The Grand Victoria Falls is the main attraction of the African country of Zambia, and most tourists come here just to see this miracle of nature with their own eyes. There is nothing like this anywhere on Earth, so if you are brought to Africa, it’s definitely worth a look at this amazing and interesting place. And best of all, of course, book a trip in a helicopter to inspect everything from a bird’s-eye view.
Two countries, Zimbabwe and Zambia, have access to the famous waterfall, but most of the tourists arrive through the latter, since the tourist infrastructure in Zimbabwe is even worse developed. With a height of 120 meters, which is not very much, Victoria Falls is the only one in the world that has a height of more than 100 meters and a width of more than a kilometer. The first European who saw Victoria Falls with his own eyes was the pioneer David Livingstone, who reached him with his expedition in the middle of the 19th century. The width of the Victoria Falls reaches 1.8 kilometers.
In its vicinity it is almost impossible to talk, because the roar of falling water drowns out all sounds. On the edge of the abyss into which the waterfall falls, it is divided into 4 parts by river islands. In the dry season, Victoria Falls pours out about 350 cubic meters of water per second, and in the rainy season – almost 30 times more, about 9100 cubic meters per second, which is more than a billion liters in 2 minutes.
Even just standing near Victoria Falls, you can easily get wet, because the air here is saturated with the finest mist. The European name “Victoria” was given to the waterfall by the aforementioned David Livingstone in honor of the British Queen Victoria. Above the Victoria Falls you can see not only the day, but also the night rainbow, generated by moonlight. Across the Zambezi River, on which there is a waterfall, only 5 bridges are thrown.
Victoria is the only waterfall in the list of 7 natural wonders of the world. The cliff itself has a natural swimming pool, where especially desperate tourists can swim, looking down. It is called the Devil’s Font, and, despite the relative safety, every year here on average one person dies. The popularity of the Victoria Falls came in 1905, when the railway was stretched to it.
