Witness the thundering glory of the Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe

Apart from the Zimbabwean cricketers what comessight of the stupendous waterfalls from atop a
to one's mind about Zimbabwe is the Victoria Falls, ahelicopter makes for an incredible bird's eye view.
UNESCO World Heritage Site. ‘The greatestAdventure minded can enjoy a variety of adventure
known curtain of falling water' which is asports such as Flying Fox, Foofie Slide and Gorge
must-witness site in a life time, lures many to bookSwing around the site of the waterfalls.
tickets to Zimbabwe at any cost. While it tumblesDuring the rainy season the patch around Victoria
down from more than 100 m high cliff and bangsFalls is flooded and it is difficult to see the foot of
upon the rocks below, this fall makes an exhilaratingthe falls and most of its face. Yet the colossal falls,
sight. The falls, like many other treasures of nature isshrouded in the mist, make its presence felt with the
believed to have a therapeutic effect on ones mind,constant thundering and roaring sound of sheets of
body and soul.water rolling down the edge of the abysmal cliff and
The Victoria waterfalls have in the recent pastsmoky showers rising up in the air – an
experienced a drastic fall in the number of visitorsexperience that none other creation of the nature
owing to the political tensions in the region. This hascan match. The spray of water emanating from the
resulted in specialist tour operators offering cheapfalls rises as high as 400 meters or more above it
tours to this magnificent marvel of the nature. Andand is visible from as far as 50 kilometres.
the fact that there are plentiful cheap tickets toZambia's Knife-Edge Bridge, the Victoria Falls Bridge
Zimbabwe swarming the internet, you can lookand Lookout Tree are amongst the best vantage
forward to an affordable yet exciting holiday.points for magnificent views of the falls. The Victoria
The falls straddle the borders of Zambia andFalls Bridge affords a breathtaking 360 degree view
Zimbabwe and for security reasons travellers oftenof both the falls on one side and the sea-green river
head towards the Zambian side of the falls. However,down the gorge along with shiny black rock and
the Zimbabwean side is where the real beauty andverdant foliage.
magnificent glory of the falls could be witnessed. The