Victoria Falls (Mosi-Oa-Tunya)

... 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 ...

... 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, Charlie ...

... 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 water ...

... 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 ...

After three weeks of travelling North, we've finally reached our destination in Africa - Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe. Before I start, we've been told by our tour leader not to talk about the political or economic situation out here at all, so I won't go ...

... 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. Enjoy.

... our travellers cheques for US dollars under the table. Apart from all this, we had an amazing time in Victoria Falls, which is located on the border of Zimbabwe and Zambia. We only saw the Zimbabwe side, but can report it is spectacular. A rainbow ...

... do not like western white tourists so much, but that is the way the hotel does it and the most of the almost 2km falls are at the Zimbabwe side. Zambia, which has a couple of hundred meters, claims it is the most beautiful part. As you see, Zim and Zam do ...

... refuge in neighboring countries of South Africa, Zambia, Mozambique, Botswana. The situation is not a good one. As for Victoria Falls... it's a fantastic waterfall. Compared to the Iguazu it falls a bit short but still throws out a great show. ...

Before I go into Victoria Falls, I would like to explain a bit about Zimbabwe. You see, like many unfortunate countries in Africa, Zimbabwe has a few problems. The largest being that its president, Robert Mugbe, is a tyrant and in immediate need of ...

... AND DAD!! After that, it was back onto Stevie the truck for the last time to cross the border into Zimbabwe to the town called Victoria Falls. For those that don't know, the Zambezi river acts as the border between the two countries. Never has a ...

The majestic Victoria Falls - three days of white water rafting, beautiful waterfalls. The adrenaline day included flying on a wire over the gorge, zip line where you go down the line with up to 80 km per hour, then abseil, rap jump (this is abseil ...

... for awhile since we are right next to the Zambezi River.  It is a pleasant change to our eyes. The town of Victoria Falls is in Zimbabwe and is located on the south side of the actual falls.  Victoria Falls is a very small town with two main ...

... $30 for most others. We could of bypassed Zimbabwe and gone straight on to Zambia but the views of Victoria Falls are meant to be much better from the Zimbabwe side. We are also losing about 10 people from our tour and another 10 new people are getting on ...

Website: http://www.victoriafallsbackpackers.com/html/pub/victoriafallsbackpackers.htm A little history:  The Victoria Falls or Mosi-oa-Tunya (the Smoke that Thunders) is a waterfall located in southern Africa on the Zambezi River between ...

For the last 3 days we have been in Victoria Falls, just on the border of Zimbabwe and Zambia.  The area is amazing,. and the falls are spectacular.  We arrived 3 days ago, and straight away got to booking what activities we were going to do.& ...