On Thursday we went to Victoria Falls. We had originally planned to ride the elephants, so we woke up super early. But when we got to the pick-up point for this activity, we realized it would only be an hour-long ride instead of the anticipated 3-hour ride. So we decided it was too expensive for such a short time and went straight to the falls instead.
Because of this, we got to the falls much earlier than we would ever have done otherwise. But it worked out extremely well because I’m pretty sure right after sunrise is the perfect time to view the falls. I didn’t realize that the rainbow created by the mist moves with the sun, so the angle of the early morning light made for some incredible photos.
my first view of the falls. i will never forget it.
Looking down from the top of the Eastern Cataract:
Facing the falls and walking along the Zambian side (only one half of the falls – the other half is in Zimbabwe):
i loved the constant rain shower created by the mist
looking across to the zimbabwe side of victoria falls
Victoria Falls is one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the world and is three times as high as Niagara Falls. Its average volume is less than that of Niagara and Iguaçu Falls, but that is only because the Zambezi River, which feeds it, is a very seasonal river. At the end of the dry season, around October or November, there is hardly a trickle across the entire mile-wide face of the falls; at the end of the rainy season, around April or May, you can’t even see the face of the falls for the mist created by the huge volume of falling water. We came at a really good time – not too much water, but enough for an incredible experience and some beautiful photos.
Amazing rainbow! How cool. Very jealous…..
yes – the rainbow was my favorite part, i think!
Wow! What kind of camera did you say you got??? You look so happy!
Love to you both!
thanks, andrea! it’s a Canon 5d Mark II – it has been really great to have a good camera to capture this trip! of course, a little color-tweaking in photoshop also helps. 😉
Cool shots Esther! Thanks for this blog I like keeping up with your adventures and the growth of Steve’s beard!
thanks, molly! speaking of steve’s beard, there have been a number of people who have called steve ‘mzee’ (a respectful term for ‘old man’) since he’s grown his beard out. one man, the same age as steve, was surprised when steve told him he was only 30 – he thought steve was older than that, i guess because of his beard!
haha or maybe it was his receding hair line…shhhhh 😉
haha!
Simply beautiful!
Thank you for sharing these wonderful photos.
I love reading your posts!!
Travel safe, my friend…
thanks, suzanne! we are almost back now – survived the long train ride and will head back to moshi in the next few days.
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Wow. How breathtaking to see such an extraordinary piece of creation! Amazing! – wish I was there with you guys. Love you!
yes, it was breathtaking! wish you were with us, too… maybe someday. 🙂
These are wonderful pictures! They bring back great memories of the visit I made in 2007 and saw the falls from the Zambian side. Thanks for sharing.
thanks, Carole! I didn’t realize you had been to Victoria Falls! And from the Zambian side, too! what time of year did you go?