In 1813, David Livingstone was born in Scotland , a future scholar, traveler-researcher, missionary and preacher. Already a mature man, in 1841 Livingston received missionary work in a number of African provinces. Following his tasks, a brave traveler traveled the African continent up and down, and in 1855 went on a regular missionary trip along the Zambezi River. Two weeks later, Livingston’s boat approached some unimaginably noisy, rumbling place, where clouds of water vapor rose to the sky, and the calm waters of the river, as if enraged, were carried away into the distance, and somewhere ahead, already invisible, with a terrible roar plunged down somewhere. It was the largest waterfall seen by a traveler in his entire life. He made a lasting impression!
David Lingstonston became the first European to see the Mosi-a-Tunia African Big Falls, or Thundering Smoke. Having looked closely, the traveler was able to appreciate the full power of the natural phenomenon. The waterfall was spread out at a distance of about one and a half kilometers, and the height of the water fall was at least 120 meters.
The Scot was the pioneer of this miracle of nature, he used his right as a pioneer and named the waterfall in honor of the Queen of England revered by him . So on the maps appeared another natural phenomenon - Victoria Falls. To this day, Victoria, as the largest waterfall, is the main attraction of the African continent, hundreds of thousands of tourists visit this natural wonder. In 1905, a railway was laid to the place of pilgrimage that began, and the attraction received the status of specially visited places. Directly at the edge of the cliff, somehow formed a small hollow in the rocky bottom of the river, with a depth of about two meters and 50 meters across. The water in this basin only boils slightly, unlike the rest of the cliff, thunderingly dropping down millions of tons of boiling water.
This natural deepening was immediately chosen by tourists and some daredevils, feeling relatively safe, swam to the very edge and photographed the downward flow of water. Victoria's attendants categorically objected to such extreme entertainment, but without much success, since the curious could not be restrained, and it was impossible to enclose the natural pool. There were several cases when a careless tourist fell down, but even the death of someone's attempt does not stop the rest. Africa's largest waterfall is complete without sacrifices.
At Victoria Falls there is a monument to Livingston, it is carved from solid stone in full growth. A little further away is an island named after a missionary. Once upon a time, ritual ceremonies took place on it, sorcerers, magicians and shamans gathered. Currently, the island is quiet, it is a place for visitors to relax. But on the Bridge of Dangers, built relatively recently for tourists and hanging over the waterfall, it is quite noisy due to the piercing screeching of the fairer sex, blocking even the sound of water, although
the largest waterfall in the world would not mind taking a break from the noise.
For the most daring in the forest, a special path has been laid over the waterfall, passing through which a person feels alone with the elements. True, women do not go there. And finally, there is a special squadron of several hang gliders and a helicopter, on which tourists are lifted into the air to view Victoria from a bird's eye view. However, the flight on the hang-glider is somewhat unnerving for the passenger, and he is not up to inspection, but in the helicopter cockpit - just right, you can calmly look around and in all details see and evaluate the largest waterfall on the Zambezi River.