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Business Around the Falls

By on 6. July 2012 in Zimbabwe
Helicopter Flight over Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, Africa

Helicopter Flight over Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, Africa

A mind-boggling array of adventure activities has developed around Victoria Falls, like Abseiling, Flying Fox, Gorge Swing, the most popular being Whitewater Rafting and Bungee Jumping.

In December 2011, an Australian girl survived a plunge from the platform on the bridge although the rope tore. Head first, she plummeted into the Zambezi River rushing below. With her feet still tied together, she miraculously was able to pull herself to safety onto the rocks with only a few bruises… Continue Reading →

Mosi Oa Tunya – The Smoke That Thunders

By on 6. July 2012 in Zimbabwe
Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, Africa

Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, Africa

“Scenes so lovely must have been gazed upon by angels in their flight”, Livingstone is quoted saying when he first set eye on what the local Makololo people called “The Smoke That Thunders”. Could he really guess in 1855 that one day thundering helicopters would take tourists high up in the sky to get that angel’s view? Livingstone, who was taken there in a dugout canoe, was lucky to arrive in November. During peak flow from March to May, the falls are completely obscured by the massive spray. Continue Reading →