Wednesday, April 22, 2009

Overland Trip to Botswana & Zambia, part 4

Once we arrived at Chobe National Park, we had a sunset cruise on the Chobe River hoping to see wildlife along the way. However since the river was flooded at its highest point in 50+ years we didn't see much - except this elephant and hippos!


The following day we crossed the River on a small ferry and entered Zambia. An hour's drive from the border is the town of Livingstone, which "shares" Victoria Falls with neighboring Zimbabwe. The group put on swimsuits and headed over to the park. Since the waters were SO high and rough we weren't able to get many photos - the spray from the Falls totally drenched us!!

Here's Jul at one of the only dry viewpoints at the eastern end of the 1.7 km long Falls. Shortly after this photo we continued along the path and were soaked by the the spray/rain/mist of the Falls. Sorry but photos just don't suffice to capture the experience! We spent the next hour getting soaked and screaming and running along the paths, repeatedly saying, "This is amazing! I can't believe this!" Definitely this IS one of the 7 Wonders of the World.


The Chobe River and Zambezi River join up and then cascade over these Falls. It was one of the most exhilarating sights we've ever experienced!

2 comments:

staff said...

Wow. Those are some pretty amazing shots.

I guess visiting Cameron Park Zoo isn't going to be as much fun for you all anymore.

Ester said...

The falls looks beautiful in the pictures so I sure they are absolutely beautiful in real life!