The indigenous Lozi people have a name for these waterfalls that really captures their power: Mosi-oa-Tunya (The Smoke that Thunders).
The first European to set eyes on the world’s largest sheet of falling water is said to have been David Livingstone, during his 1855 expedition in southern Africa.
The Scottish explorer named them in honour of Queen Victoria. At more than a mile wide and 354ft high, the stupendous waterfalls are a wonder to behold in any language.
The main portion is a massive sheet of the Zambezi River that tumbles into a deep chasm, marking the border between Zimbabwe and Zambia.
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