THE BEAUTY OF NATURE (Part 1) The Victoria Falls

Nature is at its best at Victoria Falls, which is in Zimbabwe and is
one of the seven wonders of the world.
Known also by the African name Mosi-oa-Tunya which means
the Smoke that Thunders this great waterway was named by the
English explorer, David Livingstone, who declared that "angels in
flight most probably pause to marvel at this beautiful sight".
The Victoria Falls Bridge majestically straddles the Batoka Gorge
below the Falls. It is 111 metres above the water and that's how
far you'll drop if you decide to take on the world's highest
commercial bungee jump






  
You can wallow in the beauty of a rainbow as you fly past
the Victoria Falls in a helicopter on a sunny day.
At high flood, the wall of water is a mile wide, the ground shakes
and trembles and mist is thrown hundreds of feet into the air,
making this "thundering smoke" visible from 20 miles away.
The resulting spray of water causes giant rainbows and a
mini rainforest is sustained by the perpetual mist. It is the magnet
that draws many travelers to the banks of the mighty
Zambezi River, to stop and gaze in awe through rainbow mists at
this most beautiful sight.




  
A helicopter ride over the Victoria Falls enables you to view
the different cataracts of the Falls which are such an awesome
sight to see.
The beauty of nature curves and dances in the mists above
thundering cataracts, as the mighty Zambezi River plunges
over 300 feet in a cataclysm of cascading water. At night, 
by the light of a full moon, you can see moonbows in the spray.



  
You can get into a waterjet and view the Victoria Falls 
closely from there while enjoying the waterjet  ride on the 
Zambezi river.
Alternatively there are magnificent walks through the Rain Forest,
resplendent with Acacias, lianas, strangler figs, ferns and orchids,
while sunbirds, paradise flycatchers, bulbuls and finches are among
the many birds that can be seen. In the canopy above, vervet
monkeys play in their own glorious Eden.




 
Victoria falls tourist resorts are famous  for offering its 
adrenalin-seeking visitors Bunji jumping.
From the bridge, bungee-jumpers look like human puppets, their
bodies hanging limply from the strong elastic cord, their limbs flailing
in the air. You can hear the screams of exhilaration as they drop
towards the water with the Victoria Falls roaring behind them.



 
If you are not into Bunji jumping, you can get a thrill 
from whitewater rafting in the Zambezi waters.
The more intrepid (or more foolhardy) can white-water raft the
great river downstream from the falls as it divides Zambia and
Zimbabwe. This particular adventure is known to be one of the
most terrifying in the world.