08/02/2022
TOP 3 MUST VISIT RIVERS IN AFRICA
3. The Tugela River – something that startles.
Tugela is a Zulu word meaning “something that startles”. It’s the main river in Kwazulu Natal, South Africa and eventually finds its way to the Drakensberg where it leaps over the edge of a cliff.
At 948 m Tugela Falls is the second highest waterfall on the planet.
2. The Zambezi – creator of Victoria Falls.
The mighty Zambezi river is one of Africa’s most celebrated rivers, winding its way through six different countries before ending in the Indian Ocean.
The pièce de résistance is Victoria Falls. At the border of Zimbabwe and Zambia the Zambezi meets a 100 m vertical chasm, creating what the locals refer to as the smoke that thunders. Here’s our complete guide to Victoria Falls and things to do on this African river.
1. The Nile – the longest of them all
This African river is over 6000 km long and it links a bunch of countries – Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi! It’s the longest river in the world and the link from East Africa to North Africa. It’s a river that brings life to the desert.
Another well documented tale of the Nile involves a tiny baby, placed in a basket to escape persecution. The baby was Moses, of course, and he escaped certain death after the Pharaoh ordered the ex*****on of all male Hebrew babies.
