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March 15th 2013
After leaving Chobe National Park we headed to the Zimbabwe border. I paid $30 to get my Visa (first Visa in my passport). Poor Canadians had to pay $75/each. After the border we drove about 2 hours to Victoria Falls. Here we drove around, saw the entrance to Vic Falls, located the activity center, the market....everything within walking distance. When we arrived to the Rest Camp, a few of us decided to upgrade. The way that the upgrades were set up were a small building with two bedrooms (each with two beds), small dinning area, kitchen, bathroom with tub/shower. So there were four parties that wanted to upgrade...myself, Danny, Mike & Linda, Yvette & Daniel. So the two couples took one building...myself and Danny took the other one. Meaning I had a bedroom with two beds, ... read more
ICE COLD ON BONK ROCK- VICTORIA FALLS!
Published: November 14th 2012Africa » Zimbabwe » Victoria Falls
November 14th 2012
ICE COLD ON BONK ROCK! When David Livingstone came upon the great smoke that thunders -he must have been awestruck then as the visitor is today by the supreme , raw nature ...the power of millions of tonnes of rushing water plunging from the Zambezi river to the cauldron of rocks and rapids below... I first came to Victoria Falls in 1980 or there abouts... I think it was my first overland adventure into Africa. I had just left home the previous year and I was celebrating my new found freedom by hitching to Zimbabwe- I came up Victoria falls - there were no tourists then... as it was the transitional period and cool off time- ceasefire... the war was over- Bob Marley had just come to Zimbabwe- and I wanted to see it for myself. ... read more
November 13th 2012
With our increased group we entered Zimbabwe; I was particularly excited to explore the country having heard so many things from Kate, a Zimbabwean who had been living in London for the past 9 years. She and her husband were moving back to Africa via a 4 week safari. We crossed the massive dam separating Malawi and Zimbabwe, which apparently was the biggest in the world. I had disbeliefs as I had seen much bigger. Unfortunately our guide was unable to expand on biggest, whether this meant height, capacity or length. These types of comments followed by a lack of credibility was a common occurrence in Africa, I was learning fast not to believe everything I heard (‘of course the water is safe to drink!’). The border crossing was painfully slow and the staff gave the ... read more
September 24th 2012
This past december I went on a road trip to Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe. The Victoria Falls constitutes one of the most spectacular natural wonders of the world. The Local people call it "Mosi-oa-Tunya" -- the smoke that thunders and the Falls are remarkable. There is a magic about them manifested in the towering column of spray when the river is high, the thunder of the falling water, the terrifying abyss and tranquil lagoons upstream in which hippo and deadly crocodiles lurk. The Victoria falls is 1 708 meters wide, making it the largest curtain of water in the world. It drops between 90m and 107m into the Zambezi Gorge and an average of 550,000 cubic metres of water plummet over the edge every minute. Remarkably preserved in its natural state, Victoria falls inspires visitors as much ... read more
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September 13th 2012
I slept on and off through the night as we bumped along north from Bulawayo to Victoria Falls. The night trains are a great way to travel around Zimbabwe if you have the time, because they are really cheap and they save you from wasting your daytime on a bus. It can be frustrating when you spend all day in a bus looking out the window at a beautiful day going by, then arriving just after the sun has gone down. Another positive was that my train arrived bang on time at 9 a.m. Punctuality and transport don't usually belong in the same sentence in Africa. Even though, I had already seen Victoria Falls from the Zambia side, I had heard it was well worth seeing them from the Zimbabwe side as well. I had also ... read more
White Water Rafting, Victoria falls, Zimbabwe
Published: September 5th 2012Africa » Zimbabwe » Victoria Falls
September 5th 2012
MOST AMAZING EXPERIENCE OF MY LIFE. What an awesome time we had. I took two of my college class mates, Natasha ans Dane, back to Zim with me for our vac. We decided to be adventourous and take on the mighty Zambezi river. White Water Rafting is a once in a life time experience. I definetely commend it to all you adrenaline junkies. We started off at 7am, meet the crew, they explained all the hazards and safety procautions and then kitted up in life jackets, helmets and awes. Then took to the hectic hike down the gorge. Once at the bottom we got into the rafts and off we went. Rowing for 3 hours was strenuous! we capsizes once throughout the 19 rapids, very impressive!! When we did capsize it was an awful feeling, i ... read more
August 8th 2012
Just when I thought all travel had perished, I suddenly find myself in a place I only dreamed of in movies, television shows and the World Book Encylopedia...Africa! Specifically, Zimbabwe at the moment close to the famed Victoria Falls. Zimbabwe shares the Falls with its counterpart, Zambia so the two countries are divided by this magnificent force of nature just as Canada and the United States are separated by the great Niagara. Statistically speaking, Victoria Falls are the highest and widest falls compared to Niagara Falls although the latter produces the greatest volume and force of water in comparision. But enough of these Olympian comparisons...wandering amongst the Falls here was very exciting. Areas are not barricaded in any way, shape or form and the drop is tremendous to say the least. A few photo ops were ... read more
July 27th 2012
After our last truck day we arrived in our final destination in Africa, the mighty Victoria Falls. We enjoyed our last three nights in our tent camping at Shoe Strings Backpackers before moving to Rest Camp where we spent another four nights. Our days were packed with all of the adrenaline activities on offer. I kicked off our first day by doing a flying fox across the gorge. I was extremely nervous about running and throwing myself off the cliff face, however once I was suspended over the gorge the feeling was amazing and the view extremely beautiful. Aaron was extremely supportive standing at the viewing deck giving me the thumbs up. I loved it so much that I did it again, this time really running up and throwing myself off the edge. After the mornings ... read more
June 23rd 2012
On saturday we took a bus from Kasane to Vic Falls, in Zimbabwe. It was about 70 km into Zimbabwe, and we had to get a visa. The falls were amazing though and defintely worth the trip.... read more
