Victoria Falls - to be seen

Victoria Falls , The Smoke that Thunders' ‘Mosi-oa-Tunya’ it is the biggest curtain of falling water on the planet and is one of the world's greatest natural spectacles and a must see .Victoria Falls waterfall is on the Zambezi River, bordering Zambia and Zimbabwe in Africa, you can view the falls face on ,mostly from the Zimbabwe side

The Victoria Falls Facts

· The Falls are 1690m wide

· the highest point it is 103m high (the average height is 92 meters)

. Devils cataract in the Zimbabwe corner is the lowest point and hence has most water cascading over it.

· At the lowest water level (Nov/Dec), there are less than 20 000 cubic meters of water per minute flowing over the Falls

· At peak flood (Feb/April), over 550 000 cubic metres of water per minute pass over the Falls

· The spray can reach 1km high and can be seen over 30km away

· Small islands stand on the lip of the Falls, including Livingstone Island, where David Livingstone first viewed the falls

All segments except the Eastern Cataract are on the Zimbabwe side

The Rainforest is sustained by the spray from Victoria Falls, with plant species that are rarely found elsewhere in Zimbabwe or Zambia

When to Visit Victoria falls? -( Different times of the year will provide different experiences)

The months of February to April Is  flooding time the falls cannot be seen on foot. On the Zimbabwe side, with clouds of spray rising high into the sky and drenching all tourists, your view is still beautiful (high water time).The months during April and May , is  better viewing the falls on foot but often the spray is so thick it is difficult to see the full width of the falls ( mid water) . From May onwards it floods . lastly during the months of October, November and December ;Visitors are able to fully expeirence , the falls and the full length .  this is when Water and time is the best (low water).