Travelling to Zambia? Victoria Falls Is One Place You Can't Afford To Miss
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The magnificent Victoria Falls is the most attractive feature along the River Zambezi, Zambia's largest river, locally known as "Mosi-oa-Tunya" (the smoke that thunders). As the millions of liters of water falls down its rocky cliff, deafening roars can be heard many metres away and sparkle of blanket makes the power of seeing more delightful as the falling waters rises.
by AndrewMuigai


The magnificent Victoria Falls is the most attractive feature along the River Zambezi, Zambia's largest river, locally known as "Mosi-oa-Tunya" (the smoke that thunders). As the millions of liters of water falls down its rocky cliff, deafening roars can be heard many metres away and sparkle of blanket makes the power of seeing more delightful as the falling waters rises.

During the rainy season, the blanket of mist becomes so thick thus making it almost impossible to catch a glimpse of the Victoria Falls. The falls gets too dull during the climax of the dry season and this is a good time to visit the area. July and August, when the season is dry summer, are the best months to view the falls. Although it is recommended to view the falls from a bird's-eye view, most people prefer to view the falls from the ground where they can feel sprays of the falls on their faces.

The mammoth Victoria Falls Bridge that joins Zambia and Zimbabwe is situated just next to the falls. The bridge offers rewarding views of the Zambezi and the neighbouring forests. Bunjee jumping is a popular passtime at the bridge. In deed the fall is the world's second longest bungee distance covering 111 metres long. Kariba and Cahora Bassa dams are the other significant features along the Zambezi.

The massive Kariba dam in Zambia covers a total of 300km while Cahora Bassa dam in Mozambique is 280 km wide. Sport fishing is a popular activity in both dams. Tiger fish, which grows up to 10kg, is the most common fish in the dams. Other fish species that can be tagged include the red-breated bream and the yellow-belly bream among others.

Zambezi River offers some of the best Africa wildlife viewing safaris in the region due to the numerous parks situated along its course. These include the Victoria Falls, Mana pools park as well as the Zambezi.

In addition to numerous tourist attractions, Zambezi region also has plenty of accommodation options to choose from. These range from expensive 5 star hotels to outdoor tents. Victoria Falls, Thorn Tree Lodge and Royal Livingstone hotel are the most popular hotels around Victoria Falls.

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