Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park is a UNESCO World Heritage Site that is home to one half of the Mosi-oa-Tunya — "The Smoke that Thunders", known worldwide as Victoria Falls — on the Zambezi River.
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Ariel view of "Mosi oa-Tunya" ("the smoke that thunders") popularly known as Victoria Falls. It is located on the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe
Here Are Top Ten Interesting Facts You Probably Didn’t Know About Mosi oa-Tunya
It is the world's largest waterfall. It is twice the height of North America’s Niagara Falls, and is only rivalled by Iguazu Falls in South America. It is 108m tall and 1708m wide.
The Zambezi River is the fourth-largest in the African continent and spans across six different nations – its amazing journey spans an impressive 2,700 km. Along the way, you can see a range of wildlife animals. Mosi oa-Tunya is the boundary dividing the upper and middle parts of the Zambezi.
Mosi-Oa-Tunya National Park is a UNESCO World Heritage Site that is home to part of Victoria Falls and is named so because “Mosi-Oa-Tunya” means “the smoke that thunders” – a perfect description of the sound the waterfall makes.
In 1855, British explorer and Christian Missionary, David Livingstone was the first European to visit the waterfall. He the named it after the British monarch at the time, Queen Victoria hence the name ‘Victoria Falls.’ While the original name of the waterfall is Mosi-Oa-Tunya, the Zambian and Zimbabwean governments are yet to rename the waterfall to its original traditional name.
75% of the Falls can be seen from the Zimbabwean side, while the remaining 25% is visible from the Zambian side.
The seven natural wonders of the world are Mosi oa-Tunya, Aurora Borealis, the Harbour of Rio de Janeiro, the Grand Canyon, the Great Barrier Reef, Mount Everest, and Parícutin.
Every minute the waterfall produces 500 million liters of water - that’s the equivalent of 200 Olympic-sized swimming pools, to put things into perspective. It flows at a rate of 1088m3/s.
A moonbow is a special and unique phenomenon which only occurs in two places around the world, with Mosi oa-Tunya being one of them.
On the Zimbabwe side of the Falls you will find the Mosi oa-Tunya Rainforest, which is the only place on earth to see rain every single day of the year. The rains bless the area with lush greenery in the forest, and it’s recommended that visitors explore it as well.
If you’re venturing on out to Mosi oa-Tunya, be cautious (and pack a camera). You will be entering into the natural habitat of an abundance of animals, including many of the continent’s...
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People who work here are horrable! Then I came they were talking to each other, without saying hi to me, they start to discuss my skin color, called me muzungu! Then I asked: why you did this? I think that's not normal if I'll call you black men. They say: we call white people muzungu (ghost) because of our past!! I asked: that kind of past? Shall we talk about it? Or probably you want to know my country's past? I am and my grandfathers they not responsible for you past, because till 1861 they were slaves! Anyway they all were angry, thinking that I am lier because they never heard about other countries only USA, and GREAT Britain that means I am the one who should be responsible for that!! After that.... Security guy was about to punch me just because I asked where are the prices? (he reached high level of angriness at that time because of THE PAST) the last drop for that guy was then I said: On website for foreigners it costs 10 dollars but here 15, I said it look like coruption (but this word not for this situation, just my bad English skills). So that's crazy they blame us for nothing! And I said I will never come back to this country, if they like this. Where a lot of nice places in the world why should I give them money if they don't care about customers. Situation was really dengerous but my English can't let...
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We had a safari drive through the conservation. The tour was part of our package from the hotel, but we were required to pay a token. We were also treated to a light picnic during the tour. You may take some of your own refreshments if you want, especially for kids below 6.
We were only able to see a few of the animals in the wild - giraffes, zebras, buffalos and lots of impalas; but none of the big 5, sadly. Owing to the season, some of these animals, especially the elephants, have migrated and are not expected back till later in the year. You can research this.
And if this is a priority for your trip, I'd advise you enquire from the experts or tour desk before concluding your travel plans.
Overall, being in the quite space with nature and the scouting for the animals was fun. And my children enjoyed the safari ride.
And having a guide made the tour more educating than just about the animals. Learn about the first settlers - about David Livingstone's experience passing through these places and even the migration of the settlers and the animals too.
See in photo, old carcass...
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