Tips 1 - 2 of 2 Zimbabwe Tourist Traps
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Tourist Trap: THE SOUVENIR STALLS AT VICTORIA FALLS
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Just across the road from the entrance to Victoria Falls is a free car parking area and a row of stalls all selling the same things. Mostly postcards and soft drinks from Zambia. They are all uniformly aggressive, high priced and unhelpful. They will happily overcharge you for everything and not negotiate.
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At Least Do This: Buy only what you need and at least be rude. It made me feel better.
Alternative: If you really need postcards or other souvenirs, go into town and try and negotiate. Or better yet, go to the Zambian side and set the price and argue until you get it. The sellers have fleeced tourists for years and don’t seem to realise that there is a lot less on the Zim side now.
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Tourist Trap: MY GRANDFATHER’S BRACELET – VIC FALLS
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You are looking at pictures of an idiot. This guy hangs around the Bungee Jumping station on the bridge between the borders of Zimbabwe and Zambia. He will show you a small cloth with a few copper coloured bracelets inside. He will go on to explain that he has hand-made them as his dearly departed Grandfather taught him as a child. He may even elaborate about how it took years to learn the craft. It is all lies. They are made by machines in factories. There are other idiots just like him all over Livingston. I had 2 of them together at one point in town when one of them starts with the ‘Grandfather taught me’ while the guy next to him had identical bracelets held out a few inches away!
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I took pictures of this guy because he is the worst. He will start by sounding like he works with the bungee jumping people. He does not. He will follow you and will also follow you again when you return over the bridge. He is a major nuisance. Just keep saying ‘NO’ in a slightly loud manner. Most scurry away, not this guy. Do not even speak to him if you see him. And do not buy the bracelets unless you really want them and you should only pay $2-3.
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Ekaterinburg Wed Apr 29, 2009 15:45 UTC
Interesting insights about Zimbabwe, somewhere I am never likely to see. I loved the elephant photos :)) | hunterV Sun Jan 18, 2009 17:08 UTC
Hello, DAO! Thanks for sharing your thoughts and your guidance! | angiebabe Mon Jul 28, 2008 05:18 UTC
Impressive to see you travelled just recently. Have just had the weekend surrounded by Zimbabweans at a conf in London.Zim's popn is now 5-6million from 13m originally! | SLLiew Sat May 3, 2008 10:52 UTC
Zimbabwe looks like a challenging country to travel. Must be difficult to write about too. Thanks for sharing about your trip there. |
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