The incredible Victoria Falls (or Mosi-oa-Tunya, the Smoke that Thunders) in Zimbabwe. No trip to Southern African would be complete without seeing this beautiful World Heritage Site. Ntaba African Safaris destinations can include add ons to your trip to see Victoria Falls. It the raw power and beauty of nature at her finest. You will be amazed at the mist rising from the thudering waters that cascade down into the gorges. Come away with us and feel it in your soul. Photos: Lorraine Bondi ntabaafrica This waterfall is among the most impressive to be found anywhere in the world. This legendary waterfall is among the biggest, and most awe-inspiring, on the planet. The Zambezi River is more than 1.25 miles (2 kilometers) wide when it cascades over the lip of a large basalt plateau and plunges as much as 354 feet (108 meters). The flow has been slicing slowly through this plateau for some two million years. During this time the river has slowly retreated and the remnants of earlier, ancient falls can be seen in the gorges downstream from the current cataract. The falls generate mists that can be spotted from more than a dozen miles (20 kilometers) away. Famed Scottish explorer David Livingstone dubbed this waterfall Victoria Falls; its older, Kololo name, Mosi-oa Tunya, means the smoke that thunders.” The mists also sustain a rain forest-like ecosystem adjacent to the falls and on the opposite cliff that faces them like a dried-up mirror image, thick with mahogany, fig, palm, and other species of vegetation. The national border between Zambia and Zimbabwe lies midstream, and national parks of both nations exist on either side of the Zambezi. The gorges and cliffs below the falls in these parks are prime territory for raptors, including falcons and black eagles. Stone artifacts from the hominin Homo habilis have been identified near the falls and show that early humans may have lived here two million years ago. More “modern” tools also evidence far more recent—50,000 years ago—Middle Stone Age settlements.
Posted on: Thu, 25 Sep 2014 05:24:45 +0000
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