We left Antelope Park and made our way to Victoria Falls, famously found by Dr Livingstone (I presume). The falls sit on the border of Zimbabwe and Zambia and I visited them on both sides. The Falls are located on the Zambezi river and are also known as the Mist that Thunders - due to the very loud rumbling sound it makes and the vast quantities of mist that surrounds it. The Zimbabwe side is very picturesque - the falls span a length of 1.8km and I only got wet when I visited the last two cataracts - then I got soaked. Or I thought I was wet - that was before I visited the Zambia side. I had only been on the Zambia side less than a minute and I was drenched. A couple of minutes late and I was compl
etely soaked through to the bone. It would have been impossible to be any wetter. Spot the picture in which I look like a drowned rat. The volume of water on the Zambia side was so great that as times I could not look at the falls directly because the water pressure was making it difficult to keep my eyes open! The falls are absolutely magnificent - it is so difficult to put into words what I could see - the volume of water cascading over the edge was staggering. It certainly deserves its accolade of being one of the 7 natural wonders of the world. Seeing it has definitely been a highlight for me. Having said that, I was not contented with seeing the Falls from both the Zimbabwean and Zambian ground - I had to go a stage further. I chartered a tandem microlight and went for a 15minutes scenic flight over the top of the falls and the gorges that surround the fal
ls. The flight was breath taking. I have never been in a microlight before. Its not too dis- similar to a hang glider but with the added bonus that you do not have to run off a cliff, it has an engine so you simple sit back and enjoy the take-off. Going over the falls and seeing the drop does make you stomach turn a bit, especially when the pilot banks steeply and you are pratically upside down looking into the falls! I had a little go on the controls but it is safe to say that I am not a natural microlight pilot and I don't think I will be taking it up anytime soon. All in all the three days that I spent at Victoria Falls were spectacular and I can not recommend this place highly enough. As the americans would say... Its Awesome!
We left Antelope Park and made our way to Victoria Falls, famously found by Dr Livingstone (I presume). The falls sit on the border of Zimbabwe and Zambia and I visited them on both sides. The Falls are located on the Zambezi river and are also known as the Mist that Thunders - due to the very loud rumbling sound it makes and the vast quantities of mist that surrounds it. The Zimbabwe side is very picturesque - the falls span a length of 1.8km and I only got wet when I visited the last two cataracts - then I got soaked. Or I thought I was wet - that was before I visited the Zambia side. I had only been on the Zambia side less than a minute and I was drenched. A couple of minutes late and I was compl
etely soaked through to the bone. It would have been impossible to be any wetter. Spot the picture in which I look like a drowned rat. The volume of water on the Zambia side was so great that as times I could not look at the falls directly because the water pressure was making it difficult to keep my eyes open! The falls are absolutely magnificent - it is so difficult to put into words what I could see - the volume of water cascading over the edge was staggering. It certainly deserves its accolade of being one of the 7 natural wonders of the world. Seeing it has definitely been a highlight for me. Having said that, I was not contented with seeing the Falls from both the Zimbabwean and Zambian ground - I had to go a stage further. I chartered a tandem microlight and went for a 15minutes scenic flight over the top of the falls and the gorges that surround the fal
ls. The flight was breath taking. I have never been in a microlight before. Its not too dis- similar to a hang glider but with the added bonus that you do not have to run off a cliff, it has an engine so you simple sit back and enjoy the take-off. Going over the falls and seeing the drop does make you stomach turn a bit, especially when the pilot banks steeply and you are pratically upside down looking into the falls! I had a little go on the controls but it is safe to say that I am not a natural microlight pilot and I don't think I will be taking it up anytime soon. All in all the three days that I spent at Victoria Falls were spectacular and I can not recommend this place highly enough. As the americans would say... Its Awesome!
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