Victoria Falls is one of the wonders of the natural world. It is called "Mosi-oa-Tunya", meaning, in the local language, "the smoke that thunders", which describes the spray and the roar as the Zambezi River drops over 300 feet into the narrow gorge below. The Falls have fascinated travellers since David Livingstone was the first European explorer to see them in 1855. Sighting the Falls from his dugout canoe in November 1855, Livingstone could hardly believe his eyes at such a spectacle. He named the Falls for his queen, Victoria. The Falls are 1.7 kilometres wide and dump an average of 545 million litres of water over the edge every minute. Victoria Falls are one of Africa's major tourist attractions, and are a Unesco World Heritage Site. The Zambezi River and the Victoria Falls form the border between Zimbabwe and Zambia. Each country has a national park and a town: Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park and Livingstone in Zambia, and Victoria Falls National Park and the town of Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe. The viewing of the Falls is better from the Zimbabwe side from October to March when the Falls are at their lowest.
Bordering the Luangwa River, the northern and southern Luangwa National Parks contain some of the most breathtaking and untouched wilderness in Africa. As a result of this and the parks’ successful anti-poaching campaigns, the area has developed into a world-renowned wildlife haven. The South Luangwa National Park is renowned for its walking safari, which allows visitors to view elephant, hippo and even lion close-up under the supervision of professional and knowledgeable armed guides.
As previously described
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