Zambezi River sunset cruise – Zimbabwe – Africa – December 2017

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Africa, crocodile, hippopotamus, river cruise, Zambezi River, zebra, Zimbabwe

Wine and wild animals – what an evening!

On the afternoon I arrived in Zimbabwe, we took a sunset cruise along the Zambezi River.  I was not sure what to expect in relation to seeing animals but we saw a few which was great [and pretty exciting too I must say].  The weather was perfect which allowed for some lovely photo opportunities – but this was my first day of using my new camera so my photos are a bit ‘hit and miss’…It was a relatively small boat with about twenty or so of us passengers on board. On board we were offered hot and cold snacks and both alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks.  I had some lovely local fruit and a glass of wine.  My friend Jenny enjoyed some hot chicken and a soft drink. And as it was the lead up to Christmas, the staff had made placed Christmas baubles onto a tree on the boat; a nice way to celebrate the festive season along with some festive music.There were plenty of hippopotamus along the way; all in the water relaxing…We were also fortunate to see a couple of zebra along the shore, but a bit far away to get a good shot…A better shot was taken of the buffalo and the crocodile and an ok shot of a lovely blue bird. I wanted the crocodile to turn around for a facial shot but he/she didn’t.As we were nearing the end of our cruise, we went close by Victoria Falls so we could see the actual spray of the falls – and at that stage I hadn’t been to the falls, I was pretty excited just seeing the spray.Along the two hour cruise we also got to see some very lovely scenery…And as we were nearing the end of our river cruise, the sun was setting and the views were truly beautiful…

A great first afternoon in Zimbabwe!!