Eight reasons why the Victoria Falls should be on your bucket-list

Listed as one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World, the thundering Victoria Falls is situated on the border of both Zambia and Zimbabwe.

Also known as “Mosi oa-Tunya” (“the smoke that thunders”), National Geographic estimates that several hundred thousand visitors from around the world visit the falls each year.

If you’re planning a Victoria Falls holiday, here are eight reasons why it should be on your bucket-list.

This is why I love living in Africa: When you step through the measly safety barrier to get a closer look over the edge onto what lies below…far below, instead of being told to get back, the security ambles past unfazed & your friends think it's a much better idea to document what could be your last ever picture. Thanks @mathildamennen for the ridiculously epic snap (give her a follow for some more cool snaps), I'm pretty stubborn so I probably wouldn't have listened if you told me to step back anyway ��

A post shared by Nicole Eddy (@nicoleeddy) on Aug 5, 2015 at 10:23am PDT

Flying over the Victoria Falls �� ✨woooow ✨ #honeymoon #victoriafalls #zimbabwe #helicopterride

A post shared by Victoria (@vi_ef) on Jun 22, 2016 at 5:00am PDT

The Devil's Pool at the edge of Victoria Falls #devilspool #victoriafalls #zambeziriver #zambia #victoriafallsbridge #sevennaturalwonders #mosioatunya #waterfall #nature #adventure #forest #cool #letsgosomewhere #like4like #friends #amazing #wanderlust #nikon #nikonphotography #nikond5300 #vscoedit #vscocam #vsco #landscape #neverstopexploring #liveauthentic #latergram

A post shared by Martin Maura (@martinmaura) on Jun 22, 2016 at 12:31am PDT

Flying over the falls. Spectacular from every angle. ��

A post shared by JEREMYLOOPS (@jeremyloops) on Jul 17, 2015 at 1:34pm PDT

Went to the Zambian side of the largest waterfalls in the world. Living on the edge… This really is the place where the smoke thunders!! Mossi Oya Tunya #victoriafalls #Zambia #africa #largest #waterfall #world #amazing #visions #behold #waterfalls #earthwalker

A post shared by @earthwalker_adventures on Sep 8, 2014 at 11:54pm PDT

A post shared by georgia goodman (@ggoodman96) on May 25, 2016 at 6:15am PDT

Driving up the coast on the start of this SA tour, looking at snaps from my time in Zambia in July. I grabbed this one of @mrbenbrown sailing towards the sunset in our Microlites. What a magic mission that was. You know what else is going to be magic? This fucking tour of South Africa! George tonight, then PE, Grahamstown, East London, Johannesburg, Pretoria, and top it all off with Rocking The Daisies. GET IN! �� #TicketLinkInBio #Loopstour

A post shared by JEREMYLOOPS (@jeremyloops) on Sep 16, 2015 at 8:37am PDT

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