{"id":669409,"date":"2026-05-14T17:58:16","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T17:58:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/669409\/"},"modified":"2026-05-14T17:58:16","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T17:58:16","slug":"chasing-the-rare-lunar-rainbow-at-victoria-falls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/669409\/","title":{"rendered":"Chasing the rare &#8216;lunar rainbow&#8217; at Victoria Falls"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"sc-1a18e57c-0 HooNV\">\u2022 For the best chance of seeing a moonbow, plan your trip around the full Moon, ideally two to three nights before and after when the moonlight is strongest, says tour guide Omen Mudenda.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-1a18e57c-0 HooNV\">\u2022 The best viewing months are usually February to July, when Victoria Falls has a strong volume of water and spray.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-1a18e57c-0 HooNV\">\u2022 Bring a waterproof jacket or poncho, comfortable non-slip shoes, a camera with low-light settings and an extra warm layer during the cooler months.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-1a18e57c-0 HooNV\">\u2022 Because access to the falls at night is controlled, Mudenda recommends booking a guided moonbow tour ahead of time, particularly during peak travel periods. A guide can also help visitors move safely between viewpoints as conditions shift through the night.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u2022 For the best chance of seeing a moonbow, plan your trip around the full Moon, ideally two&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":669410,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[49,48,75],"class_list":["post-669409","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-entertainment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/669409","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=669409"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/669409\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/669410"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=669409"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=669409"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=669409"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}