VICTORIA FALLS – DID YOU KNOW?

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Victoria Falls was first seen by European eyes when David Livingstone discovered them in 1855. To view them he stood upon what is now known as Livingstone Island; a small outcrop of land at the edge of the Falls, in Livingstone,...

The flow of the Zambezi and water levels change: From September to December the flow of the Zambezi lessens and water levels drop. This allows dare devils to swim to the very edge of Victoria Falls in a naturally formed pool and look down into the chasm below. The pool is made by a rock wall that halts the current enough for a swim; it is ominously named ‘Devil’s Pool.’

Victoria Falls is home to a ‘Moonbow’, which is a rainbow at night. As the sun sets on a full moon, Victoria Falls hosts a rare and beautiful sight as the light from the moon bouncing off the spray gives life to a ‘moonbow’, a rainbow during the night. The spectacle lasts from sunset to sunrise and is one of Africa’s most distinctive and striking secrets.

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