The Victoria Falls Also referred to by the locals as Mosi-oa-Tunya the name means ‘The smoke that thunders‘. With the falls measuring at an average of 1 700 m / 5 600 ft wide you can understand that the noise of the water could be quite load – apparently audible as far as 40km/ 25 miles away.  The Victoria Falls (a UNESCO world heritage site) was named after Queen Victoria by Sir David Livingstone who saw the waterfalls for the first time in 1855. The Zambezi River (feeding the Victoria Falls) is the longest river in Zambia and the lifeline to many animals. Where is the Victoria Falls The falls are situated…