I do not think I can explain the thrill of white water rafting - it must be experience to understand. The sound, the anticipation, the fear, the adrenaline and the absolute sensation of feeling alive. We were seven excited people from all over the world whom as a team should get thru the 17 km of harsh water of the falls. 
And so we did, put our trust and fate in the guide whom we had just met an hour earlier. We got a thorough safety brief on the day's upcoming event and signed our life away knowing all possible risk and danger. 
Needless to say the most important thing was to try to remain in the boat, but as he explained it was most likely not going to happen and basically bottom line no panic if we capsized in the heaving breaks and the other very important thing to remember was to stay away from the crocodiles. 
The white water rafting on the Zambezi river has been classed as a Grade 5 - extremely difficult, long and violent rapids, steep gradients, big drops and pressure areas and so it was during this never-to-be-forgotten-day in the wild rapid falls of Victoria falls.
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