Victoria Fell From Zambezi

Some thousands of years ago, the Zambezi River was cracked under the earth by nature to form four sharp gorges, one of which would be called a wonder of the world. And a wonder it was since its discovery.

Then came Livingstone
In 1856, David Livingstone, a British explorer of renown, was drifting down the Zambezi and came across a majestic piece of nature and named it after his reigning queen at the time – Victoria. This was the beginning of the publicity of the Lower Zambezi River, as the upper parts had been discovered and were used for fishing expeditions. The life around the Zambezi River was never the same ever since, as many visitors came to see this wonder of the world.

The River’s water made the difference
Victoria Falls without the Zambezi is only a dry sharp gorge, and would most probably been called a Grand Canyon as in the United States – a dry series of crack landscape, stretching kilometres. Yet, the Victoria Falls is grand, only because of the fervent and large quantity of moving water drifting at speeds unfathomable, pouring down the great gorge, now known as – VICTORIA FALLS. The Zambezi is known for its fast paced water that rushes through as though there is no life form in the water.

Which is the wonder of the world?
Is Victoria Falls greater than the Zambezi? There is often debate when it comes to the egg and the chicken, about which came first, and even between father and son, of their greatness. In the case of Zambezi River and Victoria Falls, the debate could be endless, yet one should draw up their own conclusions as to which of the two is greater than the other.

No one can deny that the Victoria Falls have attracted more guests and claimed bragging rights across the globe than the Zambezi has. Yet at the same time, without the Zambezi, all these pleasures enjoyed by the Victoria Falls, would not have been a reality.

Perhaps it is a case of Bernie and Clyde relationship, the one cannot to be successful without the other.

Zambezi-conomics for Victoria Falls
Lastly, the Zambezi has been the labourer for the falls in regards to generating money in Victoria Falls. After you visit the falls, usually a three hour visit per day, you then want to do other activities, 80% of which are water based. There is only one place to go – the Zambezi.

The Zambezi has brought in a lot of after sales revenue for companies that use Victoria Falls as the catch marketing product. The river has truly been an ox in regards to revenue for the falls.

This is the brief story of how Victoria Falls came from the Zambezi River.