Following my amazing Africa adventure with Stephen, I was super keen to come back to do the next part of the overland trip, Namibia to Victoria falls.
I was delighted when the Africa travel company had a 241 offer and managed to persuade/ bully my mother to coming with me. We found a trip in her Easter holidays going from Vic Falls down to Windhoek for 9 days, and after a few gins over Christmas, decided to book.
We flew with virgin to Johannesburg, and after some confusion at the airport managed to transfer to our South African airways flight to Victoria falls. We arrived, managed to navigate the visa system, we’re delighted to see our bags actually arrived, then successfully found the transfer to our hotel. Then we could breath. We arrived around half 2, had a quick dip in the pool and relax in the sun, then got changed for a sunset cruise along the Zambezi.
It was amazing. We boarded and got our first g + ts. As we started cursing up river we were greeted by two hippos flancing about in the shallows. We continued up street to see the beautiful sunset between Zimbabwe and Zambia.
It was then back to our hotel for dinner and an early night.
Day 2, we awoke early and had a completely free day. We had breakfast then decided to head on our own to the Victoria falls park a short 15 min walk down the road.
We thought we were appropriately dressed and kitted our with waterproofs but we still got completely drenched. The falls were stunning. We walked along the opposite cliff, getting covered in spray, but completely in awe of the sheer size and volume of water. It was stunning.
We popped back to the hotel to get changed then headed to the rather fancy Victoria falls hotel, previously frequented by the royal family on multiple occasions. We were early for high tea so had a drink and a wander around the grounds. Tea was delightful and as we finished a stunning rainbow appeared under the Victoria falls bridge.
We headed back to the hotel for our group briefing for the tour. More on that tomorrow.
