I started my journey on evening Tuesday of 14th of April with Tazara train. It took me a night and a day (about 24 hours) to get the Tanzania-Zambia border, and another night and a day to reach new Kapili Mposhi (the end of the Tazara train). It was a good way to travel because I passed though various landscapes including the Selous Game Reserve, Kilombelo Valley, the Udzungwa Mountain and Usangu valley).
I spend a night at Kapili and the following morning (Friday 17th April) I caught a mini bus to Lusaka about five hours from Kapili. Around 5pm I took another bus to Livingstone and I arrived late at night at about 2am.
I stayed the night at a lodge and next morning on 18th April I decided to walk from Livingstone to the Zimbabwean border, which was about 5kms. I enjoyed that walk because it took me from the town all the way to the Zimbabwean Immigration where I crossed the very big Victoria Falls Bridge, which crosses over the Zambezi River and separates Zambia and Zimbabwe. After crossing the border I met with Mr. Sacha and he took me to Blessing's home for a short rest.
Mr Sacha had already arranged the sunset cruise on the Zambezi River. I really enjoyed having drinks and snacks on the boat with the beautiful sunset over the Zambezi River. I ate Crocodile by a mistake because I thought it was Talapia! As we arrived back to the shore after the cruise, we heard a beautiful sound. There were local dancers and singers who entertained us as we got off the boat. I really enjoyed hearing them and I still listen to the recording everyday.
The next day (19th April) after morning tea we went to Victoria Falls National Park and after paying we walked straight to the first set of Falls and walked down to the main view. We walked to the main section of the Falls and followed the path all the way to where the river goes under the bridge. We were expecting to only take an hour but ended up spending half of a day walking up and down viewing the Falls. We didn't get tired or hungry.
From the first minute we arrived at the Falls I stood for about five minutes, not being able to say anything. I stood just watching the water coming over the falls. It was spectacular.
I learnt that it is one of the seven Natural Wanders of the world. I was very lucky because the Zambezi River was full and they told me that it hasn't been that full for about 40 years. 900,000 cubic meters of waters falls per second over the falls. The water hits the ground and then quickly rises up to the sky. Some of the water drops as a rainfall and some disappeared as a vapour high in the sky above us. We got very wet from the mist of the Falls and had to wear raincoats. There were lots of rainbows and it was very noisy. At the main falls the distance from the top to the bottom is 93m. After visiting the falls we went on a game drive in Victoria Falls National Park. It is a small park but we saw a different type of Baboon called the Chacma baboon (it was my first new mammalian species in Zimbabwe). We also saw warthog and five of the largest Elephants I ever seen before. We then went to Elephant Hills Hotel for lunch. We ate a nice lunch while watching golf and impala eating the grass on the golf course. After lunch we went to the crocodile farm where we saw lots of Crocodiles and Ostriches and learnt about the breeding behaviour and cycle of the Crocodiles. There was a curio shop selling nice belts and bags made up of wild animal skin like Crocodile and Elephant. Soon after the crocodile farm we went to the helicopter point where we did the Flight of the Angels in a Helicopter over Victoria Falls which Sacha and Wilderness Safaris had arranged for us. We were able to see the Falls from the sky, which was amazing. I enjoyed it very much.
After all of these activities we went to the boat club for sundowners with Sacha and Tam's friends. It was nice because we had sundowners and snacks while enjoying the beautiful view of Zambezi River. After the sundowners we went to the restaurant called The Boma. It was a very nice restaurant because there was local Zimbabwean food and local dancing and drumming as well. I ate the local food and something called Mopane Worms. The food was delicious and after the dinner we danced the local dance and played drums all night until 10pm. We saw buffalos on the way home.
The next day it was Monday 20th and after morning tea we went to the Victoria Falls Bridge for the Bunjee jumping. The guys measured my weight and prepared me by tying my legs and my chest and then they took me to where people jump. At that point I was scared because I could clearly see the distance from the bridge to the water below. I jumpesd and after a few seconds from the top I wasn't that brave anymore and I started screaming to myself but not loudly so nobody could hear! I went all the way down and the rope pulled me up four times and eventually someone came and collected me and took me back up to the bridge. I was very happy and thrilled that I managed to jump. The distance to the bottom of the bridge is a 110 mts.
After the jumping we went home and started to pack our things ready for the journey to Hwange National Park. It was a long and very interesting journey. We passed through nice forest of various woodlands like Teak Woodland and Mopane Woodland and saw some Villages and Hwange town. We arrived at Hwange National Park late so we didn't manage to enter the Park so ended up sleeping at Hwange Safari Lodge. It was a nice lodge and we had a nice dinner.
Next morning it was Tuesday 21st and after some breakfast we went on walk around the lodge. We saw Vervet monkeys, Impalas, Zebra and Sable Antelope and a few birds as well. After the walk we went to the Painted Dogs Research centre where we got very good information and we were taught about the Dogs and what the Research is doing. We also went to see the dogs (we saw four dogs). Then we stayed the night at Hwange Main Camp and rested for few hours and went for an evening drive. We drove up to a beautiful waterhole called Nyamanshlovu and stopped and watched baboon, zebra, wildebeest, giraffe, crocodile, elephants and a lot of birds including ostrich and secretary birds. On the way back we saw two lionesses.
Next day it was Wednesday of 22nd and we woke up early and did some early morning bird watching. After that we packed our stuff and we started the journey through the National Park to Makalolo Plains, Wilderness Safaris. It was another beautiful drive and we saw a lot of amazing things. We arrived at Makalolo Plains at about 1400. The people there were very kind because they prepared a nice lunch for us. After the lunch we went to rest for a few hours and then went for another evening drive. We stopped at a beautiful waterhole called Madison. There were buffalo drinking and later a lot of elephants (about 40) came to drink. I have never seen that many Elephant before. It was amazing. We came back late because we did a night drive, which was my first night drive ever, and it was very interesting to learn about night drives and the skill of shining the spotlight so as to not blind the animals. I learnt a lot on this day.
Next day it was Thursday of 23rd we went for the full day game drive to a very beautiful big open area called Ngamo with many waterholes. We saw a lot of animals and birds and a large black-manned lion, which was the biggest Male Lion I had ever seen. We then did another night drive back to camp and saw my first African Wild Cat and Springhares.
On Friday 24th, we went for another full day and saw a lot of things again. We went back early because we were invited to Davison's Camp for dinner and Jammering Chova Chova (local dancing). We danced all night around a campfire to the sound of drums and singing. We had a nice dinner and talked all night with Guests from America and I spoke about Beho Beho and my life in Tanzania. I really enjoyed myself.
On Saturday 25th after packing we left Hwange and went to Matopos (Kingdom of Rocks) National Park via Bulawayo, which took us about 7 hours. We stayed at Matobo Lodge. It is an amazing park with a lot of boulders and rocky mountains (locally called a Kopje). The lodge is built on top of a huge rock, with a very beautiful view.
Next morning (Sunday 26th) we climbed one of the Kopje's. There was an incredible view and we saw a Rainbow Lizard and Orange tailed Lizard. After breakfast we left the Matopos National Park on the way out we went to see some of the bushman Rock Art which is very old. We then drove to Antelope Park, outside Gweru town. We arrived there at around 1500 and rested for a few hours and then went for an evening canoe trip on the lake. We saw so many birds and we had lovely sundowners on the water.
On Monday 27th we woke up early in the morning and we went to walk with the lions. This was another amazing experience for me to walk with Lions. They tried hunting Impala while we were walking with them. This was one of the highlights of my trip. Afterwards we carried on with our journey to Harare and we arrived there around 1430.
I stayed in Harare for a few days in Sacha and Tam's flat, which I enjoyed. We visited Hakka Park and I practised shooting in the garden.
On Friday 1st of May I took a bus from Harare to Dar es Salaam. I started my journey at 2130 and arrived at the border on Saturday at 0600. We arrived at Lusaka 1200 and were allowed to get off the bus and stretch for four hours. We then left Lusaka and were at the border the following morning. We arrived in Dar on Monday at 0200.

I am very grateful I have been given the opportunity to do this trip to Zimbabwe. It has increased my knowledge of the bush, different cultures and travelling experiences.
It is the highlight of my life. I have seen 146 birds, 34 of which are new for me, many new trees, grasses, reptiles and 6 new Mammal species including Mopane Bush Squirrel, Chacma Baboon, African Wildcat, Springhare, Red Hartebeest and Steenbok.
I met lots of local Zimbabwean guides who taught me how they work. I have seen a lot of different camps and the in which they run. I have seen the largest Elephants I have ever seen in very big herds.
It was an unbelievable trip.

Finally I would like to say thank you very much to the following people for this trip of a lifetime.

Mr. Charlie Bailey
Mr. George Crossland
Mr Sacha and Tamlyn
Mr. Sean Lues and Kim
Wilderness Safaris and everyone I stayed with and who looked after me in Victoria Falls and Hwange

It was a really incredible experience and enjoyable trip.
Thank you very much.