Victoria falls

This morning I'm going to put up some pictures of Victoria falls - one of the seven natural wonders of the world.

It's very difficult to portray the sheer scale of the fall just by showing a few photographs, but consider these facts:

• Height 128m (Niagara 52m)
• Width 1700m (Niagara 323m)

Take it from me, they are massive and very very impressive indeed.

The falls are know locally as Mosi-oa-Tunya, the "smoke that thunders". During high rainfall the mist from the falls can raise over 3,000m into the air.

Here is the plaque that is under the statue of David Livingstone, the man that visited Victoria falls in 1855 and renamed them after Queen Victoria, click on the photo to enlarge it.

Victoria falls from the air:

Victoria falls bridge:
Finally, after our helicopter flight over the falls the pilot took us for an amazing flight through the Batoka Gorge which I videoed. Apologies about the cheesy Airwolf music, click play in the window below.