by Debbie Ross
founder of the Womens Travel Network.ca

Our morning tour began with a stop at the impressive Baobob tree. The area is quite dry and in need of rain.  An enterprising young man waits for the buses to come by so he can sell his hand carved pieces of art. The bridge linking Zimbabwe and Zambia is a foot path for the locals to travel between the two countries. There’s also a bungy jumping station here.

Nothing quite prepares you for the first sight of the falls and no photograph can begin to depict the reality. The local people call it “Mosi-oa-Tunya” (the smoke that thunders) and the falls are truly remarkable. The Victoria Falls are 1,708 meters wide, making them the largest curtain of water in the world. They drop between 90m and 107m into the Zambezi Gorge and an average of 550,000 cubic metres of water plummet over the edge every minute. We took a good look at the falls this morning on a guided tour. Across the river we have the perfect view of the Devils Pool, only accessible in the dry season and extremely dangerous. On this day we were in luck, there was a brave person testing fate as they crawled out to the pool on top of the waterfall. As we walked along the top of the falls the view became better and better.  In the rainy season the there is one large wall of water, but the mist makes the visibilty very poor.  This is a clear day, perfect for viewing the falls. At the end of the falls is a statue of David Livingston, it is believed he was the first European to view the falls in 1855. 

Accommodation: Victoria Falls Safari Lodge