On Tuesday 8/18, I travelled across the Zambia/Zimbabwe border to view Victoria Falls from the Zimbabwe side. The process of going through immigration involves a stop on one side and then the other side upon return. Waiting in line are trucks to have their goods inspected and citizens who are carrying abnormally large loads over their bicycles! My guide tells me these goods are not available in all countries so people bring them across the border by bike, with oranges being a frequent commodity.
Upon clearing Customs we enter the rainforest are of the park to take in 16 different views of the Falls; all beautiful. Just past the Main Falls the mists become quite heavy saturating my eyes. face, hair, and clothes so that I can hardly see through my glasses. A two mile walk is good exercise!
Along the way my guide asks me what are wages in the U.S.? I explain about $15 in California and $10 elsewhere. He asks if that is for a day of work? I reply that is an hourly wage and he is astounded! The average income in Zimbabwe is $200/month. He is 70 years old and continues to work because he cannot afford to do otherwise; bread costs $1 per loaf. Most people work 7 days a week to survive... Americans are so fortunate!
Later that afternoon I enjoyed a helicopter flight over the Falls! Upon arrival we were greeted with a man enthusiastically playing the xylophone, just as we were with the sunset cruise. I was joined by an Asian family of Dad, Mom, and very active little girl. A fun trip with amazing views of Victoria Falls!
Kevin got right on our request and had us booked within the week
Linda Cummings
1 day ago
The info on the website was laid out very well. I did some comparisons with other tours and found Adventure Life met a lot of what I wanted in an Antarctica trip at the cheapest price. Requested a quote on Claudia contacted me right away. She answered a lot of questions the I had via email even though she offered to discuss via phone call. I’m more of an email person so appreciated how she accommodated that and answered all my questions. And when I was ready to book, she quickly got the ball rolling with getting our spots reserved on the trip my friend and I wanted. Thanks again, Claudia!
Hazel Araza
1 day ago
(1) great information on the website and throughout all the "materials." (2) Jane Packer is great: knowledgeable, responsive, takes a personal interest and tone, seems to care about the customer as a person not a sale.
Larry Bethune
1 day ago
great people doing a wonderful job to make our voyages happen.
trudy
2 days ago
For our first trip to Costa Rica, Adventure Life designed a tour that meets the interests, ecological and adventure, of our party; but also takes into account our physical limitations sine we are all septuagenarian. We are looking forward to the trip.