4 Days on Africa's Most Luxurious Train (Rovos Rail)

Welcome on board Rovos Rail. This is Africa's most luxurious train and it's going to be our home for the next four nights. As we travel from Pretoria in South Africa to Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe, we're.

Literally going to be trusting these two guys with our lives.

During our trip, we'll get to meet the man who started Rovos Rail and pioneered luxury train travel in South Africa. I love this guy. We'll give you a full tour of the train, including one of our favorite rooms we've ever stayed in. And of course, we'll be sharing the most important part, the food. Each day for lunch and dinner will get a four course meal, complete with a South African wine pairing to go with each course. It tastes like everything I love about red wine. We've been fortunate enough to ride some of the world's best trains, including the Orient Express in Europe, via Rail across Canada, the Maharajas Express in India, the Indian Pacific across Australia, and now Rovos Rail in Africa. I think what makes this journey extra unique is that our train is going to be traveling through Zimbabwe's largest wildlife reserve. This is the main place people come to go on safari when the visit Zimbabwe. So if we're lucky, we'll be able to spot wildlife from the train. There's an elephant and then the train actually stops inside the wildlife reserve for us to go on safari. Not only did we see a giraffe on the way out, but it's a family giraffe. This train trip ends at the world's largest waterfall. And for the grand finale of the trip, for some reason, Nate's made plans for us to swim right up to the edge.

What am I doing? Yeah.

So, so join us as we spend the next 96 hours on board Africa's fanciest train.

Cute.

I can already tell this train ride is going to be different than anything we've done before. Usually on day one when we're boarding the train, it's really flashy and showy and there's music and is instruments and dancing and don't get me wrong, I love that vibe. But this Rohan Vos, as in Rovos Rail, the guy who started this train company, is giving us a personal tour of the whole train station. And I knew he was still quite involved. So I'm expecting like this old guy that's like, hey, welcome. And then waves.

No.

He is so funny.

But when they started it up and they put it in first get went in reverse. So then we had a small, small problem.

It's like if Pop was giving Us the tour. He reminds me so much of my grandfather.

He's given a very raw and detailed story of how this whole thing came to be.

I lost a lot of money, and by 1993, I was basically broke.

And the craziest part is he lives in Cape Town and flies here to Johannesburg every week to welcome the people boarding his train.

What a legend.

Does that mean it's time to get on?

Also, this train yard that we're in right now is a private train yard completely owned by Rovos, and it's the largest private train yard in the entire world.

World.

I had no idea how big of an operation it took to run something like this. But they now employ over 500 people.

I think this is the kitchen car. I can already smell it.

Hello.

We're gonna be friends. I can already feel it. Here we go. Our suite is called Buchanan, which just happens to be our last name.

What?

He's so lucky. I think this was an accident. Or maybe it wasn't.

Should we try to steal this? So we've just found this plaque on the wall that explains why the room is named Buchanan. There was a guy named Buck Buchanan who rode on this train 40 times. So he rode this train so much, they named a room after him. That's why this is called the Buchanan suite. And now Cara and Nate Buchanan are traveling in the Buchanan suite.

Off we go.

Maybe we weren't supposed to be outside. The journey has officially begun. Tonight we are going to be traveling north through South Africa to. Oh, watch out, please. That was less dramatic than I thought.

Good morning. We had a great first night on board last night. I actually kind of enjoyed getting on the train after dark because it gave us time to put our stuff away and kind of organize our life. Good night. So we had some time to get settled in, and then we ended the night with our first dinner on board. And wow. We started with samosas. Then our main course were these beautiful tandoori potatoes.

I can't believe this is our life.

For the next four. Followed by a cheese plate. This one specifically was Kilimanjaro cheese with thyme jelly.

I could have just eaten this for dinner.

We also learned that each course of dinner comes with a wine pairing every night, which could get a little dangerous, but was absolutely delicious.

Ooh, that was a good sound.

First one's better. We should stop.

And finally, for dessert, we had chocolate mousse that Kara would consider dance worthy.

I love it here.

It looks like on the map. This morning, we've woken up near a Town named Holokuane. No idea how you say that. Which is a little over halfway to the Zimbabwe border. So today we're just going to be on the train all day, traveling north. We're going to go explore the train and we'll give you a full tour of our deluxe suite. But first, breakfast.

Wow. What a beautiful omelet. Eating on this train for the next four days is going to be such a treat.

I cannot express how much I am loving these windows that fully open. I pretty much just spent the last hour with my head hanging out the window watching the world go by. It's super misty this morning, which is just making all the landscape feel super mysterious. And I'm normally not one to comment on vegetation, but I am loving how different this feels than most parts of the world that we travel to. There's this weird mix of palm trees, these giant cactus trees. There are these trees that look like they're straight out of a Dr. Seuss book. That's a bush.

Dodged. It got to be strategic about when you pop your head out the window. Another thing that I'm really enjoying about this train is that it has a max speed of 60 kilometers. Ow. 60 kilometers an hour, which is quite a bit slower than most of the other trains that we travel on. I feel like most of the time when you see something on a train, you're, like, trying to watch it go past really fast. This you actually have time to soak in the views. And we're in.

This train is made up of 22 cars. Our room is seven cars back. And pretty much everything in front of us is either a staff car or a sleeper car. So there's no need to go up there. We are going to go from our room all the way to the back of the train, and I'll show you all the cars that aren't sleeper cars. Then we'll come back here and we'll give you a full tour of our suite.

Let's go.

Welcome to lounge number one of two on this train. This is just a cozy train car with lots of couches and chairs and books and music. As soon as you come in here and sit down, somebody comes and offers you a drink so you can order coffee, cocktail, whatever you want. There are no rules. For some reason, no one's in here right now, but I have a feeling I'm gonna come hang out in here a lot. I think this might be where they make the drinks and the coffee. All of the magic happens in the main kitchen next door. I don't Know how they do it. Just imagine trying to make these elaborate meals, four courses, breakfast, lunch, and dinner, all day, every day in this tiny moving space that stops unannounced all the.

I couldn't do it.

I would appreciate the food on the train no matter what, but the fact that it's coming from that environment just makes it taste that much better. Moving on real quick, Kara, from the future here in Namibia. Actually, this week has been nothing short of an adventure. Let's just say that.

Appreciate you having a good attitude about this, Cara. We need to go, go, go.

But before we go any further, let me say a big thank you to Better Help for sponsoring this video. But listen, this is going to sound kind of weird, but I want to normalize therapy selfies. Let me explain. I don't know about you, but when I was younger, I looked at therapy very differently than I do today. And I just feel so sad for anyone who may be watching this, who still believes these false narratives that are still out there when it comes to mental health, like that you should be bottling up your emotions and just get over it on your own. Or if anybody talks to a therapist, it means it's a sign of a weakness, which is just crazy. Look at it this way. People love to post selfies at the gym. We all do it. Working on our physical health is something we're excited to celebrate and we want to share with people. And I have never looked at someone's gym selfie and gone, wow, that person is so weak. They couldn't just get strong on their own. They had to go to a gym. It makes no sense. You want to get strong, you go work out. And it's the exact same with our mental health. They're both hard, they both take time, and they're both so worth it in the long run. So why aren't we posting therapy selfies to celebrate working on our mental health, too? Here's mine. I think it's cool. Let's normalize therapy selfies. But I know there's still this lingering stigma around therapy, which is why I'm so excited to be a part of this era where we're normalizing it and we think it's cool. If you have not tried therapy yet, I so encourage you to give it a go. BetterHelp's mission is to make starting therapy as easy as possible. It's 100 online, and their licensed professional therapist can help you make positive changes in your life. So please don't be afraid to take care of yourself. Go to betterhelp.comk&n or click the link in our description below and you can get 10% off your first month of therapy. There are two dining cars on this train. This is where we have all of our meals. It's open seating. You can sit at whatever table you want in either the first dining car or the second one. Last night we had dinner in this first one. I think this one is just a bit more dancy feeling.

Meeting the person who was behind all of these decisions just makes it feel so much more special.

This is dining room number two. This is where we had our breakfast this morning. It's a bit more open and bright in here. A little less intimate feeling. One small detail that makes a huge difference to us is the whole left hand side of these dining cars are two person tables. I cannot tell you how many awkward meals we had on past trains. Sitting at a table with people we don't know, trying to like discreetly film our food and like taking my first bite and reacting and just making it weird for everybody. As much as I love meeting new people and sharing experiences together, this has been a nice change and not something that we get very often.

I think also if you are just an average person on a train, it's nice to have the option to either make friends or have like a romantic dinner with your partner. And on most trains that's just not an option. It's all family style. You're sharing a table. We love meeting new people from around the world, but there are some nights where you just want it to be the two of you. And I like being able to choose on this train. So this is where the long journey to the next lounge car starts.

It's very important to stretch before physical endurance walking.

What are you doing?

Getting ready for the journey.

It's like 10 cars to get there.

That was the lovely sound of lunchtime. So we have to hurry. And here we have a first. This in the cigar lounge. It is what it is. People can come in here and smoke cigars whenever they want. Now we're in lounge number two. It's pretty much just like the first one.

And again, you've got books, drinks, snacks. These are weirdly like the best chips I have ever had.

I'm not kidding. Each day of this train ride, I'm gonna sneak a couple bags of these in my backpack and take them with me. They're that good.

All right. The caboose.

Caboose.

Hey, girls. The caboose is probably the coolest car on the entire TR Is the observation car. So it has a full bar. Most people migrated over here after dinner last night to have a little digestivo. You've got these big windows to enjoy the views. You can have whatever drink you want. It's all included. But the second half of this car is even more exciting and probably Nate's favorite spot on the whole train. Welcome to the outdoor observation deck. If you don't want to hang your head out the window and risk getting hit in the face by branch, this is the the best place to get fresh air and soak in the views.

So we're having our first lunch on board and we started with a pulled oyster mushroom appetizer. It was delicious. And for our main we're having an artichoke linguine. What I didn't realize was that not only does dinner come with wine pairing, but lunch also comes with a wine pairing for every course. This is over the top luxury that we would be grateful for at any time. But after the last week of living in the Sahara desert, nine days, eating the same thing every day for an entire week, that experience is just bringing my appreciation for this to the next level.

The bonus of doing a trip like that is the great oneness reset that we get to experience. Like everything, even the smallest details are such a big deal.

I think my teeth lost useful years of their life in the desert because of how much sand was grinding around in there.

No sand here, baby.

Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. My team and immigration officers have arrived at the South African immigration offices.

Well, we have made it to Messina, which is the border town on the South African side. We were supposed to be here around lunch and it is 5:30pm so we're a little wide schedule and from what we've heard, we're not going to be making up much time here. They're estimating two hours on the South African side to go through immigration and then another three hours once we get over to Zimbabwe, which means that we'll probably be asleep by the time we officially make it to Zimbabwe. I kind of feel like the whole point in taking one of these trains is just to enjoy the slow pace of life. The only slight bummer is that I was looking forward to crossing the border because the border is actually a river and they had said that we might be able to see crocodiles and hippos from the bridge, which would have been pretty cool. But now we'll just be enjoying a four course meal with a wine pairing, so it's hard to complain to. That's my cue.

Behind the scenes, it's raining. Didn't want to get my hair wet. Also, I cannot wait to show you all the details of this room. I was planning on doing that this afternoon, but then, you know.

And now it's dark outside, so I think I'll wait until the morning when the light is better because we're professional like that. And then it'll be all nice and bright and cheery. And so.

I think he said he was going to take my camera, but I just laughed nervously. So we ended up making it through South African immigration quicker than expected. It took about an hour and a half, so we're about to head to dinner, but we are currently traveling through no man's land between the two countries. And that bridge back there that we were going over, that is the bridge that underneath was supposed to have the crocodiles and hip bows, but we really couldn't see much from the side of the train anyway. Even bow ties that you don't have the tire hard to put on. And now we'll go enjoy a nice dinner while the train staff takes care of getting us through Zimbabwe customs.

Better them than me. This stuff makes them nervous.

All right, time for dinner.

Yeah.

Each night on board the Rovos Rail requires formal attire. And whenever we do trips like this, we like to play this little game called how many people are going to notice if we wear the same thing every single night. I'm wearing Birkenstocks. I am trying to switch up my jewelry each night, so I'm wearing a different bracelet from last night.

Wow. Love that.

Changed my earrings. But the men are required to wear a suit and tie. This is a 70% Chardonnay, 50% Pinot Noir. Beautiful. Like to have a taste? Oh, no, I'll just drink it. Beautiful. I love the color. How cute are Nate's curls?

I don't know what's going on up there.

Whoa.

So on the menu, this is called melfu. I think it's a French word. I don't know what it means, but it's basically this beautiful, crunchy basket of whipped avocado with tomatoes on top. That is fantastic.

Thank you.

Beautiful. Our main course for the evening is risotto with mushrooms and truffle. Some of my favorite things.

It smells so good.

It is so good.

I cannot wait to take a bite.

It just keeps getting better, and so does the wine. This is so fun.

Tastes like healthy ice cream.

Good morning. Today is a very exciting day because after lunch, we are getting off the train for the first time. So before we do that, let me finally show you around our room. Nate and I have decided that this room ranks in our top three train rooms ever, only to be rivaled by the. The best room that we got to sleep in on the Orient Express feels a little unfair. And then the Maharajas Express. But this one, I am so impressed with the layout and it has everything we need. Let me start with the bed.

I like to keep things positive, but I will be a little picky here. It's firm. The other thing I love about this bed is that it's just here all the time. We've had a lot of overnight train situations where the bed has to be made up into a couch during the day and then they have to convert it back back into a bed at night. But this is just here all the time, which is perfect for my midday naps. Also during the day, they have this lovely bed spread. Once again, meeting Rohan and knowing that his family has made and chosen all of these designs makes me like this a little more. And I don't want to critique it. It really fits the vibe. But then at night, our lovely housekeeper comes in and switches it to a white, fluffy bed, and it's very cozy.

Hi.

He's so cute. Just running on the train track. Probably eight years old.

No big deal.

Another thing that really helps me sleep is all of these windows have these blackout curtains and absolutely love it. But during the day we like to have them open.

This is the table where we can hang out during the day. And it's also like the drink station. Underneath we have a fridge that is always stocked. Right now we have waters in here. They gifted us with the bottle of champagne, but it gets even better. Here we have a form, and every day we can just put whatever we want them to stock our fridge with and they'll do it. I really like this part. In this drawer, we have a kettle and some mugs. And every night when we've come back to our room, she has the kettle plugged in already. She's already added the water to it. She has this whole tea station with little cookies set out, but during the day it stays in the drawer. And then I really like the system. We have these keychains. There's a little hook on the outside of our door, so if we don't want to be disturbed. What is this? Is this an animal?

I think it's a train.

Oh.

We hang this up each morning. We've been putting the makeup room one on. She comes and does our bed. She throws out the trash, restocks our toiletries. We can also order Room service. We haven't done this yet, but I think we will, because why not? If you've watched very many of our videos, the train's not even moved. If you've watched any of our past videos, then you might already know that I am a storage connoisseur, and they have nailed it in this room. I think this is the best storage situation we've ever had on a train. Let me explain. Not only do we have this massive wardrobe that we unpacked all the things that we'll need for this trip, but when we were done unpacking, we put our suitcases up here. This whole wall is basically like an overhead bin that fits our massive rolling bags. They're just out of the way, out of sight, out of mind, but right there if we need them. And if that's not enough, there's also storage underneath the bed. So we put our backpacks down there and a few things that we might need throughout the week. I love having all my stuff in here, but also just not seeing it. A few other small details that make me really happy is we have a constant supply of both bubbly and still water. Really love these lights, light switches. They're, like, really old school and satisfying to press. They make me happy. If you've never ridden a hot train, you can't appreciate this. But not only is there an air conditioner in our room, but we can control it ourselves. And last but not least, Nate has made great use of the windows that open in her train, and this just cracked me up. They provide safety glasses for people like Nate because pretty much encouraging it. Someone in the last 36 years has lost an eyeball by sticking their head out the window.

I'm gonna have to start using those.

These are amazing.

The bathroom is lovely. Very spacious for a train.

You really just have to be gentle with it.

Oh, gosh. Anyway, I really like the exposed plumbing with the toilet. And surprisingly, the toilet is very normal, which is not always the case on a train. Plus, there's a window in here which I enjoy cracking. Ventilation.

We have this old school hair dryer.

Which works pretty well. A heater above the door, so if it is cold, I can pull this little string and it'll get nice and toasty in here.

Oh.

Oh, dear. I don't know if that's on or off. The shower is huge. Like we're on a train right now. Also, they provided an amenity kit, basically like an airplane. But the products are 10 out of 10. They have a major passion for sustainability and using really Good products. So all of the shampoos and soaps are in these aluminum jars. How cute is this bag? We get to keep it. I've never been provided with a bamboo and cotton makeup removing cloth before. This is reusable. I'm definitely keeping this forever. A bamboo toothbrush. Check this out. Lip balm in an aluminum canister. Oh, it smells lovely. Toothpaste tabs. So no plastic. I don't know if you've ever used these before, but you just chew it up like a mint and then brush your teeth and it gets all foamy, just like toothpaste. They provided earplugs because trains can be a little squeaky at night. And this piece of paper explains the ingredients and all the products and stuff. But the best part is all the paper on board is seed paper, which means you can put this in soil, water it, and a plant will grow. So I'm for sure taking this home to Colorado, and I'm gonna try to grow some rosemary this summer.

So hopefully now you can see why this has made it into our top three train rooms ever. But what's crazy is this isn't even the best room you can get on this train.

So there are three different types of suites on Rovos Row. You have the Pullman Suite, which is the smallest of the three. You can fit five of those in a train car. Then you have the deluxe suite, which is the one that we're in. There are three of those in a train car. And then the best room on the train is the Royal Suite. And two of those make up an entire train car, so they are absolutely massive. But I think if you book the Royal Suite, you're just paying quite a bit of extra money for a bathtub, which you would never use anyway.

So there's one thing that really makes Robos Rail feel different from any other train that we've taken, and that is that Rovos Rail does not allow cell phones outside of your cabin. It kind of changes everything. Rohan calls phones machines, and he made it very clear that he did not want to anyone yapping on their machine in the lounge. And he especially doesn't want your machine on the dinner table in the dining room.

And then cell phones and computers, no use in public, please. And we're very fierce about that, especially in the dining car. We don't want you putting the machine on the table in the dining car. That is totally unacceptable. If you insist on using it in the dining car, we will confiscate your.

Machine with all of my spare time, instead of Scrolling on my phone. I've picked up this book called do you wonders of Namibia because this is where we're going next. Did you know that some of the stars that we can see with the naked eye, the light is actually 8 years old?

Since you're warning in your Namibia book.

Now I'm reading about meteorites. We have a quick three course lunch before we get off the train this afternoon, starting with what looks like an avocado piece. Night time. Did you know that Namibia has the largest meteorite on earth? I think we should go find it.

Conversations we would never be having if we had our phone.

Oh, my gosh.

This is so pretty. I'm eating a rainbow for lunch. This is the most colorful, beautiful avocado salad I've ever seen.

And the salmon looks pretty good as well.

This is a big moment. First steps in Zimbabwe.

44 hours after boarding the train in Pretoria. This is our first time stepping on the solid ground.

I love it.

Some water?

Thank you. I don't have any cell service, so I have no idea where we are in Zimbabwe, but from here, we're getting on a bus. 45 minutes to Matopo National Park.

Thank you.

If we're lucky, today we are gonna see rhinos. There's some other rocks on the schedule as well, but I'm interested in the rhinos.

Wow.

I'm riding in the throne seats, which means I will be the first one to get eaten. Or horned.

Well, fortunately or unfortunately, Nate didn't have to worry about getting eaten because even though we saw a few animals, we didn't end up seeing any rhinos. It's so cute. But the landscape was actually really cool and full of all these balancing rocks that seem to defy gravity. Speaking of rocks, our guide took us to these awesome ancient cave paintings that they claim are thousands of years old. Our guide was so entertaining, he kept pulling random medicinal plants off the side of the road and convincing everyone to eat them.

No, no. Try it.

I won't kill you.

I just made you jump. Momentum.

You got it.

Your terror.

You just.

We ended our time in the park on top of this beautiful granite hill, which gave us a bird's eye view of the park and this gorgeous sunset. And as we were making our way back to the bus, we saw our first zebras of the trip.

Ma', am, can you please put your phone away?

Oh, my gosh.

I'm so happy. So happy.

I kid you not, it's the best entree yet.

It's always the best. People are going to quit believing you.

No, I didn't like the dessert last night.

Huh?

Did you hear me say that I don't always love it.

Oh, wow. For our last full day on board, we decided to get room service breakfast because it's included. And why not? We're having a scone with poached egg and some caviar on top. It's been a great way to start the day.

Ow. I thought the window was open. Today has the potential to be the best day of the trip. Around lunch, we are going to be arriving in Zimbabwe's largest wildlife area. It's the size of the country of Belgium and this is like where people come to go on safari in Zimbabwe. And our train actually get to travel through the wildlife area. So we'll be on the train for three hours heading into the wildlife area, hopefully seeing wildlife from the train. But even if we don't, later this afternoon, we're going to be stopping to go on safari and we've been promised way more animals than yesterday. I just think it's so cool that you can just step off a train and go on safari. This has to be the only place in the world where you can do that. Before we get to the entrance of the wildlife park, we're going to be traveling down one of the longest straight stretches of railway in the world. We are going to be traveling perfectly straight for the next 114km.

Wow, it's so strange.

Just after entering the game reserve, we briefly spotted this white rhino. It is behind a fence, but apparently this is a huge fenced in area and we were super lucky to get to see it. Unfortunately, the rhinos here have to be kept inside of a fence for their own protection because post coaching has become such a problem.

What an exciting time. There was a span of like 30 minutes where we were all just running from one side of the train to the next. And what makes it even crazier is our train is so loud that I thought for sure as soon as we approached the animals, they would run away. We're just coming down the tracks, like.

They don't even seem to care.

Wow.

Kind of smells like wild animals. Like, it's kind of like a hot poopy smell.

So normally meals are the part of the day that I look forward to the most. But this is the least excited I've been to be sitting at lunch because I feel like I might miss out. There's an elephant.

Just leaves. Getting better.

When I originally looked at the itinerary for this trip, this is the part that I was looking forward to most, not only is this Zimbabwe's biggest national park, but it's home to the big five, and it has over 100,000 elephants. So this has the potential to be the most incredible game drive I've ever been on.

Pretty incredible to step straight off the train into a safari jeep.

Oh, there's a baboon.

Look at him go.

He's on the ledge. He's a big one.

Bab's kind of scared when it spring out.

So cute watching the young baboons play king of the hill. On top of the termite mound, just.

Stumbled upon a couple of male impalas. Apparently, they are the most common anti. Hello. They look like really pretty deer.

Most animals they see in black and white, so those stripes, when they are freezing, they will break out the body outline of the kudu so it will look like some shafts of light penetrating through the canopy of trees.

Oh, he just stuck his tongue out.

K thought it was an alligator running up into a tree, but it's a rock monitor lizard. It's probably the biggest. Biggest lizard I've ever seen in real life.

They can get big, up to about 70cm tall.

There's an elephant.

Nate has a sixth sense for elephants. He spotted his third one of the day that no one else has seen. Let's see if we can get a little closer.

So glad his side profile and being able to see it put food into its mouth.

And these are the molar teeth which they use for chewing. And these teeth are what determines the lifespan of an elephant. So as humans, we develop two sets of teeth, then elephants, they do that six times. When they lose the last set, they won't be able to feed well and they eventually die because of starvation.

Oh, wow, there's another one.

There's three.

That one's got a good mohawk.

Ready for the ring.

What a great afternoon. I think we ended up seeing 10 elephants and then at the end, probably 10 giraffes, which, I don't know. I'd say giraffes are the coolest African animals. They kind of feel like unicorns. They just, like, shouldn't exist, but they do. And now, of course, more drinks, and then we head back to the train.

Oh, my.

All right, time to get ready for. Oh, too soon.

Come again.

Better. And now it's time for our last fancy dinner on board.

For the record, no one's noticed, or at least told us that they've noticed.

Wow.

I am so upset that this is our last night on board. But the candle and the tuxedo folded Napkin made me feel just a little bit better.

I feel like it's a bit of a safety hat desert and you probably can't do this in most countries, but I love that we're doing it.

Thank you very much.

On night one, that sommelier has been pouring our wine all week. Told us, wait till we get to my favorite red wine.

When's that?

Last night.

So I've been looking forward to this moment for four days. It tastes like everything I love about red wine. That's all I have to say.

Wow.

We've been on a fancy train for too long.

Tonight's starter feels more like a main course course. It's ravioli with toasted nuts.

As expected.

10 out of 10. I can't believe we're leaving this place. This is my home. Our last entree.

Hot.

I've already decided. I'm hugging the chef on the way out.

This is spicy. It's great.

Yes.

I was hoping this was lava cake. It really saved the best night for last.

It does get better than chocolate lava cake.

Good night.

Sad day.

Rover trail has finally arrived at its final destination, which is the Victoria Falls train station.

That made deboarding a little less sad.

We've made it to Victoria Falls, but the adventure isn't over yet. From here, we're heading to the falls, which we could actually see the mist from on the train. As we were coming in and swimming up to the edge, I woke up a little scared this morning.

Oh, what have I gotten us into? We have arrived at the river that's above Victoria Falls. Kara's very excited.

The river is going really quickly.

Should we be nervous?

I think you just need to relax. You don't need to be nervous.

Okay.

You are not doing anything alone. I'm there leading you the way, so let's have fun.

Is that tree always covered with water? No, when it's dry.

Dry? Yeah.

Everywhere here there's rocks.

So is the water higher than usual? Yeah, this is our high water from now up to August. All right. Should have come in August.

Wow.

What an exciting boat ride. We were just driving full speed towards the edge of the falls.

Yes.

Welcome.

Makuna matata.

Thank you.

Right.

Oh, man. It's beautiful. Look at this rainbow.

Wow. I'm taking this rainbow as a sign that we're going to live. We are standing on the top of Africa's largest water waterfall. And I am way more terrified than I expected to be right now. We first visited Zambia back in 2016. During our first year full time travel, we were here at Victoria Falls. So I've known the angels pool existed for 10 years, but at the time we couldn't afford it, so we didn't get to do it. It was something I felt like we really missed out on. So to be back here nine years later makes emotion. I'm trying to let my gratefulness replace the terror.

If you're scared, imagine how I feel off.

This is actually so intense.

This is so powerful. They're like holding on to people's feet. Yeah.

I've seen videos where there's not people holding on to your feet. So today they must be extra high.

I'm really scared. I don't want to do it. I'm having a full on, like adrenaline rush right now. You did it. It's nice. You feel it?

The quarry is so.

What am I doing? What in the world?

Wa. This is Africa's tallest waterfall. That's a 330 foot drop.

Oh, my gosh. Those two guys are the only reason that I'm alive. That might be the craziest thing we've.

Ever done for Kristen. We've had a date. The sketchiest, scariest thing we have ever done.

I still feel like I can't catch my breath. I love you. I'm never doing that again.

I won't ask you to.

You owe me.

Me either.

There's just a crack in the earth. Tons and tons and tons of water every single minute are flowing down into this crack. And we just laid on the top of it. We did it. We did it.

I really thought that was going to be one of those situations where you get out there and you're like, oh, it's not that bad. That was terrifying. No safety rope, no harness, no nothing. Would never fly in the US I.

Just need to go down into the.

Planet for a minute.

We survived.

We survived.

Time to get ready for.

You're too early.

Oh, too soon.

Jump again.

I love it.

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