No wonder this is one of the ‘new wonders of the world’…
On my second day in Zimbabwe, my tour guide picked me up and off we went to Victoria Falls which is located on the Zambezi River at the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe. It is also known as one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the world (as is our beautiful Great Barrier Reef here in Australia)…and after I saw the falls, I now know why!!
My tour guide said the walk would take between an hour and half and two hours, depending on how long we stopped to take in the views. We walked around the Zimbabwe side of the falls along a stone pathway covered with trees, plants and flowers. It was pouring down but still muggy so I decided not to wear the plastic raincoat provided by my guide.Our first stop was to walk down thirty-eight steps to see a gully and part of the falls. Pretty spectacular even though I couldn’t see the falls from this point as the spray was huge…still wonderful to see.We then we stopped at the statue of the Scottish missionary and explorer, David Livingstone who is believed to have been the first European to view Victoria Falls in 1855. Mr Livingstone named his discovery in honour of Queen Victoria of Britain.Along the walk there are fifteen stops to view the falls from different aspects. I loved each and every one. Spectacular doesn’t seem to sum up these views.We then walked up to where the falls commence (the Zambia River) and its amazing to see how still the waters are before they ‘fall’ over the rocks.One of the last stops was the bridge between Zimbabwe and Zambia – we saw some [crazy] people bunny jumping from the bridge…way too scary for me but when I told my brother about this, he reminded me that he had done just that when he visited Zambia many years ago.What a spectacular couple of hours to see such a magnificent sight…
Little Miss Traveller said:
Thank you for posting such beautiful photos of the Victoria Falls and for the very interesting historical background – so nice to learn new things! Hope you are having a good weekend Sue. Marion
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SueT唐 梦 琇 said:
Hi M. Thank you. It’s very hot here in Canberra this weekend. So it’s inside for me with the a/c on. Hope you are having a lovely weekend.
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Little Miss Traveller said:
It’s freezing cold here! We’re sitting in a cosy pub in our home town having brunch and not wanting to move!!
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suewinson said:
Wow! Spectacular and I am speechless looking at the pictures!
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Amy said:
What stunning, breathtaking views of the waterfalls, and beautifully captured from different angles! 🙂
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sileas said:
I love waterfalls! What a truly spectacular sight!
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SueT唐 梦 琇 said:
Now that is more to my liking Marion.
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SueT唐 梦 琇 said:
Thank you very much. It was pretty spectacular.
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SueT唐 梦 琇 said:
Thanks so much Amy.
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SueT唐 梦 琇 said:
Thanks Julia. I love them too and their noise. I wish I had gone to Niagara Falls when I was in NYC.
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mavimet said:
Beautiful pictures of these amazing falls. Thanks for showing us.
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Sophie said:
Spectacular ! The Falls must be really impressive in real. I also loved your picture of the little path, it makes me want to walk it and go discover more of the world ! What a wonderful trip for your retirement Sue ! Keep enjoying my friend!!! I feel happy for you.
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Gary Lum said:
I love the sounds at night the falls make and then you can hear the hippos too. It’s a beautiful part of the world. I have fon memories of them. Thanks for reigniting those memories Sue.
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vinneve said:
Beautiful adventure of a lifetime!
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Rotwein Wanderer said:
As for the info, hope my emails have reached you.
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Rotwein Wanderer said:
I think I misunderstood – must have received a message from different “Sue”. Terribly sorry!!
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SueT唐 梦 琇 said:
Thanks so much Mavis. Appreciate the feedback.
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SueT唐 梦 琇 said:
Thanks so much Sophie. XX
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SueT唐 梦 琇 said:
Most welcome Gary. Great to hear of your memories too.
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SueT唐 梦 琇 said:
Thank you very much Vinneve.
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SueT唐 梦 琇 said:
No emails sorry.
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SueT唐 梦 琇 said:
Oh no worries at all. Just glad there was no missing of emails.
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Cherryl said:
What a breath taking sight 😊💛
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Vicky T. said:
The waterfall is so pretty! The view there must be breathtaking
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SueT唐 梦 琇 said:
It certain it was. Thank you for stopping by Cherryl.
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SueT唐 梦 琇 said:
It was beautiful. Thanks Vicky.
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sidran said:
Spectacular! Lovely images.
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SueT唐 梦 琇 said:
Thanks so much Ranjitha. Haven’t heard from you on your blog for a while.
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reocochran said:
Oh, such gorgeous photographs, Sue! I loved the Victoria Falls pictures which take my breath away. Your comments are so informative. 🌟
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SueT唐 梦 琇 said:
Hi Robin. How lovely are you. Thank you!!
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reocochran said:
I’m so glad I came to visit you, Sue. It was wonderful! 💐
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Lignum Draco said:
I can only imagine how spectacular and loud this must have been. I’m going in the wrong order, but I remember your post about the helicopter ride. I’m guessing the Falls were a highlight among many for this trip.
I seriously want to go. Were you ever concerned about safety in this part of Africa?
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SueT唐 梦 琇 said:
You must go. You would take amazing photos. No safety issues in Africa (Botswana and Zimbabwe) but South Africa (Pretoria) was very scary and I stayed st my friends home in second best street with security guards/17 foot walls and steel doors to lock us in st night. Scary!!
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Lignum Draco said:
I’ve heard similar accounts about Pretoria and Jo’burg.
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