Blogs from Livingstone, Zambia, Africa - page 22

This is a continuation of the trip that began on June 10th, 2008 in Capetown South Africa June 16, 2008 The entire group was ready to go, before the crack of dawn, at 04:15 AM. It was a quick ride to the airport and check-in was reasonably quick. We had an uneventful flight to Johannesburg, with a scrambled egg breakfast served enroute. In Johannesburg, it was a long walk to the International Terminal, where we had about 2 hours to browse through the numerous duty free shops. I went to checkout the Wi-Fi Hotspot, but needed to purchase a subscription to use it, so I passed on the opportunity. The flight to Livingstone, Zambia was quite cramped. South African Airways has squeezed in 6 seats across, in a plane that should only have 5 across. Those ... read more

It is official that I am certifiably crazy! Today I jumped off the bridge between Zambia and Zimbabwe not once but twice. It was exhilarating and incredibly insane. It was also something I have always wanted to do. I did a three in one package (cheaper.. always out for a deal) which included in the zipwire (flying fox), bridge swing and bungy jump. The first activity that I did was the zipwire across the gorge. I thought it would get my adrenaline going for the next two activities but boy was I wrong. The zipwire was a piece of cake and more of a fantastic view than scary in any way. I was strapped in, put my feet up and had a big push from behind to send me sailing across the gorge. It was amazing ... read more

Here is the highlights video we made about the bungy jumping and the now legendary 'booze cruise' fancy dress party at Victoria Falls. Enjoy!... read more

The next morning (10th May) we left Casana and drove a few kilometres down the road to Kazungula ferry port to make the short crossing over the Chobe River to the Zambian border (we were suppose to travel through Zimbabwe but the FCO reccommended not to as a result of the election issues). The port was quite a scene! There was no organisation and it really wasn’t a port but just a muddy bank with a chaotic scramble of lorries, cars, vans and hundreds of people awaiting to get on. Our driver managed to make a few deals and get us to the front of the queue otherwise we would have been waiting weeks as there is only one falling apart ferry which is very slow. On the otherside in Zambia we had to wait ages ... read more

The Zambezi and the glorious Victoria Falls are just breath-taking. The Falls themselves are the largest curtain of water in the world and words don't describe just how beautiful they are. The whole area is magical. Everything is so green and lush. Butterflies are in an abundance and it feels altogether other-wordly. Think Rivendell! Getting here was easy enough. We took the bus from Lusaka to Livingstone. I was very pleased we had organised bus tickets the day before. The bus station was heaving and we certainly would not have got a seat without our advance booking. Journey time was around 6 hours. It passed fairly quickly and was actually very enjoyable as it provided an opportunity to survey the Zambian landscape. It was interesting to see that not far out from the main towns and ... read more