| Page Views: 11,727 Last Visit to Victoria Falls: October, 1998 | Roaring excitement at Victoria Falls ! by Alain_Smeets - last update: Aug 31, 2003 |
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| Victoria Falls (photo Thieu Kunnen) |
|  | Why Victoria Falls? "No one can imagine the beauty of the view from anything witnessed in England. It had never been seen before by European eyes, but scenes so lovely must have been gazed upon by angels in their flight" (Livingstone 1857)
I have always dreamed about exploring the unknown as I was a child, like finding the spring of the Nile or peddling up the Amazone to explore the river. You can imagine then that I listened very carefully to the story of Livingstone and his explorations in Africa, when the teacher told us about it in Geography and history lessons.
The explorations stuff I can forget because what can one explore at this moment with a tight budget, right the known places. But when I could go on the trip with the Zimbabwe wildlife and I saw that we stayed a few days in Victoria Falls, all these dreams can back to life.
Victoria Falls is a place where one can dream, dream about the past, when the first Europeans explored this region. But it’s also a place where one is zapped back to reality because were else does one see the big gap between the modal tourist and the Zimbabweans who try build their life here. |
| Victoria Falls, aerial view (photo Marianne) |
| | What to do when one goes to Victoria Falls? There are lot of things to do for a tourist in Victoria Falls, you can spend lot’s of money in the excitement industry that is booming in this place. But start relaxing and go to the Victoria Waterfalls and just enjoy the sights and feel the spray when the wind is blowing it towards your face. Welcome the rainbow that you can see always at this great falls. For more photos you can see my travelogue: “The thundering Vic Falls”.
Near the falls there is a small tropical rainforest they you can explore, but what to think about a thrill ride on the river. There is this company Shearwater who organizes a white water rafting trip on the mighty Zambezi and if you want to experience life until your toes, go for it, join them in a breathtaking trip on the river. If are wondering what it means to be swallowed in “Midnight Dinner” then you shall find the answer in my travelogue: “Rafting on the roaring Zambezi”.
A member of our group decided to do a Bungy jump from the bridge over the Zambezi river, he’s crazy if you ask me and lot’s of people, but he enjoyed it, you can see some photo’s of his jump on my travelogue: “Jumping of a perfectly good bridge sounds stupid” on my page of Livingstone, Zambia.
But one can find also more relaxing things to do in Victoria Falls, like going on a sunset cruise. The ingredients are very simple, you just board a boat and they serve you with food and drinks while the cruise on the upper Zambezi. They try to spot wildlife for you and when the sun is about to set, they throw anchor and you can make beautiful pictures of the African sunset. You can find these photos on my travelogue: “A sunset cruise on the Zambezi”
Or when you want to taste some of the African culture you can join in for some traditional dancing in the village. It’s a great informative show, you can see some photos in my travelogue: “traditional dancing”
As you can see there are lot of things to do and experience in Victoria Falls, just go with the flow, and then I mean with the tourist flow and not with the water of the Zambezi. Or why not follow dr. Livingstone’s advice and see the falls from an angels perspective? |
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davesut Sun May 24, 2009 09:15 UTC
That travelogue of the rafting is one of the most detailed I have ever read on VT.You certainly capture everything about the rafting experience, not sure about the bungy jump. | Jim_Eliason Wed Sep 26, 2007 05:00 UTC
great pics! | aadil Fri May 20, 2005 14:34 UTC
Great page on the thundering Vic Falls!!! Fantastic pictures too!!! I saw them from the Zambian side only!!! | tiger9090a Tue Apr 26, 2005 19:25 UTC
One of the best travelogues here on VT !!! |
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