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After a short stop in Zimbabwe’s Victoria Falls, we continued to Zambia’s second largest city, Livingstone, which acts as a gateway to the Zambian parts of Victoria Falls. The waterfalls were the reason for my two-day trip to Zambia. My taxi drove through dusty small-town Livingstone to the savanna towards the falls of the rapid Zambezi River.

My trip was in January, which is when there are lots of monsoon rains and the roads are in bad condition. At the gorgeous waterfalls the rain did not matter, since I would have been wet anyway by the steaming water from the forceful falls. My overnight stay was close to the waterfalls, Maramba River Lodge, and I decided to walk there. The red, wet sand was slippery from the rain and I slipped many times on the road.

My lodging was in a small outdoor hut, which was isolated by mosquito nets. All lighting was with candles. The night noise from the savanna and jungle animals did not bother my sleep. Small signs warned of hippos, who sometimes decide to rise from the river to the camping site. Although I did not see any large animals, the overnight stay felt as a bigger Zambian experience than the Victoria Falls itself.

The camping site offered grilled roast with garlic sauce for dinner and as a side order I received nshima polenta made by corn grains. The food was tasty but I do feel that the supper was not an ordinary Zambian dish that locals would eat every day.

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