"Roaring excitement at Victoria Falls !" Victoria Falls by Alain_Smeets
Victoria Falls Travel Guide: 487 reviews and 1,046 photos
"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.
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?
- Pros:Rainbows, rafting, so many things to do
- In a nutshell:Be as roaring as the falls itself
Reviews (6)
A bungi jump
Off The Beaten Path
(3)
It sounds very stupid to jump from a perfectly good bridge with elastic tied around your ankles. But some people need... more travel advice
A flight over the falls.
Off The Beaten Path
(3)
A must for many tourists is a flight over the falls. You can go by helicopter or small airplane and see these impressive... more travel advice
a sunset cruise on the Zambezi
Things to Do
(3)
A sunset cruise on the Zambezi is a nice ending of the active day. You go on board around 16h00 and the boats are going... more travel advice
White water rafting on the mighty...
Off The Beaten Path
(3)
We did a half day rafting trip with a company called Shearwater. It was amazing, extraordinary, it’s impossible to catch... more travel advice
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Comments (25)
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.
great pics!
Great page on the thundering Vic Falls!!! Fantastic pictures too!!! I saw them from the Zambian side only!!!
One of the best travelogues here on VT !!!
Wow, Alain, where you in that boat? Beautiful picture but a bit scary too. You have very fine pages, I wish I had more time to read thoroughly. Warm regards, RaHeNi
such a wonderful story!!!!! very exciting especially the intro pic, whoooooooaaa!!
What an exciting tale from the rafting at Vic Falls. We didn't get to do it while we were there, the water was too high - too dangerous! Shame.
I survived 2 Great Falls! This one will be my final if I make it there one day! Not into waterrafting but definitely flying! Hope to one day to fly a plane! It'll be my dream :-)))
Fantastic page & tips with superb travelogues Alain. Many thanks for passing on this with your passion & enthusiasm.
IMPRESSIVE! But no white water rafting for me ... I can hardly swim :(( Wonderful sunsets. I'll have to check my bank account and see if I can ever get there.
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