Victoria Falls is a town in western Zimbabwe and a gateway to the massive waterfall of the same name. Here, the Zambezi River plummets over a cliff and into the Boiling Pot before flowing through a series of gorges. The Devil’s Pool, a natural infinity pool, is on the edge of a sheer drop. Spanning the river and joining Zimbabwe with Zambia is the 1905 Victoria Falls Bridge. Staying in the town of Victoria Falls gave us the opportunity to visit the incredible Victoria Falls on the Zimbabwe side as well as on the Zambian side. We stayed at the very comfortable N1 Hotel which was close to the town and close to the Victoria Falls.
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The Lookout Cafe – Wild Horizons
On our first evening we went for dinner to The Lookout Cafe – Wild Horizons which sits at the edge of the ravine over the Zambezi River and offers fantastic views of the Victoria Falls Bridge and the Zambezi River flowing through the deep gorge down from the falls.
Victoria Falls – Zimbabwe
Entering the Victoria Falls National Park which is very close to the town of Victoria Falls it was a short walk to the starting viewpoint for the falls at the Devil’s Cataract. From there we walked along the small path and got numerous views of the magnificent falls from a number of viewpoints. The spray from the falls was absolutely immense and it was a real task to keep my camera gear clear of water. Luckily it is weather sealed but the main issue was maintaining a relatively clear lens. At the end of this walk we reached views over the Victoria Falls Bridge and watched the bungee jumpers jump from the bridge.
Victoria Falls – Zambia
After visiting the falls on the Zimbabwe side we drove over the Victoria Falls Bridge after clearing the immigration/customs point of Zimbabwe. After a long wait at the rather chaotic and inefficient Zambian immigration/customs point we were met by our guide to visit the falls on the Zambian side. This gave us a different perspective of the falls and once again we got totally drenched from the massive spray being churned up by the waterfall.
The Big Tree
On the last morning just before heading to the airport we had enough time to make a quick visit to The Big Tree in Victoria Falls which is a huge baobab tree, one of the largest, oldest and most resilient African baobab trees in the world. It is estimated the tree is around 1200 years old and is composed of several stems that have knitted together over the years. Babobs can store up to 120,000 litres of water in their trunks enabling them to endure harsh droughts.
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