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    • ReisenderSouth Africa May 2023
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      Tag 21

      May 26 - Victoria Falls

      26. Mai 2023 in Simbabwe ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C

      After a nice breakfast inside since it was a bit cool to sit outdoors, we were picked up once again by Big Boy. After picking up some people at two other locations, Big Boy took us to Victoria Falls.

      Victoria Falls ("Thundering Smoke" or "Boiling Water") is a waterfall on the Zambezi River in southern Africa, which provides habitat for several unique species of plants and animals. It is located on the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe. The Zambezi River is the 4-th longest river in Africa, after the Nile, the Congo and the Niger Rivers.

      Archeological sites and oral history describe a long record of African knowledge of the site. Though known to some European geographers before the 19th century, Scottish missionary David Livingstone identified the falls in 1855, providing the English colonial name of Victoria Falls after Queen Victoria. It is a very important tourism site for both Zambia and Zimbabwe and is classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

      While it is neither the highest nor the widest waterfall in the world, the Victoria Falls is classified the largest, based on its combined width of 1,708 metres (5,604 ft) and height of 108 metres (354 ft), resulting in the world's largest sheet of falling water. The Victoria Falls are roughly twice the height of Niagara Falls and well over twice its width.

      After giving us a short history of the falls, Big Boy led us through the surrounding rainforest to the main viewing vantage points. Words and photos are both inadequate for capturing the magnificence of Victoria Falls. The roar of the falls, the rising mist, the occasion rain shower, the sheer power of the water – we all just drank in the sight.

      Big Boy delivered us back to the hotel. We’ll be doing a river cruise this afternoon. It’s nice to have a few hours to enjoy some relaxation time.      Weiterlesen

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    • Victoria Falls 2023
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      Tag 4

      Zambia

      31. Mai 2023 in Simbabwe ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C

      Am Morgen sind wir mit dem Taxi, Sydney hat uns wieder zuverlässig abgeholt und zur Grenze nach Sambia gebracht. Ausreise war problemlos, wir waren mit einem Stempel reicher 2 Minuten später wieder aus dem Büro.
      Die Viktoria Bridge ist quasi Niemandsland. Über die Brücke, Paul hat uns sicher begleitet, ging es noch 500 m an diversen Lastern vorbei. Es wird wohl Kohle nach Sambia und Kupfer zurückgeliefert.
      Einreise war auch Problemlos.

      „Sambia im südlichen Afrika ist ein Binnenland mit zerklüftetem Gelände und einer vielfältigen Tierwelt, vielen Parks und Safari-Gegenden. An seiner Grenze zu Simbabwe befinden sich die berühmten Victoriafälle – von den Ureinwohnern Mosi-oa-Tunya oder "Donnernder Rauch" genannt – die über dunstige 108 m in die schmale Batoka-Schlucht hinabstürzen. Über den Sambesi, gleich unterhalb des Wasserfalls, spannt sich die Victoria Falls Bridge, ein spektakulärer Aussichtspunkt.
      Hauptstadt: Lusaka
      Währung: Sambischer Kwacha
      Kontinent: Afrika
      Offizielle Sprache: Englisch
      Bevölkerung: 19,47 Millionen (2021)“      Weiterlesen

    • Victoria Falls 2023
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      Tag 4

      Big Tree at Victoria Falls

      31. Mai 2023 in Simbabwe ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C

      Auf dem Rückweg hatten wir noch einen kurzen Stop beim „Big Tree“ eingelegt. Großer Baum!

      „The Big Tree is a large baobab of the species Adansonia digitata situated close to Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe. It is unusually large for a baobab, measuring 22.40 meters in girth and 24 meters tall.

      The explorer and missionary David Livingstone became the first European to observe Victoria Falls in 1854 and he was named the falls after his Queen Victoria. While the Big Tree is sometimes referred to as Livingstone's Tree, Livingstone carved his name into a smaller baobab tree on an island (Garden Island) above the precipice of the waterfall.
      The Big Tree is located roughly 2 km from the Zambezi River, Victoria Falls, and the island where Livingstone arrived in a makoro dugout canoe, made landfall, and wrote his records. This tree is possibly the oldest and biggest baobab in the world. Some similar trees were lost by the flooding further downstream that occurred when Kariba Dam was finished in 1956. Unlike the animals rescued and saved by Operation Noah during the flooding, the trees could not be relocated, and many were bulldozed so they would not become underwater hazards.

      It is estimated that The Big Tree may be about 2,000 years old based on girth and growth ring data collected from other trees. However, it is deeply incised and there is speculation that it may be three tree trunks (or trees) and it may be considerably younger.“      Weiterlesen

    • Victoria Falls 2023
      Tag 4

      Zambesi Sunset Cruise

      31. Mai 2023 in Simbabwe ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C

      Am späten Nachmittag sind wir noch zu einem Sunset Cruise auf dem Zambesi gestartet.
      Was für ein Erlebnis! Super Essen, geniale Stimmung! Muss man machen.

      Und was waren wir betrunken und glücklich …Weiterlesen

    • ReisenderAfrican Adventure
      Tag 5

      Victoria Falls

      8. Juni 2023 in Simbabwe ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C

      We’ve had an amazing day today. First up was a visit from a Troop of Monkeys at Sunrise. Must have been about fifty of them jumping all around the trees above our tents. They are pretty quick and loud when they jump on the roof. So entertaining watching them.

      First off today we’re going to breakfast at the Lookout Cafe. A gorgeous cafe that overlooks Zambezi River. There has been quite a lot of rain upstream and the river is in full flow. This is adrenaline central here. They have zip lines, bungee jumping, flying foxes. Just what you need after a big breakfast.

      Then on to a tour of the falls. You can see the mist from the falls for miles. The Smoke that Thunders the locals call it. You get wet doing this tour so we all got raincoats from one of the stalls. I noticed the guide changing his shoes before we left. It didn’t take long to see why. The mist is incredible, it goes from a light mist to heavy rain and I mean really heavy rain. Wish we’d got the memo to change shoes. We were all pretty soaked by the time we finished.

      The Falls are incredible, quite hypnotic to watch, they span almost 2 klms and the amount of water coming over them every second is phenomenal. There are a lot of vantage points to see them and you have to take your changes when the mist clears but we had some amazing views between drenching.

      Back to the Lodge for a late lunch and a very short rest and then we were off on a Sundowner cruise on the Zambezi River. It’s more of a river safari and we spent a very enjoyable couple of hours looking for hippos, elephants, crocodiles, birds.      Weiterlesen

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    • ReisenderAfrican Adventure
      Tag 6

      School visits and and heli flights.

      9. Juni 2023 in Simbabwe ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C

      It’s our last day in Victoria Falls. We have a village visit planned for this morning and then a helicopter flight over the falls.

      We’re off to the village early and there we met Chris the head of his little family communal plot. Lovely man and very community minded. He lives there with his children and some of his siblings and their children, 16 of them all up.

      He has given up some of his land to build a school for the village children. It is only three years old so at the moment only has preschool and grades one and two.
      The kids were all so well behaved and happy to see us. Did a little rehearsed welcome which was lovely. The government provide the teacher but that is all. The village have to provide everything else.

      After a late breakfast we were off to our helicopter ride. You get a whole different perspective in a helicopter. Great to see it from both sides and the ride goes way too quickly.

      We are waiting at the airport now for our flight to Nairobi      Weiterlesen

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    • ReisenderAfrican Adventure
      Tag 7

      Nairobi

      10. Juni 2023 in Simbabwe ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C

      We’re only in Nairobi for one day and there is a full day planned. Our accomodation here is at someone’s private residence. It is a gorgeous place with beautiful gardens and hidden corners everywhere.

      First off is a visit to the Elephant Orphanage. Sheldrick Wildlife Trust started a trust for orphaned or abandoned baby elephants. Baby elephants need a lot of care and it’s a long time until they are weaned and are able to be released. They start weaning at 4 years and start introducing back to the herd at five. They are just like toddlers, fighting over the food, rolling in the mud, trying to take things off each other.

      Then on to the Giraffe Center. Nice to see them up close and be able to feed them but I’m really looking forward to seeing them in the wild. They have the longest blue tongues and are so gentle.

      Lunch was a bit of a fiasco but we did eventually get fed and watered. Had to wait so long for the food we were a bit too well watered.

      Then the Karen Blixen Museum. After a few drinks at lunch it took a bit of concentration to follow the guides commentary but we think we got the gist of it. Karen Blixen was best known for writing Out of Africa. She had a coffee plantation here for many years was much loved by the Kenyan people which isn’t surprising as she did numerous things to improve the community around her. Started a home for women of domestic violence. A school for the children. I feel like a celebrity here, there is Karen everything. School, shopping centre, hospitals. All named after me..😂
      We are staying in Karen, the suburb in Nairobi named after the famous author and where the coffee plantation was located.

      We had a quite last evening at the Hotel, game of cards and a few drinks. Because we’d had such a late lunch we all settled for a bit of soup for dinner.      Weiterlesen

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    • Namibia
      Tag 19

      Victoria Falls

      13. Juni 2023 in Simbabwe ⋅ 🌙 19 °C

      Heute haben wir einen Ausflug zu den Victoria Falls unternommen 😊 Mit einer Breite von ca. 1,7 km und einer Tiefe von 108 m sind diese 1,5 mal so breit und doppelt so hoch wie die Niagara Fälle 🤯
      Wirklich sehr interessant anzuschauen, wie ca. 550 Mio Liter Wasser pro Minute die Fälle herunter schießen ☺️      Weiterlesen

    • ReisenderNamibia-Botswana-Zimbabwe
      Tag 8

      Day 8: Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe

      16. September 2023 in Simbabwe ⋅ ☀️ 35 °C

      Heute klingelte der Wecker um 6 Uhr morgens. Wir alle packten nur Sachen für eine Nacht, um mit dem Bus nach Zimbabwe zu fahren, da unsere Jeeps leider diese Grenze nicht überqueren dürfen.
      Hier haben wir die Victoria Waterfalls angeschaut und die Nacht in einem Backpacker Hostel verbracht. Zum Frühstück gab es erstmal English Breakfast 🍳

      Die Statue ist David Livingstone, erster weißer Missionar, der die Victoria Falls „entdeckte“.

      Die Victoria Falls waren sooo wunderschön, ich konnte meinen Augen nicht trauen!! Felt like paradise🌈 Die Wasserfälle sind direkt an der Ländergrenzen zu Zambia 🇿🇲      Weiterlesen

    • Südliches Afrika
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      Tag 34

      Day 32 🇿🇼 Pt. 2

      17. September 2023 in Simbabwe ⋅ ☀️ 35 °C

      Aus dem Helikopter sieht man neben dem Wasserfall den Regenwald und rund darum herum die Steppe. Ein Bizzarres Bild. Erst dachte Dömu es gebe vielleicht keine Air Traffic Control doch es kam lustiger. Denn mit dem Headset hört man was der Pilot und was Air Traffic sagt. Man muss ein wenig wissen was gesagt wird doch Dömu kennt sich damit ja gut aus... Nun gut um eine Grenze zu übertreten muss sich normalerweise ein Flugkörper anmelden bevor er überhaupt abhebt. Dann in der Luft noch einmal mit Flugnummer anmelden dass die Grenze übertreten wird einmal im alten einmal im neuen Land, doch hier sagte der Pilot einfach. "I am inbound for Sambia over the falls" während Air Traffic einfach sagte und wir zittieren: "okay". Nie wurde mit dem Tower von Zimbabwe Kontakt aufgenommen, nie wurde eine Flugnummer genannt nie wurde bestätigt, was das Flugziel ist. Nichts davon. Es ist wahrhaftig ein organisiertes Chaos. Die Piloten sprachen tatsächlich mehr miteinander als mit Air Traffic und auch hier wurde weder Höhe noch Geschwindigkeit genannt nur die zirka Position, also einmal "über dem Wasserfall" ein anderes Mal "über Long Island" und dann auch Richtung "Landeplatz" NICHT MAL BEIM LANDEN spricht der Pilot mit dem Tower. ER SIEHT VOR SICH NIEMANDEN UND AUS REINER BARMHERZIGKEIT MELDET ER DEM TOWER DAS ER LANDEN WIRD. Aber wieder nicht wo nicht wann genau nur dass er es tun wird... Er wartet auch nicht auf die Antwort des Towers sondern tut es einfach... Als Flight Officer ein absolut spektakuläres Erlebnis. Es war niemals gefährlich aber einfach so ungewohnt zu wie es in der Schweiz funktioniert...Weiterlesen

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