VICTORIA FALLS - ZAMBIA CENTRAL AFRICA

The immersion group in front of Victoria Falls.

In this photo you can see people standing on the Zimbabwe side of the falls. They get a better view this time of year.

We visited the falls during the very dry season, so there isn't much water flowing right now. After the rainy season the whole wall to the right would have water flowing over it. Now there is only water on the Zimbabwe side.

The bridge between Zambia and Zimbabwe.

Victoria Falls or Mosi-oa-Tunya (the Smoke that Thunders) is on the Zambezi River between the countries of Zambia and Zimbabwe. The falls are, by some measures, the largest waterfall in the world.

Victoria Falls is neither the highest nor the widest waterfall in the world, the claim that it is the largest is based on a width of 1 mile and height of 360 feet, forming the largest sheet of falling water in the world.

The unusual form of Victoria Falls enables virtually the whole width of the falls to be viewed face-on, at the same level as the top, from as close as 200 ft, because the whole Zambezi River drops into a deep, narrow chasm, connected to the long series of gorges. Few other waterfalls allow such a close approach on foot.