46. Visit Victoria Falls

14 August 2015

When booking my tour of Africa, i had 4 main places / activities i wanted to cross off my list from Africa. Given the location of these places my tour ended up being a full 2 months. One of the items to be ticked off was a visit to Victoria falls. Situated on the border of Zimbabwe and Zambia, we entered and stayed in Livingstone on the Zambia side.

During our border crossing from Botswana to Zambia, our tour guide was able to acquire the UniVisa which allowed unlimited travel between Zambia and Zimbabwe and this allowed us to explore the falls from both sides of the river.

After spending the morning at the bridge separating the 2 countries watching some of our tour group doing the Big Air combo of Bungee Jump, Bridge Swing and Bridge slide, we walked across the rest of the bridge and crossed into Zimbabwe to explore this side of the 1.7 km long Victoria Falls first.

After the border crossing and another stamp in the passport, we headed through the gates to the national park and got a view of the spectacular Victoria falls. The Zimbabwe side features the Main Falls, Devil's Cataract and Horseshoe falls. The main falls were impressive for the sheer volume and speed of the water.

The main lookout point had an excellent view down a portion of the falls with an excellent rainbow to add to the view.

We explored the Zimbabwe side until about the halfway point and then headed back across the border to explore the Zambia side. The Zambia side didn't have as much water and volume but was prettier with the water falling over exposed rocks.

The falls were impressive both due to the size, gorgeous view and water falling over rocks and also the force of the water falling over 100m at some points with the spray rebounding and ruining some photos with the mist and spray reaching the viewing points on the paths. Spectacular and a powerful display of nature it was well worth the visit and inclusion on the list and a unforgettable experience.

I also splurged on a helicopter ride over the falls but is covered by item 59.