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The awe-inspiring Victoria Falls are 1688m wide and average just over 100m in height. Around 550 million litres (750 during rainy season) cascade over the lip every minute, making this one of the world’s greatest waterfalls. This immense curtain of water is interrupted by gaps, where small islands stand on the lip of the falls. These split the Falls into smaller waterfalls, which are known as the Devil’s Cataract, the Main Falls, the Horseshoe Falls, the Rainbow Falls and the Eastern Cataract. Around the Falls you find an interesting rainforest with endemic plant species and troops of baboons and vervet monkeys, that can be a nuisance. So don’t walk along with cookies, like I did J !
 

The flow and the spray is probably the most spectacular  after the rainy season around March and April, but probably always worth the trip. You can look down on the Falls from their lip or walk along the cliff opposite the Falls via scenic points. You’ll definitely get wet, so take a raincoat, unless you’re British! The adjacent Zambezi (Zim) and Mosi Oa Tunya (Zam) National Parks host different savannah species and are worth a visit due to their beautiful riverfront.

I visited the Falls twice and recommend to visit both sides. To me it's an awe inspiring sight where one might feel like a small insect. The Zimbabwean side is larger and has more viewpoints. A path on the Zambian side descends right down to the water’s edge at the Boiling Pot – a beautiful hike down through rainforest. A must is a flight over the falls that gives a fascinating perspective of the river's and the waterfall's size. Livingstone in Zambia and Vic Falls in Zimbabwe are the gateways to the waterfalls and offer good accommodation or lots of adventure activities, like rafting, bungee jumping, etc.