Blogs from Livingstone, Zambia, Africa - page 8

Our itinerary says that few superlatives can be used to describe Victoria Falls and boy is that right! We caught our flight this morning from Jo'burg to Livingstone and arrived here in Livingstone earlier this afternoon. Zambia is definitely much more remote than South Africa - or at least than Johannesburg. The flight again was uneventful - we were shocked that they served us lunch on the plane for only an hour and a half flight. And not only lunch but chocolate and red wine too - I was in heaven. We arrived at our hotel - the Protea Livingstone - and were again so taken away by how lovely it is here. After checking in and toasting our arrival in Zambia - we headed off on our helicopter tour. We were both very excited about ... read more

As you approach the Zambia/Zimbabwe boarder you can see spray lifting into the atmosphere. The deafening sound of thunder echoes through the canyon as you glimpse the falls though the mist. As you reach for your camera an unexpected downpour causes it to malfunction. You try to run for cover as another downpour leaves you soaking wet. You soon realise dodging downpour’s is a fine art in Zambia as you visit the 7th Natural Wonder Of The World - The Victoria Falls. The falls are stunning, the sound is deafening, and the spray is cold. Rainbows form in the mist while baboons try to steal your belongings. Warthogs roll around in the mud as you carefully walk along the slippery pathways. For a moment the mist clears and you stand there in awe. You soon realise ... read more

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Wake up is at 6am for a 6:30am pickup. The tour is over but I still have another week ahead of me of selfish time. I decided to do a Lion Walk Encounter. Walking with the lions? Really – hell’s yah! Besides myself, there was a couple from Australia and a bloke from Germany. If I had to guess, we were certainly around the same age. Upon arrival we watched an educational video of the steps involved of introducing cubs into the wild. Usually every other generation of lions is successful as some of the cubs lose their fear of humans. When/if this happens, the lions will never be able to be released as most likely they will be shot if they decide to approach a human even if they just want to say hi. Afterwards, ... read more

Well, we crossed the border via foot (ferry) into Zambia from Botswana. It turns out there are trucks waiting up to 5 days to cross the border via ferry. If we kept our vehicle, we may have come across some problems, so we had a van waiting for us on the other side of the border. We stopped by an information center about all the activities in the Livingston area. I watched the videos and picked a bunch of things I would like to do. Linda got up and walked away. Coleman said he would have to think about things as the man never makes a decision. I had my 1st croc burger before heading to our lodge. It was interesting – no need to have one ever again. We were staying on the riverfront in ... read more