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The waning popularity of elephant rides

Victoria Falls, located on the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe was once popular for elephant rides but no longer offers the adventure [Courtesy]

In 2005, travel writer Jayne Rose Gacheri joined a group of 20 journalists from across Africa for an experience of a lifetime to the Wild Horizons Wildlife Sanctuary in Zimbabwe to ride an elephant.

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