S02E03 – "Safari" Zambia Adventure – Where the thunder roars! – Need a tour guide? for walking tours

Meeting Zambia for the first time was a bit challenging at first, but once settled into our accommodation we could relax for the first time. I want to give a shout out to an amazing tour guide we met on our adventure. His name is Histone Samatamba. Please check out his Facebook page “African Eco Safaris and Tours”. You will not regret using them if you ever get the opportunity to visit this amazing country.
Thinking of taking a trip to Africa? Explore the mysteries of beautiful Zambia, which, in addition to the famous Victoria Falls, also offers vast wetlands on the Zambezi River. Our experience of Maramba River Lodge was very peaceful and relaxing with the most widespread shading of trees. The sunsets and sunrise at the edge of the Maramba river is amazing and mesmerizes you and generate an impressive memory that will last and stay with you for years to come.
The Republic of Zambia is a landlocked country at the crossroads of Central, Southern and East Africa, although it is typically referred to as being in Southern Africa at its most central point. Its neighbors are the DRC and Tanzania (to the north), Malawi (to the east), Mozambique, Zimbabwe, and Botswana (to the south), Namibia (to the southwest), and Angola (to the west). Originally inhabited by Khoisan people. Zambia is home to the near-blind species of Ansell’s mole-rats which can sense magnetic fields with their eyes according to a recent study. Zambia’s name derives from the Zambezi River, which flows through the western part of the country and forms its southern border with Zimbabwe. On the Zambezi River lies the Barotse Floodplain, which is home to around ¼ million people.
Livingstone is a city in south Zambia and until 1929, it served as the capital city of Zambia. A historic British colonial city was named after David Livingstone, the Scottish explorer and missionary who was the first European to explore the area. Zambia boasts with 20 national parks and reserves, and it has over, 34 Game Management Areas and protects over 30% of its land.
Scottish explorer David Livingstone spotted them and named them after his queen, the falls were given their name by the local Lozi tribe. They call them Mosi-oa-Tunya, which translates as “Smoke that Thunders”. Anyone who sees the thundering water, with the mist rising tens of meters high, will understand that the original name best describes this wonder. Nothing prepares you for your first sight of the Zambezi River in full flood thundering over the drop – 500-million liters of water per minute crashing into a deep rocky gorge.