Victoria Falls also known as \Mosi oa-Tunya\ (\the smoke that thunders\) is positioned almost exactly half way along the mighty Zambezi River's 2700 km journey from it's source to the sea. Here the river plunges headlong into a narrow chasm below. The height of this chasm varies from 70 m (233ft) to 108m (360ft). \n\nIn November 1855 Dr David Livingstone was transported in a canoe by the local Makalolo people to the very edge of these falls. The sensitive Scotsman was so overwhelmed by his first sight of these spectacular falls