Zambia 2015 — Bernd's Perspective

From Botswana we crossed over the Zambezi river into Zambia to see the Victoria Falls, June 2015.

the delta from the air - on our way to zambia

the boat to the islands of siankaba in zambia

communal area at islands of siankaba

islands of siankaba

watching the zambezi river roll by at islands of siankaba

the bar at islands of siankaba

islands of siankaba

walkway to the rooms at islands of siankaba

a few minutes to relax

our tent at islands of siankaba, we had the honeymoon suite

our room at islands of siankaba

we were right on the zambezi river

our bathroom at islands of siankaba

the zambezi, river upstream from victoria falls (we could hear it)

our lounging area at islands of siankaba

the swimming pool at islands of siankaba

bernd on the walkway

the night sky in zambia - we never see the milky way in london!

not too much wine - up at 6am every day!

helicopter ride over victoria falls

ready

excellent view from here

the ever present rainbow at the falls

victoria falls

a lotta water

muchos muchos water

zambia on one side, zimbabwe on the other

a lot of spray, so much that you can't really see the falls at ground level

rainbow at the falls

the gorge downstream from the falls - popular for whitewater rafting

the gorge

village near the falls

victoria falls

still dry at this point

david livingstone was the first european to see the falls - big deal? i think not. anyway he named it after the british queen

falls selfie

drenched

bridge between zambia and zimbabwe - one way traffic and one vehicle at a time

lunch before our lion encounter

we went for a walk with 3 lion cubs being prepared for release into the semi-wild. i was expecting tiny cubs, they were actually 15 months old and not small at all

lion and jill giving each other the evil eye - luckily a guide stepped in

bernd was arguably more excited about the encounter than the lion was

just walking my lion

lion relaxing

lions at play

lions at play

time for a dip

the female cub wasn't fond of water

rolling around

they are pretty fast walkers

lizards at islands of siankaba

little bee eater

wiretailed swallow

little bee-eaters on the lookout... for bees, presumably

nasty looking spider web at islands of siankaba

baboon at camp - islands of siankaba