Destination: Livingstone

Livingstone

Described by the Kololo tribe living in the area in the 1800’s as ‘Mosi-oa-Tunya’ - ‘the Smoke that Thunders’ and in more modern terms as ‘the greatest known curtain of falling water’, Victoria Falls are a spectacular sight of awe-inspiring beauty and grandeur on the Zambezi River, bordering Zambia and Zimbabwe.

On the opposite cliff, facing the falls, you can take a well marked and paved walk through the rain forests. Every so often the path will open out into a clearing for a view of the falls. Further along this path is the Knife Edge Bridge which affords an impressive panorama depending on the time of year. Although less can be seen of the width of the Falls during the wet season, the intense spray provides welcome relief from the heat, but don’t carry anything you don’t want to get wet!

During the dry season, be sure to take a walk along the lip of the Falls themselves. Sometimes the water is low enough to walk all the way across to Livingstone Island, the place where David Livingstone had his first glimpse of the Falls. This is surely one of the most magnificent views in the area.

The best place for a wide range of crafts and curios is the Mukuni Victoria Falls Craft Village. From intricate animal carvings in stone, wood, or the beautiful green malachite, masks, drums, marimbas, spoons, book ends, walking sticks, jewelry and much more.

Mosi O Tunya National Park is situated along the upper Zambezi stretching from and including the Falls for about 7.5 miles up river. It is only 41 square miles but provides a home for numerous antelope species, zebra, giraffe and the recently acquired white rhinos, one of whom gave birth in the park in 1994. These are the only rhinos to be seen in Zambia as its previously large population has been completely eliminated through poaching. One can take a pleasant drive around the park in a couple of hours and almost all the species there should be seen at close range. Since there are no predators, they are very relaxed and afford some excellent photo opportunities.

Mukuni Village is an authentic tribal village where thousands of people live and work. In July of each year the Leya people partake in the colorful Lwiindi Ceremony. The local people believe the spirits of their ancestors still dwell in the gorges of the Falls and during the Lwiindi, they offer sacrifices to them for rain.

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A: Alexandria
B: Amboseli National Park
C: Arusha
D: Aswan
E: Bazaruto Island
F: Benguerra Island
G: Botswana
H: Bwindi Impenetrable NP
I: Cairo
J: Cape Town
K: Cape Winelands
L: Central Kalahari Region
M: Chobe National Park
N: Denis Island
O: Desroches Island
P: Drakensburg
Q: Dubai
R: Dubai Beaches
S: Dubai City Center
T: Dubai Desert
U: Dubai Marina
V: Durban
W: Eastern Cape
X: Eastern Cape Safaris
Y: Egypt
Z: Etosha National Park
AA: Franschhoek
AB: Garden Route
AC: Greater Kruger National Park
AD: Greater Winelands
AE: Hermanus
AF: Hwange National Park
AG: Johannesburg
AH: Kafue National Park
AI: Kampala
AJ: Kariba
AK: Kenya
AL: Kigali
AM: Knysna
AN: Kruger National Park
AO: Kwazulu Natal
AP: La Digue
AQ: Lake Manyara NP
AR: Lake Nakuru
AS: Lewa Wildlife Conservation
AT: Linyanti/Savuti Region
AU: Livingstone
AV: Lower Zambezi National Park
AW: Luxor
AX: Madikwe Game Reserve
AY: Mahé
AZ: Mana Pools National Park
BA: Masai Mara
BB: Mauritius
BC: Mombasa
BD: Mozambique
BE: Nairobi
BF: Namibia
BG: Ngorongoro Conservation Area
BH: North Island
BI: Okavango and Moremi GR
BJ: Oudtshoorn
BK: Plettenberg Bay
BL: Port Elizabeth
BM: Praslin
BN: Queen Elizabeth National Park
BO: Quirimbas Archipelago
BP: Rwanda
BQ: Sabi Sands
BR: Samburu National Park
BS: Selous Game Reserve
BT: Serengeti National Park
BU: Seychelles
BV: Sharm El Sheik
BW: Sheik Zayed Road
BX: Silhouette Island
BY: Skeleton Coast National Park
BZ: Sossusvlei
CA: South Africa
CB: South Luangwa
CC: Stellenbosch
CD: Sun City
CE: Sun City and Surrounds
CF: Swakopmund & Walvis Bay
CG: Tanzania
CH: Tarangire National Park
CI: Timbavati Region
CJ: Uganda
CK: Umhlanga
CL: Victoria Falls
CM: Vilanculos
CN: Volcanoes National Park
CO: Windhoek
CP: Zambia
CQ: Zanzibar and Pemba Island
CR: Zimbabwe
CS: Zululand
CT: Zululand Parks and Reserves

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