Victoria Falls

My words and photos can’t begin to capture the expanse and rugged beauty of Victoria Falls. The largest falls in the world when accounting for height and width combined.  The country of Zambia is to the north with Zimbabwe on the south. The Zambezi river is the border. It comes from a platue where it is wide and then abruptly falls down a squared off wall of rock, disappearing to flow out a narrow cavern carved deep into the rock formation.

We viewed on foot from the Zimbia side and are told this, midwinter is the best time of the year to view. From now until the rainy season, the water flow decreases. Earlier in the year, there is so much mist the falls aren’t visible. Surely, every season is magnificent.

From Zimbabwe, we viewed from above in a helicopter to see the full expanse.

Mosi-Oa-Tunya National Park is a UNESCO World Heritage Site that is home to the Zambia side of Victoria Falls and is named so because “Mosi-Oa-Tunya” means “the smoke that thunders”. Appropriately named for the load roar and mist that can be seen from far away.