Zambia

Looking over the dry countryside of Zambia near the Victoria Falls

A shot from the helicopter as we head over o the Falls and swoop into the canyons

Village huts perched on the edge of the canyon near Victoria Falls

A village spread out below as we cross over by helicopter

Another shot of the village in the dry plains near the Victoria Falls. We were not there in the wet season, so the falls were low and the country dry!

The countryside parched out around the falls

The landing site for the helicopter, when we took an half hour flight around the falls and the canyons

The dryness around Zambia and this is the landing site coming into view

Huts along the road coming into Livingston, the closest tourist town on the Zambia side, to the falls

A sot of the main street of Livingston, named after David Livingston, the first white man to see the “Smoke that Thunders”

Just a view of the main shopping street of Livingston looking north

Another photo of the mai street looking south this time, and the market is also located just to the south of the main buildings

The street was quite wide with plenty of parking, so a good place to stop and have a look around for a few hours

Some more of Livingston and the dusty, dry feeling of the town

One of the stores on the main Livingston Road just opposite the market place

In stark contrast to Livingston is the 4 star splendor of the Royal Livingston Hotel, between Livingston and the falls

Under the trees by the river bank for a relaxing view of elephants, hippos and other wild life coming down for water

The terrace restaurant where Meghan and I had lunch and a nice espresso, which is a world apart fromt he reality outside the hotel

This is the bar of the hotel, a cool oasis within, and a great place to cool those safari thirsts!

If you do not fancy swimming in the Zambezi River with the crocodiles and hippos, there is always the hotel pool to cool off in!