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When David Livingstone first came upon stunning waterfalls on the Zambesi River, his description intimated that it was a scene so beautiful it must have been seen and created by angels as they soared above them.
It is thought that he was the first European to have seen these falls which the World knows as the Victoria Falls after the English Monarch at the time, though the local name means in English, the smoke that thunders.
Livingstone's expedition was an attempt to discover whether the Zambesi was navigable. The falls must certainly ensure they were not at this point because the drop is over 100 metres, and the force of the water at high flood astonishing. The river then running through a series of gorges which are fierce enough to have made this stretch one of the real challenges in the World for the White Water Rafter.
The Zambesi at this point effectively provides a national border, between Zimbabwe and Zambia, and can be viewed for either side, Livingstone in Zambia, and Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe.
Victoria Falls became a popular tourist town with quality hotels springing up to satisfy the demand to visit this magical place.
Views of the falls at a time when they are in full flood need to be taken from a distance as the mist created by the force of the water makes close attendance similar to standing in heavy drizzle.
At the end of the dry season, November, it is possible to walk very close to the falls, whether in Zimbabwe or Zambia. Four months later, with the falls in full flow, it is somewhat different.
Hotels with their wealthy tourists in fly London shoes or fly shoes are able to relax in hotel grounds with lunch, a cooling drink and a stunning view.
In recent years, there have been problems with Zimbabwe's economy, a situation which is only slowly changing. That has led to increased numbers of tourists opting for the Zambian side of the falls, and the nearby town of Livingstone has developed as a result. Well to do tourists in fly London shoes or fly shoes have to make more effort to see the Falls on the Zambian side but their hotels are equally as comfortable, and after a long day's sight seeing, a cooling beer in the garden pre dinner refreshes the most tired of holiday makers.
The third option for seeing the falls of course is by soaring as Livingstone thought the Angels did. There is a fine view from planes landing at the respective airports but the best way to see the falls is from a helicopter which can take the tourist above the falls and gorges and down a stretch of the Zambesi up river.
Many people regard the falls as one of the top wonders of the Natural World. It is an opinion few who have seen them would argue with.
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