{"id":451,"date":"2012-05-02T15:43:55","date_gmt":"2012-05-02T13:43:55","guid":{"rendered":"\/blog\/?p=451"},"modified":"2012-05-02T15:43:55","modified_gmt":"2012-05-02T13:43:55","slug":"lunar-rainbow-over-victoria-falls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/acacia-africa.com\/blog\/2012\/05\/02\/lunar-rainbow-over-victoria-falls\/","title":{"rendered":"Lunar Rainbow over Victoria Falls"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After nearly 18 years in Africa I finally timed my visit to Victoria Falls perfectly to see the lunar\u00a0Rainbow \u2013 it has been on my wish list forever!<\/p>\n<p>The Victoria Falls are one of very few places on Earth where this natural phenomenon occurs on\u00a0a regular basis and where accessibility to the premium viewing spots is so accessible. The Lunar\u00a0Rainbow is created from light being refracted by water particles in the spray from the Falls.<\/p>\n<p>It is truly one of the most beautiful sights you could wish to see on your African Safari \u2013 don\u2019t forget\u00a0to check to see if your dates in Livingstone coincide with the Lunar Raibow!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Lunar-Rainbow.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-452\" title=\"Lunar Rainbow\" src=\"https:\/\/acacia-africa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Lunar-Rainbow.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"448\" height=\"336\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We have trips running through Livingstone every week throughout the year so if you are lucky you might catch the lunar rainbow!<\/p>\n<p>Full moon in Livingstone falls on the following dates:<\/p>\n<p>06 May, 04 June, 03 July, 02 August, 31 August, 30 September, 29 October, 28 November and 28 December<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After nearly 18 years in Africa I finally timed my visit to Victoria Falls perfectly to see the lunar\u00a0Rainbow \u2013 it has been on my wish list forever! 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