Day 38 25th May 2024


Another day, another border crossing…
Super early start so that we may get to the border of Botswana and Zimbabwe when it opens at 6am.

Thankfully it’s only about 15 km away.
First in line on arrival but the process still managed to take well over an hour.



Official duties over, it’s only about a 70 km drive to Victoria Falls.



This is where our trip with our current group ends. Our guide, chef and driver and about just under half our group will continue to Nairobi.
About 8 will finish their trip completely here and fly home.
3 off us continue south to Johannesburg.
The 3 of us will join an established group of 19 travellers as intruders. ( awkward)

The relationships that were formed between us all in 3 short weeks is crazy but I know we have made lifelong friends after living so closely together essentially 24 hours a day.

Weird couple of days…..

Anyhoo, we are in Victoria Falls and are excited to make the most of it.

After such a very early start we arrive at our camp ground and quickly set up our tents etc before heading to Marula cafe for coffee and lunch before realising it’s 9.30am.
Still fuel ourselves adequately before starting our day.

Wander down the Main Street which is full of touristy shops selling all sorts of wonderful African souvenirs.
Lucky we are travelling with backpacks and our space is limited.

Continue and reach the Victoria Falls National park, this is what we came for!
Paid our $50 US NP entrance fee for the pleasure.



The path around the falls is easy to follow without the need of a guide and takes advantage of some spectacular vantage points. 
I will try and let the pictures do the talking.


















Victoria Bridge.

Finished the walk with a delicious cold slushie before heading to Victoria Bridge.

Built in 1904(?05) and still standing.

The fun bit is you can walk across this bridge and cross into Zambia.



Strictly speaking the border is halfway across the bridge but they let people walk over and back.

Back to the tent for a bit before meeting our crew and everyone for a celebratory dinner.
Great night, many laughs.







Comments

  1. Susan Kirkwood27 May 2024 at 01:30

    So special .. I imagine that was quite an emotional day in many ways xx

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