Our next stop was the Victoria falls in Zambia, less than a 100 km from where we stayed in Chobe. As we approached the ferry to cross over to Zambia, we past a line of trucks, more than 3km long. The answer to the riddle of the long line of truck became clear when the customs official explained to me that only one truck can get onto a ferry at a time and there are only three ferries. For the last ten years the Zambia and Botswana governments have both been talking about building a bridge but nothing has obviously yet been done. Luckily for us, small vehicles are able to pass the line of trucks and go straight to the front of the queue.
The border post on the Zambian side is a little bit of maze, with a different office for each of the immigration, customs, road taxes and third party insurance officers. The 500km of roads up to Lusaka are almost all beautifully tared with almost no potholes, so am happy to pay the road taxes.
Victoria falls in Livingston was everything and more than I was expecting. The falls are around 100m high and about 1.7km wide. You have to stand there, get drenched by the spray, see the rainbow in the mist and hear the thunder of the water to really appreciate it.
The border post on the Zambian side is a little bit of maze, with a different office for each of the immigration, customs, road taxes and third party insurance officers. The 500km of roads up to Lusaka are almost all beautifully tared with almost no potholes, so am happy to pay the road taxes.
Victoria falls in Livingston was everything and more than I was expecting. The falls are around 100m high and about 1.7km wide. You have to stand there, get drenched by the spray, see the rainbow in the mist and hear the thunder of the water to really appreciate it.
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| The breathtaking view of the falls with the rainbow in the spray |
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