#KENTUCKY WATERFALL MOONBOW FULL#

Water levels are high, so the volume of water plunging over the Falls is immense. We start at the upper end, at a point with spectacular views down into the gorge where the water falls. But the sense of disorientation only makes the experience more mystical and other-worldly. I must admit I had worried that visiting the Falls for the first time at night may have been underwhelming, and it's true that we never truly get our bearings on the darkness visit. We stumble from viewpoint to viewpoint, rewarded each time with a moonbeam, just from a different angle. Combined with the shimmering water cascading over the falls, it is a truly magical sight. We are rewarded with a lunar rainbow at the very first viewpoint. She yelps with delight at the magic that lies ahead. We see a plume of spray pass in front of the moon and our daughter, Maddalena, can hardly hold her excitement in. The paths within the park are rough and it is easy to stumble, but under the bright moonlight we find our way easily enough. 'Vic Falls is one of the few places in the world where you can see one,' he says.Īpparently, Yosemite National Park in California, Cumberland Falls in Kentucky and Plitvice Lakes in Croatia are some of the others. The moon needs to be nearest its brightest fullmoon phase and low in the sky, under 42 degrees. Our guide explains that lunar rainbows, or moonbows, are exceedingly rare. We arrive at the park entrance just as it's getting dark. Moonbow over Vic Falls: the pink dots are the kids (Edwina Cagol) 'Wait until I tell my friends back home.' 'I didn’t even know there was such a thing,' exclaims Luca. They were already ecstatic to be visiting Vic Falls, but to see a moonbow as well is proving too much. If we were lucky, we’d see a moonbow, just like a rainbow, but created by moonlight passing through spray that's created by the waterfall.

#KENTUCKY WATERFALL MOONBOW FULL#

We arrive in the Victoria Falls area as a full moon is approaching and decide to take advantage of the timing to visit the falls for the first time under moonlight.

Kentucky waterfall moonbow