Victoria Falls, Livingstone, Zambia

So we made it to the Victoria Falls, the 7th natural wonder of the world – What an experience!

It all started with us almost running out of gas. The low gas light was on for an eternity (about an hour or so), causing excessive panic in the driver (me), which in turn caused me to drive between 60 and 80 km/h over dirt roads and (huge) pot-hole filled roads, which was not good for the car. Luckily we made it to Livingstone safe and sound, and things went uphill from there.

The falls were simply amazing, as you can see from the pictures below. However, the Victoria Falls aren’t the only attraction in Livingstone. In one full day, and two “quarter days”, we managed to experience quite a bit. Although not all 7 of us took part in all activities, between us we managed to:

• Become multi–trillionaires – I must say, it feels GREAT! Azadeh and I now officially have a net worth of several hundred trillion dollars. The only downside is that it’s Zimbabwean Dollars, and not US Dollars.
• Cross the border (line) to Zimbabwe
• Go white water rafting – Those of “us” who went, were sore for some time afterwards, but (from what I hear) had a great experience
• Go on a game drive (safari) – Azadeh and I received a very special treatment: A private safari, just the two of us and the driver/guide. I am a little disappointed about not seeing any hippos, but we did see the following: giraffes, zebras, impalas, buffalo, monkeys, ward hogs, and at the end, a giant lizard
• Witness a beautiful sunset at the Royal Livingstone (the best hotel around) – Although the scenery was stunning, I was more interested in snapping pictures of monkeys stealing potato chips off of the table of hotel guests. The waiters kept bringing chips, and the monkeys kept stealing them. It was great.
• Ride on the back of elephants: This was yet another highlight of the trip. Bop kept on moving off the trail and slaughtered (parts of) trees to snack on while showing us around.
• Enjoy the best shower in Zambia – Our hotel had a huge shower head, and the water pressure was the strongest I have experienced in Zambia. It truly was an amazing shower experience!
  

Although the list above may seem like we did a lot, we haven’t done several of Livingstone’s main attractions, such as: bungee jumping, microlighting, kayaking, cruising (boat cruises), going on helicopter rides, walking with lions, and much more… Hopefully we’ll do some of those next time…

This is a ONE way street

Vendors on the side of the street - selling anything from Tomatoes to drums

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Beautiful scenery on the way

All sorts of animals on the side of the road

Dirt Road on the way to Livingstone

The mist of the falls is visible from miles away

The falls






A bridge connecting Zambia and Zimbabwe


There is a crazy person at the end of the white rope


Ideal for white water rafting

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Hopping back and forth between Zambia and Zimbabwe

A "private safari"

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Buffalo - We drove around to get closer, but the pics didn't turn out too well













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Thats right - monkeys running around in the middle of the street

As a side note, note the pot hole

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The gang

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Thief in action

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Thief enjoying his stolen goods