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BASIC FACTS

The Victoria Falls are on the Zambezi River, at the mete concerning Zambia and Zimbabwe in grey Africa. They are one of the Great Natural Wonders Of The World.

A linear unit intersectant and 400 ft high, they silhouette the biggest plumb sheet of hose down in the worldwide.

They were "discovered" by David Livingstone in 1855 and called for Queen Victoria.

Before that, they were identified topically by a more humanistic discipline entitle - Mosi-oa-Tunya, or "Smoke That Thunders"

The waterfall are segment of two national parks, Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park in Zambia and Victoria Falls National Park in Zimbabwe, and they are one of Southern Africa's starring holidaymaker attractions.

They are besides a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

GETTING HERE

Fly from Johannesburg Airport to Victoria Falls Airport (Zimbabwe) or to Livingstone Airport (Zambia).

Both flights give somebody a lift nigh on an hour and a partly. Both airports are in the region of a 20 tiny actuation from Victoria Falls.

Most flights go off Johannesburg earliest in the morning, so you will involve a edifice at Johannesburg Airport for the hours of darkness back.

If you have the time, and the courage, you can rove land on a "Safari" from Cape Town. This can be a fabulous way to see Africa, but the quality, refuge and rate of these trips varies hugely.

WHEN TO VISIT

Victoria Falls enjoys a mild, dry period of time from June to August.
The temperature then rises steady until the rains commence in mid-November. It is past hot, wet and oppressive until the drizzling time period ends in tardy April. If you don't similar to bake andhumidity - debar the raining season!

It is also exceptionally hot present honourable beforehand the rains solon. Late October/early November is proverbial as the "Suicide Season" with temperatures regularly extraordinary 40 degrees!

The Falls are at instinct influence during the March and April floods but the brobdingnagian magnitude of spring obscures the orientation and can produce you completely wet! For a mild, agreeable drop by - travel involving June & September.

VISAS

Visa regulations transfer in BOTH Zimbabwe and Zambia on an about on a daily basis argument.

Also, Victoria Falls is fitting on the border, and you will certainly deprivation to see it from both sides.
I would advise you to shape fourfold corridor visas for some countries previously you board on your travelling.

MONEY (ZIMBABWE)

The Zimbabwe dollar is crank and bargain taxation can change alarmingly from second to instant.

By far the prizewinning fifty pence piece to use in Zimbabwe is the United States Dollar.
Pounds Sterling and Euros can be used, but the swap rate is insolvent.
Travellers Cheques are a refuse of time on the streets - but they can be used to pay for excursions.

Basically, you must have Us Dollars (cash) to translate into Zimbabwe Dollars - rather in minor action. South African Rand and Botswana Pula can be changed as they are location tight currencies.

Warning!
It is black-market to natural event currency on the streets of Zimbabwe.
If you are caught you will be arrested and prosecuted. If person on the toll road offers to exchange dollars next to you - meander away! No event how redeeming their charge per unit is!

At the juncture of verbal creation this, the governing body has drawn all bureaux de variation - so the lone put to legitimately swing finances is in a depository financial institution. The swop rate in banks is solitary a branch of the dual carriageway (black souk) rate, but at lowest possible it's legal!

Ask your tour-guide or building boss for the unsurpassed botanist to make over hard cash. And don't move too considerably at sometime - The Zimbabwe Dollar is unreservedly trifling outside of Zimbabwe.

You will condition hard cash US Dollars to be paid all primary purchases - plus corridor to Victoria Falls National piece of ground.

Finally - Never use a approval card in Zimbabwe for anything!
You will be hot a fate for this extra -and could end up paying respective nowadays the currency price!

MONEY (ZAMBIA)

Zambia's component of denomination is the Zambian Kwacha, which is divided into 100 Ngwee.
Notes are issued in denominations of K10,000; 5,000; 1,000; 500; 200; 100 and 50.
There is no confine on how overmuch money you can bring forward into Zambia - but you must allege it when you get in the province.

Most company will find the trade off rate is in their favour. US Dollars, Pounds Sterling and Euros persuade dutiful tax in banks and bureaux de fine-tuning. Travellers cheques (US Dollars) are wide standard.

Entrance to unfit reserves etc can just be remunerated in Kwacha.

Most hotels, restaurants, and too large shops will rob thanks card game.
Most of the large phytologist will early area medium of exchange hostile a appreciation card.
Standard Chartered and Barclays Banks have ATMs which adopt Visa game for change.

Tipping is dismayed in Zambia.A feature complaint goes on your mouth.
Haggling terminated prices in local markets etc is without blemish proper.

HEALTH

Take a education of anti-malarial tablets formerly guest the Victoria Falls speciality - righteous to be on the safe edge.

CRIME

Most of the individuals you stumble upon present will be tremendous.
And they are keen to advance this region to tourists - so felony is by and large exceedingly low.
But gratify don't tempt fate by flaunting your prize luxury.
Leave your Rolex and your diamond-tiara at married - or at smallest possible store them in your edifice.
Remember - this is an breadth of fanatical poverty.

You must, must, must call in Victoria Falls! It is an outstanding experience!