Hi, and welcome to our video of Victoria Falls,
or Mosi-oa-Tunya in, Zimbabwe
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So we're in the northwest of Zimbabwe
on the border with Zambia
and undoubtedly the best views of the falls
are from the Zimbabwean side.
Now there are a few ground rules, but to be honest
it's fairly simple - just be sensible
So let's head in to explore
and it's now clear why the local name
translates as the "Smoke that Thunders"
The path splits here and we're going to head off to the
left, where we will meet a statue to David Livingstone,
the Scottish missionary who was the first European
to set eyes on this natural wonder in 1855
and dedicated it to Queen Victoria
and giving it one of the names we know it by
Here you can see the water cascading over the edge
of the falls into a part known as 'The Devil's Cataract'
You'll find there are plenty of places to stop
and admire the falls as you wander through the park
We were here in mid-April,
which is pretty high water season
although we've been pretty lucky and visited
in August and in November
That was 20 years ago but I guess the falls
haven't changed much in those 20 years
The views are still pretty breathtaking
wouldn't you agree?
So as you follow the footpath along the edge
of the gorge, you get fabulous views
This is another look at the 'Devil's Cataract'
where you can clearly see the slow flowing
Zambezi before it meets the falls
As we walk towards the main falls you get
the sense the spray's getting a little heavier in the air
Time for a snap before it just gets a little too wet
All of this footage was shot at a DJI Osmo Pocket
which is a great little camera
for capturing content on the fly.
However, it's not weatherproof
so we're not quite sure how much longer
we can carry on filming for
The ideal companion would be a Osmo Action
or a GoPro Hero
See, I said it was wet!
You can pick up relatively inexpensive anoraks
from the park entrance
You take your choice
The distance from the entrance to the
far end of the park is just over a mile
so about 1.7 kilometers
and then you turn around and return
You have a choice of options of which way you return
and follow the same path or head through the rainforest
We took about two hours to take a slow
leisurely walk through the park
You know it's time to turn round when you've reached
the bridge over the Zambezi
The other side of that bridge and you're into Zambia
and another stamp on the passport
Now I do urge you to take time to explore Vic Falls town.
It's not massive and yeah there's gonna be a
lot of people trying to sell these stuff
on the way from the falls to the town,
but it is a wonderful place to explore where you can
book some of the other activities, if you are adventurous
We dusted this off from our trip back in 1996
when we were both just a little bit younger
Yep that's us in training ready for our
whitewater rafting down the Zambezi
and now you want to jump in? Yeah right!
So I suppose what happened to us next
was pretty obvious - our first rapids, Morning Glory
and guess what - yep we got wet
We braved the rapids on both our
previous visits back in '96 and '98
So that's our video of Vic' Falls
certainly a wonderful place to visit
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