You Can Sit on the Edge of the World’s Largest Waterfall

NERVE WRACKING

A Zambian man jumps into a pool on the edge of Victoria Falls — Howard Burditt/Reuters

For a few months each year, Victoria Falls slows enough for thrill-seekers to swim in its Devil’s Pool.

Published Jun. 26 2023 4:03AM EDT

Water rushes around me as I scoot closer to the rocky edge. I’m lying on my stomach, peering down through the mist as the Zambezi River thunders 300 feet into the craggy chasm that unfolds below.

Daliah Singer

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You Can Sit on the Edge of the World’s Largest Waterfall

For a few months each year, Victoria Falls slows enough for thrill-seekers to swim in its Devil’s Pool.

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Daliah Singer