Microlighting at Victoria Falls – It’s Awesome!
Victoria Falls, at Zimbabwe and Zambia.
It’s one of the most spectacular places in the world to visit – and you have to visit 2 countries to experience it! Since the troubles of Zimbabwe has pretty much killed the tourist trade, most of the infrastructure and facilities for visiting Victoria Falls now occur in Zambia.
A picture of Victoria Falls from the Zambian side is shown below. If you look at the ledge on the left hand side and spot a small orange dot – that is a person covered in a raincoat.
There’s all sorts of things you can do at Victoria Falls – you could possibly try and drown yourself in the Grade 5 rapids by white water rafting, you can bungee jump off the Victoria Falls Bridge, and go for a twighlight booze cruise on the Zambezi River.
But there is something you should do – fly over Victoria Falls via a Microlight. This gives a fantastic panoramic view of the falls, but also provides a fascinating insight into the surrounding areas.
For example, you can see animals such as elephants and hippos from this high up.
Microlighting over Victoria Falls is a great way to blow $USD 100 in 15 minutes, but it’s worth it.
Microlighting Photos at Victoria Falls
Check out some of the shots of Microlighting below:
More Microlighting Stuff
If you’re hooked, check out The A-Z of Microlighting.
Other things to do in Zambia and Zimbabwe after Microlighting – marvel at the 230 million % inflation of the Zimbabwe Dollar, check out a Coffin Workshop, and check out what people use for a Washing Machine.
Do you fly the microlight yourself or do you have a pilot?
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anthony Reply:
August 27th, 2009 at 10:42 am
No, there’s no way anyone will let you fly the microlight by yourself – there’s a pilot there and it’s a nice squeeze. But it’s definitely worth it. Flights can go for 15 or 30 minutes, but there’s nothing else like it!
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Of all those activities you mention, the only one that I’m brave enough to try is the booze cruise – heck I’ll try a booze cruise anywhere! The other things? I’ll leave those to you big brave guys! Love the photos though!
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We took the helicopter tour over the falls and it was fantastic. But that microlight looks awesome. To be out in the open with the wind in your face is a thrill ride of a life time I am sure! I have to say that Victoria Falls was one of our favorite places in Africa and it is one big adventure. We love the gorge swing and zip line but we didn’t get to do the booze cruise, we took a wine and cheese raft instead and were so disappointed. Everyone that came back to our lodge that night that went on the booze cruise looked like they had a blast!
Amazing shots by the way.
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Hey those pictures are of me!!! Well 2 anyway!
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Love the pics! I have a friend from Zambia and I’d love to visit the country because she always talked to me about how much she loves it there. There are a lot of places in Africa I would love to travel to but it’s just about finding the money.
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I’d love to take a ride in a microlight just about anywhere, but I’m sure Victoria Falls would do just fine
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anthony Reply:
July 10th, 2010 at 5:05 pm
Do it! You’ll love it, and it’s awesome!
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Cool! I want to try that before I die…
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hey i went to the falls they are awesome tried white water rafting , it was the best experience in my life . Victoria falls is one of those places where you tell yourself ” before i die……” I lived at the Zambezi Sun then later Royal Livingstone i must say, best hotels in southern Africa exquisite service and entertainment.
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The view from that high above is simply stunning and the ride in the microlight as well. Quite a lot of travellers take flights to Zimbabwe in order to discover the marvel of Mother Nature on earth, Victoria Falls.
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Anthony The Travel Tart Reply:
October 26th, 2011 at 9:46 am
It’s good fun, I loved Microlighting over the falls
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wow. Just found this site and have been wanting to looking to microlighting for a long time. Didn’t realize Zambia was the spot. Matt Lauer miss that on Where in the World is Matt Lauer this year. (American TV show). Thanks for the info.
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Anthony The Travel Tart Reply:
December 16th, 2011 at 8:52 am
Cool. This was awesome fun. I had a great time here!
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