Day 10: The train from Bulawayo to Victoria Falls

Strongly recommended in the guidebooks, though a little bit of a relic of the past, Mams and Jan started their little honeymoon trip to Victoria Falls, the Niagara Falls of Africa, by a taste of adventure: the overnight train with sleeper. 

Train is still the cheapest way of transportation in Zimbabwe, and often there are overnight queues to buy tickets. We paid 6USD each for mams and Jan, which is actually the most expensive, for first class and a compartment by themselves (two bunk beds). This for a 14h train ride which covers around 500km... 

Bulawayo to Vic Falls is less in demand but the train is a lot more reliable. Still, it isn't the most comfortable way of travelling, but it is definitely an experience to remember.

The train edges along the most famous nature park in Zimbabwe, Hwange, but with all the trees and green after the rainy season, mams and Jan didn't see any spectacular animals. Well, one animal though, but not really spectacular, mams got a tick in her foot which had to be removed with saliva and turning it anti clockwise... 

So, they survived and can now say that they took one of the top ten most famous trains in Africa...