Victoria Falls on the Zambezi River in Africa is one of the most spectacular sights in the world. It is also an 1CREDIBLE place for water sports. The translation of the local Zambian name for the falls is ‘the smoke that thunders’ and it’s a pretty good 2DESCRIBE. On arrival, it’s the noise that makes the greatest 3IMPRESS on you as the water drops 108 metres in a waterfall that is nearly two kilometres wide. The 4SURROUND landscape is also awesome, and well worth a visit. You can’t go white-water rafting over the falls themselves, but the rapids 5FAR down the Zambezi River provide a very exciting location. Although the rapids are given grades five and six on the sports 6DIFFICULT scale, there are places where relative 7BEGIN can have a go, as long as they are accompanied by experienced operators. These people guide you through the rapids and ensure that you don’t stray into the more 8DANGER sections by mistake.