Flight of the Angels: Microlight Over Victoria Falls
Soar above Victoria Falls in a two-seat microlight for the definitive aerial view of the world's greatest waterfall and the Zambezi gorge system
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Airstrip Pre-Flight Briefing
Helmet fitting and safety briefing at the grass airstrip outside Livingstone before boarding the open-cockpit microlight tandem plane
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Zambezi River Approach
Fly low over the wide Zambezi as it narrows and accelerates towards the falls — the roar is heard through your headset before the rim is visible
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First Gorge Aerial Pass
Bank over First Gorge for the most breathtaking perspective — the full width of the falls visible from above with eternal rainbow arcs in the mist
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Falls Width Flyover
Skim along the entire 1,700 meter long curtain from Zimbabwe to Zambia and watch plumes of spray rise hundreds of meters into the African sky
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Seven Gorges Zigzag Circuit
The pilot banks through the seven canyon zigzags carved by the retreating falls over 150,000 years of geological erosion
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Bridge Fly-Past Return
A low pass over the historic Victoria Falls Bridge before backing back towards the runway as the falls thunder into the gorge below