Where is Victoria Falls? We travelled to both Zimbabwe and Zambia
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 2 ต.ค. 2024
- In this video, I compare the two sides of Victoria Falls, one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World. I visited both the Zimbabwean and Zambian sides of the falls, and I share my thoughts on which side I think is better.
I think we, Zambians and Zimbabweans should stop this unnecessary comparison and rivalry. The fact remains the Mosi Oa Thunya falls straddles both countries and it's best you enjoy both sides for the optimum experience.
You are right i had so much fun in both countries .
It’s meant to be banter - but some don’t realise this and get into their feelings
For being very objective, I’ll subscribe to your channel. I first saw the falls from your Zim & then saw it from our Zambian side later. Both sides are great & have their advantages & one needs to see them from both sides to really appreciate them. If one was to claim being the owner, Zambia would claim it because we have the source of the Zambezi. But there’s no need for claim of ownership. Both Zambia & Zimbabwe are sister countries & thus both own the falls for the enjoyment of everyone. You’ll have more foreigners on the Zim side because the Zim tourism has been a well established industry for a long time. But it’s good that more locals including children are now being exposed to tour the Vic falls. Next time, plse, visit the boiling pot too.
Thank you so much for your insightful comment .i hope both countries keep enjoying the benefit . I especially loved how it was so easy to cross and move between the countries
You’re welcome & for your info, I used to swim in the Zambezi near the source & if our local custodians disturb the source, there would be no Victoria falls for both Zambia & Zimbabwe to claim ownership. God bless Zambia & God bless Zimbabwe
If you are not Tonga, your opinion is really irrelevant, whether you are Zambian or Zimbabwean. The point is that the Tonga on both sides of the river get to decide the matter. The falls are in Tonga land. The Tonga name for the falls is Shungu Namutitima; the name Zambezi is a Portuguese contraction of the Tonga name for the river "Kasamba bezi". Fully 95% of the Tonga are in Zambia. We do not want to be divided, and if forced to choose, we are going to Zambia together with Mana Pool, the Kariba Dam, the falls, and possibly Hwange in Zimbabwe.
The Falls are 1.7km. Zambia has 1.2km and Zimbabwe 500m, that's a fact. This information is available right at the information desk on the Zambian side. Also on the Zambian side you can experience the Devil's and Angel's Pool. You can actually swim at edge of the Falls. Zambian side has by far the best experience.
Being Zimbabwean myself im tempted to defend my country but you are so right . Thank you for watching and adding more insights .
We enjoyed all the things we got to do on the Zambian side
The best views are on zim side . It’s all public knowledge. I have been on both sides and trust me , the real experience is on the zim side . Even the rainforest
@@rufarorufarousapuse mhanj iwewe. Usango bvume zvese zvese. 2/3 or 75% of Vic falls is in Zim. Does 2/3 of 1.7km add up to 500 meters?
The actual falls are on the Zambian side, but the views are ours😂😂🎉
Im from Zimbabwe but i think Zambia got this
Kkkkkkkkkk i see where you are coming from
according to the map.. Zimbabwe has the largest waterfall in the world which is Victoria falls.
Kkkk Which map xoliem?
@@rufarorufaro The really map not yours that you created we all know that you are Zambian
You are giving to Zimbabwe, as in people who come from as far away as Mutare and Bulawayo, a says in a falls which does not belong to them. This is a Tonga issue. The people on both sides of the falls are Tonga. We Tonga once controlled both sides of the river, from around Kazungula/Sesheke, to its delta on the Indian Ocean. The question of the falls does not involve you Shona and Ndebele. If Tonga must decide, the falls are going to be Zambian, because 95% of the Tonga, including the current president of Zambia, are Zambian.
My observation is that the Zambian side brings you upclose wit the falls where you feel you have touched it. There are more thrills and people react some with tears, praises of the Lord shouts and you added another one: beautiful dancing. The Zimbabwean side though I am Zambian I love it for the wide angles and broad spaces.
Your accessment is right
Zimbabwe owns that falls while zambia got the other side
Kkkkkkkkk amana
Im from america but want l can say is that from zim side its clear than from Zambia side
Hie thereHave you been to Victoria Falls?
Mind your own business
😂 you really didn't see nothing then
@@MzeewaUjijihe's say8ng the truth 😂😂😂
this is my favorite vid of the Vic falls series. The next time i visit Vic Falls I'm definitely visiting the Zambian side!
I love this video too and i enjoyed filming it for you guys. Thank you for watching Ffl. You should really visit this side too
The falls is in zambia, the Zambezi river flows from northwestern province to Livingston town of zambia. The Victoria fall which is original name is Musi o tunia is in zambia 🇿🇲
You know what you are actually right but im Zimbabwean so i may be tempted to say otherwise kkkkkk
@@rufarorufaro 😂
The point is that the Tonga on both sides of the river get to decide the matter. The falls are in Tonga land. The Tonga name for the falls is Shungu Namutitima; the name Zambezi is a Portuguese contraction of the Tonga name for the river "Kasamba bezi". Fully 95% of the Tonga are in Zambia. We do not want to be divided, and if forced to choose, we are going to Zambia together with Mana Pool, the Kariba Dam, the falls, and possibly Hwange in Zimbabwe.
The falls are a Zimbabwean treasure everyone knows that
I learned that Victoria Falls is a town in Zimbabwe
What most people don't know is they view the victoria falls in Zambia from Zimbabwe the vic falls is 1.7km with Zambia having 1.3km and Zimbabwe 500m+ go to the Zambian side and get the details
This is interesting and people have been indicating it a lot. Thanks
better view is from Zimbabwe side but the better feeling is on Zambian side
I had do much fun in Zambia , i loved the water splashing
The people on both sides of the falls are Tonga. The Tonga have lived in the area for 1600 years. Since 95% of the Tonga live in Zambia, while 5% live in Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Botswana, the Falls are rightly Zambian, on a Zambian river, which starts in Zambia, flows in Zambia for most of its course, and from which Zambia obtains its name. The river itself gets its name from the Tonga who to this day call it Kasambambezi. I can speak conclusively on this matter, because I myself am a Tonga. You Shona who are starting these useless debates have no stake in this fight. You are coming all the way from Mutare and Masvingo to try and inject anarchy and confusion into a matter that concerns you only because the English drew the border in the wrong place to start with. Please keep in your waterless part of the country of Zimbabwe. The falls belong to Zambia together with 500 other waterfalls in the country
Thank you for sharing your knowledge very interesting information .
Both nations are great ,we don’t have to fight over falls
Victoria falls is us Zambian Tonga people
Zimbabwe and Zambia, they both share the waterfall in the same way they share the letter (Z). So are we also going to argue about the (Z).🤣🤣🤣🤣 🇿🇼=100% 🇿🇲=100%
Kkkkkkkkkkkkkk you make a lot of sense
I just googled most comments are not true.also as people such issues of shared boarder line real are subjective without the actual measured distances.oral word in the street survey may lead people astray and creat a non existing divide among communities in each side of the river who are in actual fact family members and one people and i broader perspectives can be xynfbc
Thanks bekky … the last word 😅😅😅
Victoria falls belongs to Zambia,because the water source is from Zambia,kaleni hill in the north Western province,if we could cut off the water from the source in Zambia,zimbabwe would know that the Victoria falls belongs to Zambia,and their tourism would be affected greatly,we even blame our great,great grand parents for allowing the Victoria falls and Zambezi River to be shared with another country,so Zimbabwe humble yourselves because you're gaining and making money from another country's source,As Zambia we are lenient to you,if we happen to dig or construct a new River to divert the water from the source into the interior of Zambia,then Zimbabwe you would know that Zambia is kind to you,so humble yourselves.
Kkkkkkkkk zikomo tamvela .
Zimbabwen is Victoria falls then Zambia is Livingstone so zimbabwen is owns Victoria falls 🤣🔥
You are too smart kkkk
People forget in Zambia there is no place called Victoria Falls. In Zambia, there is a place called Livingstone. Victoria Falls is a town in Zimbabwe and Zimbabwe made this place popular for obvious reasons. This whole place became known as the Victoria Falls because the falls are best seen from Victoria Falls. The Zambian side is called Livingstone. The Zimbabwean side is Victoria Falls. But if someone from lusaka is going to Livingstone, they say, I am going to Victoria Falls, and they never say I am going to Livingstone. It’s because it’s Zimbabwe that made this place popular, developed the more appealing Zimside. Zambia is trying to catch up when Zimbabwe is struggling economically, but that won’t happen because the falls can’t be changed. The physical falls are on both countries but you see 1.2km from Zimbabwe and only 4-500m from Zambia. During the dry season, it becomes completely dry on the Zambian side. You see more foreigners on the Zimbabwean side because the foreigners want the best.
Are you serious? The town in Zim got its name from the falls., not the other way round. The town in Zambia got its name from David Livingstone. Don’t forget that the falls existed before both towns got their white people names and the local people called it the Mosi-o tunya.
♦️So education did not change your reasoning! Victoria falls belongs to both Countries-Zambia and Zimbabwe.
Victoria town is NOT a falls! Neither is Livingston a falls.
you wasted your time typing nonsense
You can go and jump into the gorge, instead of trying to steal something that does not belong to you. Yes, you would cite English names, because without the English no part of the falls would be in Zimbabwe. I am not sure why you Shona are making so much noise over something that is not yours. The point is that the Tonga on both sides of the river get to decide the matter. The falls are in Tonga land. The Tonga name for the falls is Shungu Namutitima; the name Zambezi is a Portuguese contraction of the Tonga name for the river "Kasamba bezi". Fully 95% of the Tonga are in Zambia. We do not want to be divided, and if forced to choose, we are going to Zambia together with Mana Pool, the Kariba Dam, the falls, and possibly Hwange in Zimbabwe.
Sorry to disappoint you but the place became known as Victoria falls because one English man who had no business makeni g the falls decided to name it after the then Queen of England. David Livingstone named it VIC falls . Not because it was best seen from Vic falls. And the locals were already calling it Mosi-oa- tunya. Livingstone is the City in Zambia where you find Vic falls.
l have enjoyed l am coming there in june intead of going back home straight to zimbabwe lm coming via zambia vicfalls then zim vicfalls
Yes you have to visit both sides it will be a beautiful experience
Does it matter really? Both countries share the falls. This creates unnecessary divisions. After all we are one people. Before during apartheid and colonial days we were once one country. It’s not necessary dividing ourselves as Africans.
Having stayed in both countries myself, i totally get what you are saying . That is exactly the purpose of this video to show people that we share this magnificent feature and that the experience is so beautiful on either sides .
Having stayed in both countries myself, i totally get what you are saying . That is exactly the purpose of this video to show people that we share this magnificent feature and that the experience is so beautiful on either sides .
Zimbabwe has the view while Zambia has the falls
I think you are right
You're okay with the comments 😊
wonderful keep exploring & promoting the falls!
Thank you
Zambia benefits because the water from falls flows to Zambia
Yah maybe kkkk
The river starts in Zambia, flows in Zambia for most its course. At the falls, the people on both sides are Tonga. Fully 95% of the Tonga live in Zambia, and are Zambians. I say this as a Tonga myself. The Shona and the Ndebele are not involved in this discussion. We Tonga are Zambian. You are benefitting from the English drawing the border in the wrong place. If we Tonga are asked to choose, we are going to Zambia where all of us are, and we are taking the land from Mana Pools to Botswana with us, Kariba Dam and the Falls included. The president of Zambia is a Tonga, meanwhile in Zimbabwe, you are trying to suppress the Tonga language
You are so knowledgeable thank you
شلالات فيكتوريا ، أنها عظيمة ، أنها الاقوى في العالم ، أنك تقف أمامها كما لو انك في ظاهره فلكية
You are right
Follower from côte d'ivoire (west Africa) ❤❤❤
Thank you so much
Hi miss, many thanks from promoting Africa in general,my aim ,to discover Zimbabwe. I know almost all about Western Africa. Why Zimbabwe,for only golden goals for citizen other there. To teach french,Spanish, English too!!!! I knoe Portuguese good elementarily. All latine tones seems alike.I can boast myself for I've learnt a quit deeply in. In reading novel, listening BBC , searching more and more about Shakespeare idion.ican establish myself there as African. I believe!!! Just opportunities to reside there? Shelters for visa. I'm from cote d'ivoire. Tk you
People may have different opinion where is the best view and best experience.
> Official facts are that the falls is 1.7km long with 1.5km on the Zambian side,
> Devils pool and Livingstone island are on Zambian side,
> The knife bridge in Zambian side,
> The boiling pot Zambian side
Also Victoria Falls has a peak time (months) when all the rocks are not visible
> Viewing and experience are personal judgement and note that,
> Viewing is as far as your eyes reach and not limited to the boarder line.
> Your eyes can reach Zambian side whilst in Zimbabwe
I love the effort you put on stating the facts . Thank you so much .
@@rufarorufaro you are welcome
The falls are twice as long on the Zimbabwe side, an issue that could be easily rectified with a few stick of dynamite, if we Zambians needed even more water than we already have too much of. You must understand why these Zimbos are so possessive. The have literally nothing else. Zambia has 500+ waterfalls, this just happens to be one of them. Unfortunately for the Shona and Ndebele spurring this divisive debate; the Tonga on both sides of the river get to decide the matter. The falls are in Tonga land. The Tonga name for the falls is Shungu Namutitima; the name Zambezi is a Portuguese contraction of the Tonga name for the river "Kasamba bezi". Fully 95% of the Tonga are in Zambia. We do not want to be divided, and if forced to choose, we are going to Zambia together with Mana Pool, the Kariba Dam, the falls, and possibly Hwange in Zimbabwe.
AM ZIMBABWEAN,,,BUT I THINK THERE IS A BETTER VIEW FROM THE ZAMBIAN SIDE THAN THE ZIM SIDE,,,,,JUST THAT IT HAS BEEN MARKETED BETTER IN ZIM
Yeah Zimbabwean side is quite popular
They put those stones to stop animals from crosing, because they might destroy the vegetation of the falls
Oh okey thanks for the information i thought it was to stop humans kkkkkk
The falls are shared zambia got most of it but they lack the views
Thank you 😍
The water comes from Zambia and falls into Zimbabwe in wat we call Victoria falls today
Yes you are so right
We have told you before that the Zambian side is about the experience. You should come back in March. That is when the falls is at its peak on the Zambian side. You also missed the Boiling pot.
Yesss it was such a fun experience and i will surely come back i want to try the devil’s pool too . I didn’t know about the boiling pot.
Am Zambian u are right my brother and sister God bless you
God bless you too
You are Bemba, from Democratic Republic of Congo. How the hell do you have a say in the matter? It is as much none of your business, as is the case with a Shona or Ndebele like him. You behave as if we Tonga have ceded our land to you. You have no right to make decisions for us. Keep out. The point is that the Tonga on both sides of the river get to decide the matter. The falls are in Tonga land. The Tonga name for the falls is Shungu Namutitima; the name Zambezi is a Portuguese contraction of the Tonga name for the river "Kasamba bezi". Fully 95% of the Tonga are in Zambia. We do not want to be divided, and if forced to choose, we are going to Zambia together with Mana Pool, the Kariba Dam, the falls, and possibly Hwange in Zimbabwe.
Obviously Zimbabwe 🇿🇼 is the top beneficiary of the Victoria Falls because you see it way better from Zimbabwe. Go ask the colonialists in London why they chose to establish a bigger tourism sector on the Zimbabwe side. Zambia is just a small brother of Zimbabwe.
Interesting contribution its sad how these colonial systems still affect us decades later .
Brother you sound so childish I wish I could remove your comment you deserving people following the channel talking about small Brother and staff you gotta give zambia the respect it deserves besides owning 70% of the vic falls 1.7km is in zambia and 500m in Zimbabwe we help your country gain independence its high time some said something
@@rufarorufarothis is even saying to ask the colonizers that divided Africa how the divided it like a kid asking for his share so imbaracing brother
Regardless though of who owns the falls I am glad that you guys had fun during your visit
We had so much fun everyone needs to visit both sides
I discovered that most people who think the falls are owned by Zimbabwe are people that have not even been to the falls. Because any one who has been there realises that they are standing on the edge of the gorge which is the Zim side, and they are looking at that river as it drops across the gorge on the Zambian . It’s as easy as watching your neighbour’s house from across the street.
The truth to this kkkkkkkk
Zimbabwe owns the falls
Kkkkkkkkk
There's a point you don't know in the video whether it's the Zambian side or Zimbabwean. More planning and effort could have made the vlog more interesting.
Thanks for the info!
The Zambia side view is wonder 🇿🇲
Yesssss the beauty was so so much the experience was magical
as a zimbabwean im so tempted to say its zim that has the best as i have only seen the falls from Zim side but i have to say Zambians also hav great points of the falls. both countries have great views, only difference i can see is vic falls town is way more developed and attractive than livingstone,so attracts tourists more. they marketed the falls more from the Zim side.
You make a good point , thank you for this 🥰😅
20 to 30 kilometres away from victoria falls see the rainbow big parties and beautiful of Zambezi zimbabwe side ❤
Yah
😂😂😂😂Zim owns the vfalls
Kkkkkkkkkkk
who told you that zim and zambia are different ,,,,,,the falls belong to Bantu people all of them ,,,,,
Thank you for watching
In Zimbabwe we have victoria falls ana mutarazi falls ❤ mutarazi falls second highest falls in Africa 762 metres located in nyanga mountains manicaland province zimbabwe African tourist destination ❤
Wooow i didnt know that about Mutarazi falls
Zambian side is great during peak season. If you come during the low season or dry season you will only be looking at a rock face.
The Zim side has the main falls so there is always plenty of water. Zim also has a bigger share. I heard you say that its split in half but if you google you will learn that Zim has 2 thirds of the falls and a more lushy rainforest.
Zambia akso has devil's pool for the daredevils.
Really wow that would be frustrating to come all the way to the falls just to see a dry rock . We were so lucky then . And yes you are right google says zim has 2/3 of the falls’s view.
Dear tourists to be to the victoria falls.if you want see real falls, dont visit from September to February , no water this period. But vist from april to august..you will really enjoy😊
This comment needs to be pinned because ish people could potentially get a heartbreak if they get there to find very little water.
Zimbabwe owns Victoria falls thats fact and why you cant purely see the view from Zambia but Zimbabwe its good and wide
Thank you for watching
how when we saw the views on this vid
From a tourist point of view you can view the biggest part of the falls from the Zimbabwean side but Zambia gives you an up close experience with the falls 🤷♀️
Yes this is true
The Zambian side is by far extremely adventurous! But if you want to have a feel of the full falls, you may want to view the Zim side too!
Yes people should be able to visit both side. Maybe without a passport too
Guys it's Zambia
Why kkkkkk
Nope Globally the falls are said to be in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe owns Victoria falls no doubt ❤❤
Kkkkkkkk why do you say that?
The source is in zambia. How's it possible that you own it?
@@princeofwakanda4174 Victoria falls the largest water fall in Zimbabwe Zambia it's only water Zambia benefit because of border Zambia you have to come to Zim side for Victoria falls when Zim wanted to change the name Victoria falls to mbuya Nehanda falls Victoria falls belonging to Zimbabwe ♥️ welcome to Victoria falls down in Zimbabwe not Zambia
@@richardchange6278 Richard shut the f up. You are not an African
Yes the source is in zambia but its doesnt mean that vicfalls belongs to zambia. The falls belongz to zim ,.Same wilth uganda ,the source of nile river is in uganda but it doesnt mean that the nile river is for uganda..
Under Mugabe leadership they is time when government wants to change the name of vic falls to mbuya nehanda falls and last year or this year judge first went zambia side last touch zim side as soon as they arrived in Zimbabwe they said this side wins which is zimbabwe and they always say the largest water fall in the world victoria falls in Zimbabwe ❤
Mbuya nehanda falls 😅😅😅😅😅😅😅
Ahhhh I see it now. Zambia has the BEST views. Full stop🤚
Kkkkkkkk
Yeaaah
Kkkkkkk thank you
You didn't not to the boiling point,you missed that on and the river part where you can seat in the water
Kkkkkkkk if i had seen it i wouldnt go in . Im not that brave yet
Zambia as 1.2 Zimbabwe as500
Kkkkkkkkkkk
@@rufarorufaro 2/3 lies on the Zim side 1/3 on Zambia side....Zim has a better view than Zambia...Google and check
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When Zambia builds their next hydro electric power station on the upper Zambezi river then you can all come back and tell us who owns the falls
Yaba please they shouldnt do that we can go hungry kuno
😂😂ati we can go hungrykuno@@rufarorufaro
Beautiful... Just beautiful ❤️ I wish to be here one day... It's only 13 000 km of flight 🙃
Thank you for great vid 👏
Kkkkkkk you are so far where are you from?
Poland, Europe 😙
Love this channel..love you guys..you have motivated me to go to v.falls
Kkkkkkkkkk please do go and make sure you visit both countries ❤️ thank you
The Earth is the Lord's and all that dwells therein 🕯️
Yes thats it kkkkk
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Zambian side is beautiful
Muna Favour kkkkkkkkkk
Big ups too the camera manh u did us a favor for the extra views
Thank you so much i will pass the message
Hi your guy was very objective in his analysis of the falls.
Thank you for watching
Which side is the Zimbabwean side
Hie bliss kindly check the previous video before this one , it shows the zim side
Hie bliss check out the video before this one to see the zimside
rufaro is your younger sister
Im rufaro
Zimbabwe owns Victoria Falls period lol
By force here. 🤣🤣
Even kids know the falls are owned by both countries. Doesn't matter which side has beautiful. The falls remains the falls. Appreciate it instead of childish bickering. We will die and the falls will remain
Thank you for watching
Zambia side view beautiful
So much
Ppl will start saying limpoo belongs to SA ayy ppl evrything belong to God
Kkkkkkkkkkk yea this is true
Zimbabwe 🇿🇼💞
Of course 😂😂😂😂
Your camera men 😢
What have they done kkkkk
here why where you not using own car like in botswana
Hie we flew to Vicfalls so we hired a car to use in Vicfalls and couldnt use it to cross the boarder .
The largest water fall in the world in Zimbabwe
Yes kkkk you are right
Like jolofi 😅😅😅
What do you mean 😂😂😂😂
Jolofi rice is rice cooked mixed with meat stew and its nice, check out recipe on TH-cam, Nigirians and Ghanaians claim to be the founders and on going debate. So the idea is who owns Vic falls😆😆😆
I don’t think you are Zimbabwean ??
Ah Tinashe im Zimbabwean why dont you think so? Kkkkkk do i seem biased ?
Yes@@rufarorufaro
Very baised
@@tichaonaGwaze-rp9od kkkkk zvangoperera pazita chete..
Just because she tells the truth and you want to unzimbabwe her😂
Your debate is unnecessary. Stop this division. We all know both countries enjoy the views
If you watch the video you will see that there is no debate its just fun and games only .
That being said i understand you but we really are just bringing awareness to a lot of people who just assume but haven’t gotten the chance to visit these places .
Zambian side spectacular more closer look.
I agree kkkk