Guide to Victoria Falls Rainforest
One can view the falls face on, as facing the falls is another sheer wall of basalt
Victoria falls waterfall, also called Mosi oa Tunya - ' The Smoke that Thunders' or The Rainbow Maker - even at night under a full moon
The Falls are 1690m wide
At the highest point it is 103m high (the average height is 92 meters)
Devils cataract in the Zimbabwe corner is the lowest point and hence has most water cascading over it
At the lowest water level ( Nov / Dec), there are less than 20 000 cubic meters of water per minute flowing over the Falls.
At peak flood (Feb/April), over 550 000 cubic metres of water per minute pass
over the Falls
Index To the Footpath Guide
Walking through the dense Rain Forest there are 16 spectacular viewpoints, giving you an opportunity to view the entire Falls and Bridge
1. Devils Cataract & Livingstone’s Statue
Dr David Livingstone is reputed to be the first European to see the Victoria Falls on 16 November 1855
2. the “Chain Walk” - this leads down into the gorge where one gets an excellent view of Devils Cataract and Cataract Island
3 - 7 Devils Cataract & Main Falls
this is true Rain Forest with many types of bird life as well as flora and fauna - this runs through to Point 11
6. Viewpoint 6 - best for views of Devil’s Cataract - especially in the morning. Livingstone’s status is visible above the Falls
7. Viewpoint 7 - provides the best views of Main Falls. From the right hand corner of the viewing area it is possible to see the river at the bottom of the gorge.
8. Main Falls (93 metres deep) - when the river is in flood there is very little to see but torrents of spray
9 - 12 Main Falls - Livingstone Island - Horseshoe Falls (95 metres deep)
Viewpoint 11 provides wet and intermittent views of Livingstone Island and Rainbow Falls. It was from the grassy ledge above Livingstone Island precipice that David Livingstone first saw the Falls
14. Rainbow Falls (105 metres deep) the Rainbow Falls is the highest point of the Falls
15. Danger Point (101 metres deep) so named because this leads along the cliff edge. It is from this point that one can see the Eastern Cataract on the Zambian side
16. Boiling Pot - from this point one looks onto the Victoria Falls bridge, linking Zimbabwe with Zambia and also looks down into the boiling waters below
Bridge Viewpoint - the railway line via Hwange reached Victoria Falls in May 1904 and the foundation for the Bridge was laid on New Year’s Day of the same year. It was officially opened on 12 September 1905. Building of Victoria Falls Bridge
Victoria Falls is the Adventure capital of the world with it’s warm waters and all year activities
Activities are pricey and best planned ahead. GoTo Vic falls Activities for either Zambezi side
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