It must be the ultimate infinity pool for thrill seekers - this natural swimming hole teeters on the lip of one of the world's biggest and most dangerous waterfalls.
As millions of gallons of water plunge over the lip of Zambia's Victoria Falls, bathers can dive into the Devil's Pool and swim right up to the edge. A rock ledge even allows the bravest to peer into the abyss 360 feet below
Between September and December every year - the end of the dry season - tourists can leap into the pool on the Zambezi River from nearby rocks.
Although by all accounts, it takes a while to build up enough courage to take the plunge for the first time.
Hardy tourists have to trek for up to an hour in sweltering temperatures to reach the swimming pool.
And if they don't want to jump in they have to wade through testing currents of water to get to the rocky pool.
Needless to say, if they lost their foot they would be seconds away from plunging to their deaths
Software engineer Francisc Stugren, 35, and his wife Angela, 30, visited the falls to celebrate their first wedding anniversary.
The American insisted the thrill was "better than bungee jumping".
He said: "Being in the Devil's Pool is a serious adrenaline rush for the first few minutes.
As millions of gallons of water plunge over the lip of Zambia's Victoria Falls, bathers can dive into the Devil's Pool and swim right up to the edge. A rock ledge even allows the bravest to peer into the abyss 360 feet below
Between September and December every year - the end of the dry season - tourists can leap into the pool on the Zambezi River from nearby rocks.
Although by all accounts, it takes a while to build up enough courage to take the plunge for the first time.
Hardy tourists have to trek for up to an hour in sweltering temperatures to reach the swimming pool.
And if they don't want to jump in they have to wade through testing currents of water to get to the rocky pool.
Needless to say, if they lost their foot they would be seconds away from plunging to their deaths
Software engineer Francisc Stugren, 35, and his wife Angela, 30, visited the falls to celebrate their first wedding anniversary.
The American insisted the thrill was "better than bungee jumping".
He said: "Being in the Devil's Pool is a serious adrenaline rush for the first few minutes.
i'd be scared to death! Being high up makes me very nervous...
