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Victoria Falls - The Smoke That Thunders
Victoria Falls - the world's largest waterfall. 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.
Columns of spray can be seen from miles away as 546 million
cubic meters of water per minute plummet over the edge (at
the height of the flood season) over a width of nearly two
kilometers into a deep gorge over 100 meters below. The wide
basalt cliff, over which the falls thunder, transforms the
Zambezi from a wide placid river to a ferocious torrent
cutting through a series of dramatic gorges.
Facing the Falls is
another sheer wall of basalt, rising to the same height and
capped by mist-soaked rain forest. A path along the edge of
the forest provides the visitor who is prepared to brave the
tremendous spray with an unparalleled series of views of the
Falls.
One special vantage point is across the Knife edge bridge,
where visitors can have the finest view of the Eastern
Cataract and the Main Falls as well as the Boiling Pot where
the river turns and heads down the Batoka Gorge. Other
vantage points include the Falls bridge and the Lookout Tree
which commands a panoramic view across the Main Falls.
Accommodation
Bush Routes Adventures offer a
full range of accommodation options from small luxury camps,
to hotels, resort complexes, bed and breakfast and campsites
is available in close proximity to Victoria Falls .
Most of these accommodations are quite centralised and the
many local transfer options make Victoria Falls a very easy
area in which to get around and explore.
Activities
The Victoria Falls area
is rapidly becoming known as the ‘Adventure Centre’ of
Southern Africa, with various adrenaline sports, unmatched
scenery of breathtaking proportions, and many other leisure
options for outdoor lovers.
Canoe Safari
A Canoeing Safari on the Upper Zambezi River, is a
wonderfully relaxing way to enjoy the astonishingly
beautiful scenery that lines the river before it takes its
plunge over the Victoria Falls. Other activities is walking
Safari, Birding safari, Elephant Back Safari, Horse Back
safari , white water rafting, Bungi Jumping etc.
CONTACT ADDRESS
HEAD OFFICE DAR ES SALAAM.
ZANZIBAR HOTEL P.O. BOX 12594.
TEL/FAX: +255 22 2133793, Mobile:
+255 788 221 650
ARUSHA BRANCH OFFICE. KALOLENI
AREA OPPOSITE , PRIMIEM HOUSE.
BOX 14477 ARUSHA, Mobile: +255
713 350 601, TEL. +255 754 398 815
admin@bushroutes.com
or
reservations@bushroutes.com
Copyrights.
22 March, 2010.Bush
Routes Adventures.
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