Lunar Rainbow
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Lunar Rainbow - Victoria Falls
| Description |
| A night time moon rainbow or moonbow is created by the light of a full moon and water particles from the mist of a waterfall To look on the delicate Lunar Rainbow, which the light of the moon shining through the spray creates, is a natural wonder without equal Ma Nature doesn't charge a red cent for the most incredible sights of all, a moonlit rainbow over the Falls and magic sunsets over the Zambezi River The Rainforest gates are open the night before and after the full moon. Visitors MUST show proof of Nationality when entering the Victoria Falls Rainforest |
| 2012 Rates |
| National park entrance fee rates for Moonlight Viewing: USD30 Guided Tour (includes- transfers, water & raincoat) US$ 20 - Excludes Nat Parks Rainforest Entry fees Tour dates for Moonbow 2012 Lunar Calendar - Full Moon Jan 8,9,10 | Feb 6,7,8 | March 7,8,9 | April 5,6,7 | May 3,4,5 June 3,4,5 | July 2,3,4 | Aug 1, 2, 3 Blue Moon 30, 31 Sept 1, 29, 30 | Oct 1,28,29,30 | Nov 27,28,29 | Dec 27,28,29 When the Moon is Full, it rises at sunset and is visible all night long At the end of the night, the Full Moon sets just as the Sun rises |
| General Information |
| When the moon is full, the sky is relatively clear and the Victoria Falls are at their peak flow, (Jan to May) huge rainbows appear through the mist at night This unique event, is visible the day before, the day of and the day after the full moon. The lunar rainbow is best seen at times of high water Jan to July : the months of March, April, May, June and July are ideal as clear skies are normal and the waters have subsided It is then that the light of the moon is refracted through the mists that rise up from the base of Victoria Falls During high water on the Zimbabwe side you will be soaked with spray as sheets of endless water thunder into the Zambezi below. The sound is deafening as over ten million litres of water a second plunge 100 metres over the edge. (Jan to March) |
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