Victoria Falls (Mosi-Oa-Tunya)

After two long travel days and two nights in zambia (one in a rainy campsite where we had a quiz night that I won and one (valentines day, the truck boys made us all cards!) where we had fireworks and killer pool competitions) we arrived in livingstone, on the zambian side of the victoria falls, Mosi-Oa-Tunya, the smoke that thunders!

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The next day we crossed another border and arrived in Vic Falls, Zimbabwe. Vic Falls was all about adrenalin sports. Some of the group did things like the gorge swing (a bit like a bungy but you swing in a curve from a great height), white water rafting, walking with the lions, etc.

We were quite keen on the rafting but the fact that it …

... are we here? The simplistic reason would be that the overland safari we are taking through southern Africa starts on the Zimbabwe side of Victoria Falls so we had to go. The real explanation though is that we arrived at the Zambian side of Victoria Falls ...

He said: A long, hot, train ride brought us back to Victoria Falls from Bulawayo. From here we started our overland tour of Botswana, Namibia, and South Africa. Overlanding is a type of group tour that is quite popular in this part of the world, but ...

... but like Zambia, the Zimbabwians also didn't like the English and stung me for $55. I arrived at the shoestring backpackers in Victoria Falls town for 11:30am to find out that my driver and assistant were still fast asleep in bed. Met James, ...

... only actually see about a quarter of the falls from the Zambia side and in the summer they totally dry up on the Zam side. Victoria Falls are so impressive, I love them and they have to be one of the highlights of my trip so far. The amount of ...

... only outlet to the First Gorge is a 360 ft gap about two-thirds of the way across the width of the falls from the western end, through which the whole volume of the river pours into the Victoria Falls gorges. At a rate of 264,000 gallons a ...

... in a castle in England who never even got to see them. One afternoon I dodged the hawkers and went to visit the Victoria Falls Hotel overlooking the Zambezi gorge. It was like a time warp back to Victorian England. The walls were covered with animal ...

... $3USD Things are great at the moment, the weather is awesome and I can feel a tan coming on (or sunburn). Currently in Victoria Falls. This is an amazing place and the falls are spectacular. Went down to view them today and unfortunatly there is a ...

... one of the many rafting and adrenaline companies, Matt decided there and then that he wanted to throw himself 111metres off of Victoria Falls Bridge, so off we went after me chickening out and deciding that I shall abseil down the gorge and throw myself ...

... while everything else is under the water. The meal was really nice - although our first taste of the realities of life in Zimbabwe, where there is a shortage of basic foodstuffs. So our meal of mushroom soup, chicken and fruit salad didn't seem very ...

... of nature, I feel at a loss for words to describe the beauty and awe they instill in me. Instead, feel free to browse the photos and oh so cheesy movies from Victoria Falls or by the traditional name,Mosi-oa-Tunya - The Smoke That That Thunders. ...