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Africa brings up a whole variety of images in our minds: exotic safaris, wild lions, majestic elephants, beautiful jungles, and a sense of mystery that has survived through the ages. It’s not hard to see why this continent has been such a hot travel destination for so long, and why more and more people are booking their vacations there.
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The Victoria Falls is located between the countries of Zambia and Zimbabwe in the southern regions of Africa. The fall which was locally named mosi-oa –tunya, translated as the smoke thunder, by natives who inhabits the area few miles from the fall.
Not much was known about the fall until the explorer Dr David Livingstone visited the site and renamed it Victoria Falls, the name which is widely being used today.
The fall is perhaps unarguably the world’s largest waterfall site. The average flow rate is 1088cm/s and stands at a height of 360ft above the ground. The rate of the flow tends to lower during the dry season, and highest during the raining season. These peak periods when the falls is at its highest is the period between the month of February and May, minimum flows are witnessed during the month November.
Cape Town is a fascinating impressive city, Africa’s oldest city and one of most beautiful worldwide.
Cape Town lies on the Cape Peninsula, having near an important city mark: The Table Mountains.
Table Mountains really look like a table, and have also a tablecloth.
The Peninsula gets frequent strong winds from South East, which are known locally as The Cape Doctor, because clean the air and keep the pollution away. It is a kind of impressive natural ventilation, the air here is very clean.
