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Victoria Falls Devil’s Pool.

Living on the edge: Seven highlights of astonishing natural wonder

In wet season, 500 million litres of water tumble over the edge of Victoria Falls every minute. In dry season, you can sit on the edge yourself.

  • Catherine Marshall
Up close with elephants.

This safari offers a daring level of immersion, without the truck scrums

A hippo smacks her lips grazing three metres from my tent at 3am. At campfire breakfast, a leopard breezily strides past.

  • Steve Madgwick
The decor of Okahirongo Elephant Lodge creatively infuses elements of the wilderness surrounds.

10 days, three lodges, three countries and nature’s wonders

While gourmet meals, luxury accommodation and passionate guides are as consistent as the sun, each lodge in this 10-day safari delivers stellar moments.

  • Kate Armstrong
Flying over Victoria Falls.

A flight over this spectacular natural wonder is heavenly

It’s worth taking to the air to view Victoria Falls and to appreciate the meaning of its traditional name, Mosi-ao-Tunya.

  • Kate Armstrong
Dining spaces flow across several rooms centred on the sleek bar and spill out onto the poolside terrace.

Hotel review: Latitude 15°, Lusaka, Zambia - modern Africa in one hotel

This hotel mirrors contemporary Africa with its warmth, ingenuity and unbridled passion.

  • Catherine Marshall
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The Zambezi and the 1.7-kilometre-wide waterfall form a border between Zimbabwe and Zambia, often causing visitors to fret which side offers better viewing.

Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe travel guide: The must-do highlights

Laying eyes on the world's widest curtain of falling water is just the start.

  • Max Anderson
Victoria falls is the largest curtain of water in the world (1708 m wide).

Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe side, travel guide and things to do: 20 to reasons to visit

From wildlife to luxury lodges and adrenaline-rush adventures; here are 20 reasons to love Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe.

  • Kerry van der Jagt
Victoria Falls unloads 550 million litres of water a minute.

Travel guide and things to do in Victoria Falls, Zambia and Zimbabwe: A three-minute guide

Victoria Falls is a must-visit for thrill seekers, nature lovers and anyone wanting to rediscover their sense of wonder for our planet.

  • Nina Karnikowski
Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, Africa.

Victoria Falls travel guide: The most wonderful sight you'll see in Africa

Undeniably, there is something otherworldly about this curtain of water.

  • Nina Karnikowski
Victoria Falls, or Mosi-oa-Tunya (the Smoke that Thunders), on the Zambezi River between Zambia and Zimbabwe.

Travel guide and things to do in Livingstone, Victoria Falls, Zambia: Three-minute guide

Known as the "Smoke that Thunders" by local tribesmen, the planet's largest sheet of falling water measures 1.7 kilometres across and more than 100 metres high.

  • Mark Daffey

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