From Victoria Falls: Chobe National Park Small Group Tour

Posted By : Diane_B
Simon from Cuckoo Safaris picked us up and took us to the border. The vehicle was extremely nice and Simon's commentary en route was excellent. Highly recommend Then picked up by Puku Safaris in Botswana and taken to Chobe where we joined a River cruise. This was again excellent with very informative commentary. We were then taken to lunch. It was very busy but sumptuous buffet. Figu from Puku Safaris then took us on a land safari which was highly enjoyable with great humour from Figu. Figu then took us to the border where we were met again by Simon for the trip back to VF in luxury after the safari vehicle. Very enjoyable day. Border crossings could be tiresome but that's not the tours fault. Ideally you would do the River one morning and the land safari the next. For me this was the highlight of our VF visit (having been previously) and went some way to easing the sting of the now $50 US pp entry into the falls area.
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Posted On : 2024-05-13

Posted By : RosaliaM_G
I love the tour, mostly the river part. Our guide, July, was fantastic explaining the behavior of the animals and name of si many birds. The ride was very relaxing.
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Posted On : 2024-05-01

Posted By : Fearless639078
If you are short on time this is the best safari you can get for a day! The land and water combination give you a well rounded view. Unbelievable experience!
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Posted On : 2024-04-09

Posted By : Bhutchison51
you get picked up and first thing you have to do is pay $40.00 ($20.00) per person suppose to be for park fees but never saw the drive give any money to Safari Guide. Between drive to Botswana closing the border doing all the paperwork to exit Zimbabwe enter Botswana. We were picked up at 7:30 AM and did not actually get out on a game drive until 10:30 AM. The safari driver was okay - not great. We did not even have cold drinks as in water/sodas etc they were all warm. Coming back with all the formalities was the same and very time consuming. VERY IMPORTANT if you are flying into Victoria Falls make sure you get a multiple entry $45.00 (A single entry is $30.00) the problem is when you come back from tour if you do not have a second entry it is another $60.00 for two people. This applys to any tours or game drives you do the are out side of Zimbabwe. ALSO be aware do not fly into Victoria Falls and have a hotel in Livingstone. Trying to get transportation from VF airport to Livingstone is impossible not to mention extremely expensive and then you are going to end up paying for another visa into Zimbabwe as the best spots to view the falls is from the Zimbabwe side. The helecopter ride over the falls is okay but due to all the mist you can not really see the full falls. Even on the groud very difficult not to mention plan on getting very wet even if you stay on the path above the falls from all the mist.
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Posted On : 2024-03-08

Posted By : Betty_K
The river was awesome. Over 150 elephants drinking and bathing. Also saw water buffalo, hippos and crocodiles. Afternoon we saw giraffes and lions
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Posted On : 2024-02-04

Posted By : Jeanne B
Simon was our driver to and from Botswana. He was great- very friendly and knowledgeable. Cobra was our jeep driver in the park. He was also very knowledgeable and we were able to see many elephants, impalas, and giraffes-no cats although he looked for tracks. July was our boat driver and we saw hippos in and out of the water along with water buffalo, crocodiles and birds. Water was provided on jeep and boat. Buffet lunch at hotel was okay- need to purchase own beverages.
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Posted On : 2024-01-24

Posted By : TineElise_L
We were very satisfied with the safari, got to see many of the animals we wanted to see. The guides were skilled, and we felt well taken care of. However, we thought there was a bit too much time spent on the boat during the safari.
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Posted On : 2023-11-06

Posted By : KimB3066
After traversing the borders and visa process (gotta love old school bureaucracy- paper forms…so many paper forms!) we were off to the river to meet our guide. Both the land and river based ‘drives’ were fantastic. So many elephants - just incredible, and seeing them swim to the island was just amazing! We saw almost everything (elephants, kudu, Impala, water buck, giraffes, zebra, lions, hippos, water buffalo, and so many birds…with the elusive leopard not braving us with his or her presence. Much more compact experience than Kruger and you’re not battling many other cars/jeeps for the best look either. The guides, we had 5 all up, were informative, patient and well versed in meeting the tourists needs. Watching an enormous herd of water buffalo crossing the road on the way back to Vic Falls was a highlight.
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Posted On : 2023-10-13

Posted By : Thanesmith
This tour was so much more spectacular than I could have imagined. The river trip provided close-up views of elephants, hippos, crocodiles, baboons, and Cape buffalo, and some incredible birds. The land portion provided even more views of elephants. Both Simon, our driver to Botswana, and our boat and land safari guides were knowledgeble and personable. I am so glad we took this tour.
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Posted On : 2023-10-07

Posted By : minezim
Quite hilarious did enjoy my the trip wth Taf .it's smthng worth revisting helicopter ride boat cruises
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Posted On : 2023-09-30