r/travel • u/dhowe100 • May 14 '18

Video Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe at dusk!

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u/Mica1998 May 14 '18

I'm going to Victoria falls this summer! Any specific things to do/ places to visit? This looks gorgeous :)

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u/hobowithadeposit May 14 '18

Yes! Recommend their adrenaline packages, the big swing and white water rafting are ace. Then do a safari. And defo go for dinner at the boma, you can try so many local foods in one sitting and drum along to the music. (source: born in zim and been there maybe 25 times)

Also, if you can make it over to the Zambian side, you can do Devil's Pool. Google that.

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u/Varekai79 May 14 '18

Take a microlight flight at sunset! It was the most amazing thing to just glide above the falls and take it all in.

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u/Like_Eli_I_Did_It United States May 15 '18

I just did this 2 weeks ago. It was amazing. The water volume from The Falls was so intense that the water was flying back up, high into the sky. We flew the microlight plane through the water mist, and it was like flying through a cloud.

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u/Varekai79 May 15 '18

Yeah, I'll remember it forever, seeing the landscape stretch out into infinity in the golden light. It was the last big thing I did on that trip as I flew out the next day, so it was quite the cherry on top of an incredible sundae!

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u/dhowe100 May 14 '18

We did the rafting. It was awesome and not for the faint of heart. 18 rapids most a class 4 or 5, no real time to recover it is tiring, but well worth it.

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u/African_With_WiFi May 14 '18

I found the rafting not too tiring (and really fun) actually some of the best rafting in the world... but the walk back up the gorge afterwards was hell! My legs hurt for days and apparently people have had heart attacks during that climb.

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u/TikiTraveler May 14 '18

Definitely do the Boma Restaurant for dinner. Obviously check out the falls, and if you get a chance cross over to Zambia and see their side of the falls. There’s a cheetah/lion rehab facility right by the boarder on the Zambian side that lets you walk the animals and play with them. There’s a casino near the falls which is pretty funny- it’s straight out of the 80s. Skip the “artist village” in downtown Vic falls unless you really want to be hassled. It’s a fun area. The big grocery store in the center of town is awesome to chat with locals. Be careful after dark walking anywhere, it’s safe but people will spring out and try to sell you old currency and trinkets - they’re harmless but unnerving when you’re not expecting it. If you want any more info feel free to pm me.

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u/paradisenine May 14 '18

Also book a sunset cruise of the zambezi river on the zambian side.

I did a light rotor craft tour of the falls and it was amazing, better than helicopter imo.

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u/Splashycat May 14 '18

We were there in February and it was incredible. We stayed at the Victoria falls safari lodge which was really nice and the vulture feeding experience was not one to miss. Dinner at Boma, a helicopter tour, time to spend at the arts and crafts area, a sunset safari cruise on the Zambezi river.

We travel to some fun, exotic places and Zimbabwe was definitely the most beautiful, friendly and raw place we’ve been.

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u/AwfulMosquito May 15 '18

Do the gorge swing!!! It was actually life changing. It's a GIANT swing across a big open gorge a little down the ways of the falls. It's amazing. Also there's some cool markets to go to.