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White Water Rafting the Zambesi
A super adrenalin rush, a trip of a life-time. Can this be my last big challenge though?
I have arrived in Zimbabwe for a trip across south east Africa and am keen to start my adventure.
On arrival I am rather tired from overnight flights when I simply do not sleep beyond a desperate brain cut off doze once or twice. I spend my first day settling in and taking a leisurely swim in the camping complex pool called Rest Camp. I can hear the falls in the background, thundering its way over the side of the gorge.
Victoria falls is 915 meters or roughly 3,000 feet above sea level, at the top and 803 meters or 2,634 feet at the bottom, it boasts a net drop of 112 (367 feet) meters. Victoria Falls Height & Width: Victoria Falls displays a height of 108 meters and a width of 1,708 meters, making it the world’s largest sheet of falling water. From close to the top of this waterfall, we climbed down the sides of this gorge and climbed onto our rafts.
It is a rafting course of twenty three kms, with nineteen named falls, though some of them come in pairs or three, such as the three sisters. It is recognised to be the toughest course in the world, with the highest number of level five rapids, and one level six. This is the highest level and is generally not safe for most people to even consider, let alone attempt. More of that…
