...................landed at Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe, lets call it Zim shall we from now on. As this trip is about making sure we have the best destinations and best hotels for our clients, there was no room for sightseeing. I was picked up at the airport by our Zim ground handler and transport expert, they whisked me off to see three 4 and 5 star hotels.

They were all very good indeed. The great thing about Zim is that despite all the recent economic difficulties they faced recently their infrastructure like the roads is very good and has held up quite well. The hotel stock is also very good. Two of the three are very close to the fallsthemselves and you can see flumes of spray from the grounds and walk easily to them, the locals name the for the falls is the "smoke that thunders" and that is spot on, the third hotel is away from the falls, about 10mins drive but it overlooks the national park and a waterhole where the game congregates so this has a safari lodge feel about it. I think i'd like to stay at them all and the food is good at all of them too.

I do have to tell you about Victoria Falls hotel. Built in 1903 its the iconic monument in the town, impressive building, lovely grounds, visited by the queen in the 1960's. You get the picture. So if you like a colonial feel its the place for you, a place in history. But its not the building that does it ffor me its the views from the verandah, not patio please! The iron bridge ordered by Cecil Rhodes to be built over the mighty Zambezi linking the southern Rhondesia and the northern Rhondesia now Zimbabwe and Zambia, a tiny little green sign saying "to the falls", sucha tiny sign for such a colossus.

Three thoughts to finish off..............

First to be honest, there's not much at Vic Falls town apart from the Falls. Two nights here is ample.

Second whilst you are here you won't stop, excursions galore. Bungee jumping off the bridge, shooting Zanbezi rapids downstream, cruising sedatly upstream and the Falls themselves which i'm trying to get tomorrow.

Third the food is great and also gives you an oppurtunity to try different things like, eland, impala and warthog! My claim to fame is that i ate a Mopani worm which is a fly lava found in a tree and fried up with tomato, garlic and onion. It's not bad and is so nutritious that it's claimed it's going to be the new superfood. I don't think it'll catch on though as it still looks like what it is!