Swimming in the Devil's Pool

Finding what lies beyond your fears is an addictive feeling. Before the swimming, just being on the lip of the largest waterfall in the world, the surround sound of the gushing waterfalls on a gaping 108metres gorge will surely activate your nerves. The roar of the Mosi-oa-tunya alone is enough to humble you into a chicken. I have been there before.

In 2010 I chickened out from swimming on the edge of Victoria Falls. Well ‘chickening’ out is not such a glamorous feat, so I would say me and my travel partners retreated because we were not prepared when some suspicious looking porter invited us for a swim on the edge of the falls.