Victoria Falls,Zambia

Victoria is lies in Africa and one of the foremost uncommon waterfalls within the world. It is created by the river that suddenly plummets to a 100-meters deep chasm. At the same time, Victoria — is the only body of water within the world that's over one km wide and over 100 meters deep.

Its roar can be detected from forty kilometers away, while the spray and mist from the falling water rises up to four hundred meters and is visible from the distance of fifty kilometers. Even the rainbows square measure unimaginable here — they are of the "moon" kind: created by the sunshine mirrored off the surface of the Moon.

The falls were discovered in 1855 by David Livingstone,missionary and the British doctor who named them in honor of Queen Victoria. United Nations agency might cross the whole Dark Continent from the South to the North. His aimed at bringing Christianity to Africa, was attend by three hundred battle from one amongst the tribes, but solely 2 of them dared to get near the body of water.

According to Livingstone, the traveler was not too happy. this wall of water was just AN obstacle that stoped the Christians from reaching the tribes in the depths of the continent.

Victoria Falls Map For a long time the waterfall remained much with none guests, until the construction of the railroad in 1905.
Curiously, during the dry season that lasts just about from September to Dec, water level in Zambezi watercourse falls, and one can move to the foremost as a part of the body of water, jumping between the streams that are running down. At all other times, Victoria is like a roar machine, the power of which leaves AN memorable impression.

One of the peculiar ways of recreation at Victoria, hardly known to the thought tourists — is a natural pool, about 10 meters wide, located right next to the drop, next to the Livingstone's island. Just a slender strip separates it from the deep cliff. No wonder that his place was referred to as "Devil's Pool".

After obtaining into this pool the swimmer will feel however tons and heaps of whirling water plummet near . This pool is closed during the high-water winter season, as the swimmers will be dragged by this into the precipice, so the tours to the present pool solely begin in fall.