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Victoria Falls in 3D

Mosi-oa-Tunya

On the Zambezi River, between Zambia and Zimbabwe

Victoria Falls, Mosi-oa-Tunya, "the smoke that thunders", drops the Zambezi about 108 m into a chasm some 1,700 m long. In the wet season the spray can be seen from tens of kilometres away; in the dry season the curtain breaks into separate sheets. Below, the river zigzags through gorges that mark where the falls once stood.

Where: On the Zambezi River, between Zambia and Zimbabwe
Drop: About 108 m
Width: A chasm some 1,700 m long
Name: Mosi-oa-Tunya, "the smoke that thunders"
UNESCO World Heritage: 1989

Walk Victoria Falls in 3D

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Victoria Falls

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What you'll find in the walk

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Mosi-oa-Tunya
Known
The Kololo name means "the smoke that thunders". In the wet season the spray can be seen from tens of kilometres away.
The main falls
Known
The Zambezi drops about 108 m into a chasm some 1,700 m long. In the dry season the curtain breaks into separate sheets with bare rock between them.
The zigzag gorges
Known
Below the falls the river turns through a series of gorges. Each marks an earlier position of the falls, cut back along weak joints in the basalt.

How to visit in real life

The falls can be seen from both the Zambian and the Zimbabwean sides, from paths along the facing edge of the chasm. Expect to get soaked in the high-water months.

Access, seasons and permits change: check locally before you go.