...a journey of a life time through ibn batuta's africa

last position details

day

38

date

july 29

country 

zambia

town/area

lusaka/livingstone

gps

17° 50 27.6 S

25° 53 43.1 E

distance

12778 km

details

 website will be update july 30.

stay tuned for details as they arrive

today the group will drive to livingstone near the border of zimbabwe. they will be staying at the maramba river lodge. the higlight of livingstone is seeing the majestic victoria falls. known locally as "mosi-oa-tunya" - the smoke that thunders, the falls are a spectacular natural wonder. they are 1708 meters wide and drops between 90-107 meters into the zambezi gorge. the first european to see the falls was david livingstone in 1855 but the local tribes had known the falls since antiquity.

highs

 * victoria falls

lows

victoria falls

  maramba river lodge