it borders 2 countries one can get access to the fall from either of the two countries but they require to pay for
Since, it borders 2 countries one can get access to the fall from either of the two countries but they require to pay for visa each time they cross the border. Visa regulations and costs change frequently so therefore it is advised to check rules you visit the place. In general, the cost for visa costs $50-$80 (2017). You can even get KAZA visa which will allow you to travel between Zambia and Zimbabwe for 30 days. The cost for KAZA visa is $ 50.
You can also make your trip memorable doing lots of other things that are available here. Some of those are: abseiling, bungee jumping, visiting national park, swimming below Victoria falls, white water rafting, river boarding, enjoy devils swimming pool, hiking canoeing, seeing Victoria falls from helicopter and many other activities.
If you can dare to jump from the height of 110m, this can be the perfect place for you. It is one of the highest bungee jump height from the Victoria Falls bridge to the Zambezi River. It has been found that more than 50,000 people have jumped from the place and safely landed.
This is something new and daring you need to try once in your life. This pool is situated on the edge of Victoria Falls and is open only in dry season when the water level is low. If you fall from the edge you are getting 100m down so dare this only if you have courage.
Besides, falls you can get refreshed visiting the national parks here. The national park is called as Victoria Falls National Park and its covers the area of around 16,309 acres.
