Online Reporter
THE magic of the majestic Victoria Falls is not dying any time soon.
Legendary football coach, Sir Alex Ferguson, is the latest high-profile character to visit one of the seven wonders of the world.
The Scotsman quietly flew into Victoria Falls at the weekend and even chose to miss Manchester United’s FA Cup fifth round tie against Fulham for some fun in the sun visiting the Victoria Falls.
He is just the latest high-profile tourist to visit the country’s premier tourism destination.
He joins the likes of Hollywood celebrity couple Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones.
The Hollywood couple was accompanied by their two children Dylan and Carys.
Douglas is a legendary American actor and producer with two Academy awards and five Golden Globe awards.
The Hollywood family stayed two nights and on the Flight of Angels (the helicopter ride), heard the story of David Livingstone’s journeys and did a tour of the Falls.
UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin brought his whole family to Victoria Falls as part of a 12-day vacation in this country.
Ceferin, the second most powerful man in world football, arrived at the Victoria Falls just days after pictures emerged showing Douglas and Zeta-Jones sunbathing on vacation in Victoria Falls.
Ceferin leads a multi-billion-dollar organisation which is the heartbeat of the global game.
It’s a major coup for Zimbabwean tourism, with the Slovenian lawyer, who is also the FIFA vice president, set to be accompanied by his family on a tour that will see them visit some of the country’s major resort areas.
Other celebrities who have been in Victoria Falls, of late, include South African television presenter and socialite Maps Mamponyane, English Premier League football star and Aston Villa captain John McGinn and
McGinn toured the Victoria Falls in the company of his wife, Sara Stokes.
The couple’s visit was at the invitation of Zimbabwean footballer Marvelous Nakamba.
Will Smith, Michael Jackson, Terminator Star Arnold Schwarzenegger, Russian billionaire Roman Abramovic and Movie Transpotting actor Charlie Boorman are among those who have visited the Victoria Falls in recent years.
The propaganda machine has been at full throttle with sensational claims that the Victoria Falls was not what it used to be and that the water from the Zambezi, which feeds the Falls, was now very low and was struggling to power the spectacle.
But, all those lies have failed to dilute the interest in this natural wonder and the visit by Sir Alex Ferguson shows that the Victoria Falls remains as magical as it was in the past.
It will still be magical in the future.
There is nothing like the Victoria Falls and we are lucky as Zimbabweans that God gifted us with this natural wonder.
Its magic is more powerful than cheap propaganda and it will continue to lure high-profile tourists from around the world.
What we need to do is to ensure that the Bulawayo/Victoria Falls highway is refurbished so that we also encourage domestic tourism, which is just as important as the foreign tourism receipts.
