victoria falls |
Written by Jerem |
Friday, 20 April 2012 |
Victoria falls are a highlight of southern africa. The biggest quantity of water flows down at the end of the rain season which comes in april / may (ie now). This huge quantity of water falling down the 100 metres or so creates a cloud of mist just in front of the falls, which immediately condensate and gives the 'zambezi showers' : a permanent heavy rain on the viewpoints. It s easy to see it from the side. From a bit further, a photo of the path (and brigde) used by tourists to 'see' the falls. Downstream, the river continues its way at the bottom of a deep canyon From upstream, we can see the cloud of the falls from many kilometres away In Zambia and Zimbabwe, they still have a lot of old trains dating from the colonisation. This particular one has actualy been taken from the local museum, renovated and is now used to tour the tourists on a luxury short ride around the falls and the nearby game reserve. The Zambezi river is the natural border between Zambia and Zimbabwe. The falls can then be seen from bith sides, offering different views. The biggest part of the falls (they are 1,7 kilometres wide) is visible from Zimbabwe. So I tried my luck again the next day from the other side, this time well geared for the now famous showers. As we can imagine, the cloud facing the falls are more or less the same on both side of the river. But after a while, I could finaly get few proper views on the falls. These 2 picts shows maybe less than a quarter of the total width of the falls. The best vistas are from the place called 'danger point', which is facing the falls almost in their middle. Be ready for this astonishing landscape : |