We started the day with a short walk to see Victoria Falls which was about 5 minutes from our hotel (Avani Victoria Falls). We were at the eastern most point of the falls which are over 1 mile wide and divided between Zimbabwe and Zambia. It is one of the largest waterfalls in the world. At 350 feet high it is twice the height of Niagra Falls. It is low water now, so less water flowing over.
A morning view of Victoria Falls and rainbow from the eastern edge near our hotel. The falls are over a mile wide and are split between Zambia and Zimbabwe.
Casey and Tyler over looking Victoria Falls before our river rafting trip
Charlie and Sarah with a morning view of the falls
We spent most of the day river rafting on the Zambezi. Went through over 25 rapids which varied from Class 1 (easy) to Class 5 (very challenging). We walked around one rapid which was a Class 6. Charlie wasn’t keen on having the boat flip, so our guide Calvin aka “Black Lizzard” kept us afloat though not dry. He is a veteran having spent 16 years as a guide on the Zambezi. We swam through a couple of the easier rapids. Great day! We bought the DVD so no photos or action video for now as our cameras would have gotten soaked.
After our rafting excursion, we headed back to the hotel with another walk to see the falls at sunset.
Sun setting over the falls looking to the Zimbabwe side (on the left)
People watching the sunset from the Zimbabwe side
Another sunset view of the falls from the eastern most part.
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