With a backpack through Africa: The great *Victoria Falls*

The *Victoria Falls* or *Mosi-oa-Tunya* (*The Smoke that Thunders*) is a waterfall on the Zambezi river, which is located between Zambia and Zimbabwe. The Scottish missionary and explorer David Livingstone was the first European who had seen the Victoria Falls on his Africa expedition in 1852 - 1856 ... he gave the falls the name *Victoria Falls* in honor of his Queen Victoria, but the indigenous name of *Mosi-oa-Tunya* - literally meaning the 'Cloud that Thunders' - is also well known. In 1989 the falls were declared as a world heritage site.

The falls are really huge and very impressive. After the rainy season there is a lot of water thundering down the falls ... it's nice to see, but you are getting really wet ;-) ... There are two national parks, one on the Zambian side and one at the Zimbabwean side ... I visited both, and the views are really amazing!! ... enjoy the pics from the falls!!