Had it not been for the publicity in Europe by Dr David Livingstone who visited - not discovered - the Falls in November 1855 and named them after the then Queen Victoria, we wonder if this small town had ever become the adventure capital of Southern Africa it is today. The local people who inhabited the river up and downstream called this place Mosi-oa-Tunya (Kololo tribe) and Chinotimba (Nyamba tribe), all referring to the thundering sound caused by the falling sheet of water.

Victoria Falls is a sharp drop - geographers call it a 'nick point' - (108 meter deep, 1708 meter wide) carved out of the basalt rock by the eroding powers of the Zambezi River, Africa's fourth longest river half way on its 2,700 km journey to the Indian Ocean. Have a look at our link page for more in-depth information on waterfalls.

The Falls, the river, the bridge, the National Parks, today 50,000 people on both sides of the river depend on the tourists that visit Victoria Falls from all over the world. If you have three nights to spend you can truly cross path with nature, apart from walking along one of the world's most spectacular waterfall you can: ride an elephant through the African bush, cruise, canoe and raft white water, fly in all sorts of machines over the Falls, throw yourself down the bridge and gorges connected to rubber cords and wires only, walk with the lions, go for game drives, and of course sleep and eat in hotels, lodges, B&B's and guesthouses that suit your budget. Local operators will take care of you as they do for 'their' environment.

Have a look what is on offer, the adventure starts right here, all a few minutes down the road from Amadeus Garden.

Amadeus Garden is an owner managed guesthouse B&B style offering accommodation in eleven en-suite bedrooms. The lodge opened in 1999 to provide 'value-for-money' lodging in Victoria Falls.

Victoria Falls is the ideal location to start or finish off a holiday in Southern Africa. The close proximity to National Parks provides plenty of opportunities to go on safari and get close to Africa's wildlife. Set aside two weeks for an African holiday you can design a vacation package for the discovery of four countries: Zimbabwe - the Zambezi and Hwange National Park; Botswana - Chobe National Park and Okavango Delta; Namibia - the Caprivi strip and Etosha Pan; Zambia - Livingstone and surrounds.

The Zambezi and the Chobe River support abundant wildlife all year round. We can recommend hotel accommodation and Safari Lodges in the Chobe National Park and the Okavango Delta. Should you not be a B&B dweller and prefer to stay at a Victoria Falls Hotel or the Victoria Falls Safari Lodge we do hotel reservations as well and provide our personal guiding and travel services.

We arrange airport transfers fromand to any of the daily flights that connect Victoria Falls with Johannesburg (South Africa), Windhoek (Namibia) and Harare; as well as from the airports in Livingstone (Zambia) and Kasane (Botswana).