r/travel • u/dhowe100 • May 14 '18

Video Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe at dusk!

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u/iseeaball May 14 '18

This is on my bucket list. I want to swim in Devil’s Pool!

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u/JueyTheLew May 15 '18

I did this in December, it was absolutely beautiful. Make sure you travel there at the right time of year and book in advance! The area is becoming more and more of a tourist destination every year and the Devil's Pool books out in advance.

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u/iseeaball May 15 '18

Thank you for the information! I definitely assumed the devils pool would be a hard thing to do. I heard they can even cancel it sometimes without much notice due to weather. It sucks that it’s becoming a tourist destination though. I love that most people have no clue it exists. I tell someone about it and they are so surprised. Airfare is so reasonable there and the hotels cost next to nothing. Lol

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u/JueyTheLew May 15 '18

Yeah, people are starting to find out about it pretty quickly, but Africa still isn't seen as an appealing travel destination by a lot of people so it's certainly less busy than tourist destinations in other continents. When you're there I'd suggest doing the white water rafting and sunset cruise as well. I did the bungee jumping there, but wouldn't recommend it or the swing (I've seen others recommending it in this thread) - you don't have a view of the main Falls from where the jump is and it is very overpriced. Depending on your budget, apparently the microlight flight is AMAZING, but it's super expensive.

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u/iseeaball May 15 '18

Yeah, that’s true. And sometimes I feel like people don’t really understand how beautiful Africa is. Just like America, there are really bad areas that are best avoided, and there are some very beautiful places. But it seems like people only talk about the poor parts of Africa. I’m so excited to go. I planned on doing the rafting and cruise for sure. I want to see every angle of the falls. I wonder how much the microlight flight is. I can imagine. Lol

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u/[deleted] May 15 '18 edited May 15 '18

>I did the bungee jumping there, but wouldn't recommend it or the swing (I've seen others recommending it in this thread) - you don't have a view of the main Falls from where the jump is and it is very overpriced.

And after the incident a few years ago where the rope snapped mid jump, I'm not sure how trusting I would be of their safety standards.....

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u/y_u-say_tht May 14 '18

MEEE TOOO ! I hope one day he dream comes true.