The town of Victoria Falls is originally named after the massive waterfall in southern Africa, on the Zambezi River right between the borders of Zimbabwe and Zambia. The town itself is in the Hwange district of Zimbabwe, and has a population of about 33,000 people. Victoria Falls together with Livingstone have become popular tourist destination to those who want to visit the waterfall.

Zambia is another landlocked country in the southern African continent, with neighbours such as Democratic Republic of Congo to the north, Tanzania and Malawi to the east, Angola to the west, and Botswana, Namibia and Zimbabwe to the south. The capital is Lusaka, and the country has a population of abut 16 million people. The country’s original inhabitants were the Khoisan. However, this was affected by the Bantu expansion in mid 13th century. Zambia was ruled by the British until October 1964 when it became independent.

The country’s economy almost collapsed when copper prices fell in the 1970s, and the IMF stepped in. Today Zambia is still dealing with economic reform. With its rich natural resources such as agriculture, tourism, gemstone, mining and hydro-power, the country has become one of the region’s fastest economically reformed country.

Until 2012, the capital of Zambia was Livingstone. This was a historic British colonial city named after David Livingstone, the first ever European explorer in the area. The city has a population of about 136,000 people. Among the main attractions in the city include the Livingstone Museum and Maramba Cultural Museum.

There is a bridge over the Zambezi river that connects Zambia and Zimbabwe, where they offer river cruises, sports fishing, kayaking, white water rafting, and bungee jumping!

Recommended Tour Operators

Zambezi Safari & Travel (UK-based).

Recommended Hotel

Zambesi River Lodge, Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe.

The view of Zambezi river, leading up to Victoria Falls waterfall.

After a busy 3-4 days of both land and water safari, it was quite nice to just relax towards the end of our vacation, in our hotel right by the Zambezi river. The staff here were very friendly and helpful.