| Grouped By National Park |
Grouped By Safari Company Used (alphabetically) |
|
|
Victoria Falls - in date order
|
|
One of the world's great attractions, the Victoria Falls plummets over 100 metres into the Zambezi gorge at a staggering rate of about five million cubic metres per minute during the flood season.
Take your raincoat, because you will get soaked to the skin by great swathes of spray flung from the torrent of water thundering over the falls.
The wildlife around the Victoria Falls is limited to bushbuck and baboon so tame you virtually have to walk over them to get along the footpath. But this paucity of game is more than made up for by the awesome spectacle of the Falls.
|
Safari Company:
Independent self-drive
One week
WeixiaReview Source: TravelPod |
Weixia found the people of Zimbabwe to be warm, friendly and patient - despite the economic situation.
The Falls were the highlight of her trip...» Victoria Falls Zimbabwe visit 
|
Safari Company:
Independent self-drive
3 days
Bruce WhittakerReview Source: Author submission |
The perfect spot to spend a few days of honeymoon at. Vic Falls is a unique spot in Africa offering astonishing beauty and lots of activities too.
I spotted wildlife from the lodge veranda, got soaked to the skin at the falls and swung across a gorge and this was just for starters...» Victoria Falls tour
|
|
Hwange National Park Reviews
|
|
The Hwange Park, spread across 14650 sq kilometres, is one of Zimbabwe's finest reserves.
There is a fair amount of wildlife to be spotted here and the best places to find them are around the water holes which are pumped with petrol-powered compressors.
So what can you see? Vast herds of antelope, zebra, buffalo, elephant and baboon.
Harder to spot are the predators: lion, leopard, cheetah, hyena, jackal and wild dog.
|
Safari Company:
African Encounters
13 days
Hazary Bozorgzadeh, Iran
Review Source: Review submission |
Hazary visited this challenged country as part of a tour group and observed that the kind Zimbabweans were much more positive than one might have expected.
The group visited Hwange, Matobo National Park near Bulawayo and the mighty Victoria Falls which left her speechless.
See at which accommodations they stayed and what unusual prey the lions were after in Hwange, in this
» Zimbabwe safari African Encounters reviewed
|
Safari Company:
Independent self-drive
2 days
Bruce Whittaker,
South Africa
Review Source: Author submission |
Self-driving through Zimbabwe is quite an adventure. Hwange is an easy distance from Vic Falls and we decided to pay it a visit.
I also found out what to do when your tent is surrounded by hyena, while I was camping at Robin's camp...» Hwange hyena adventure
|
|
Although you will find giraffe, zebra and as the name suggests, various species of antelope in this park, its claim to fame is the activities on offer.
It is most well known for the opportunity to walk with lions and swim with elephants. Other options are game viewing on horseback, foot or vehicle; fishing, boating, sundowner cruises, gliding and polo crossing.
|
Safari Company:
Africa Travel CompanyAccommodation:
Camping
December 2007
11 days
Jo Collins, New Zealand
Review Source: TravelBlog |
Jo's safari adventure started with a few days at the Kruger National Park in South Africa and ended with an amazing experience of white-water rafting on the Zambezi.
The group crossed the border to Zimbabwe at Messina, a process that took more or less 2 hours, where Jo changed money and realised for the first time how weak Zimbabwe's currency is: R100 (South African Rand) went for $15 million in Zimbabwe (not a lot of money considering the prices there - almost $3 million for a Zambezi Beer).
At Antelope Park Jo was able to interact with lion cubs, go swimming with elephants and even join a pride of lions on their nightly hunt (no hunting took place however, as the lions seemed uninterested in their prey that night).
The truck their group were using broke down at Bulawayo, where they spent a few days and had a magnificent (and somewhat scary) encounter getting within touching distance of rhinos before heading to the Victoria Falls in a new truck…
 
|
Safari Company:
Gecko's Grassroots Adventures
3 weeks
Wendy Hunt, New Zealand
Review Source: Telephone interview |
As part of a 3-week safari Zimbabwe, Botswana and South Africa holiday, Wendy spent a few nights at Antelope Park.
It was the highlight of her entire holiday not least of all because lions were the main drawing force to bring her to Africa in the first place...» Read her full Southern Africa safari report 
|
|
Declared a World Heritage Site in 1984, this remote park in the far north of Zimbabwe is located right on the mighty Zambezi River (Zambia's Lower Zambezi Park being on the other bank).
It's one of the very few (if not the only) parks where you can do self-guided hikes among big (and dangerous!) game. For the less brave but equally adventurous, take a guided walk or canoe trip and enjoy the stunning untouched nature and plentiful wildlife and fantastic bird life.
|
Safari Company:
Natureways SafarisAccommodation:
Vundu, Chessa, Ilala & Vine Camps
6 October 2008
6 days
Nick Ruddy, UK
Review Source: Review submitted |
Recently Added!!
Nick found peace of mind in the Mana Pools where he safari'd by canoe, foot and Land Rover amongst animals like lions, wild dog, hyena, elephant, zebra, hippos, crocs, baboons and more not to mention the multi coloured birds.
He was very happy with the service of the safari company, their guide, and felt safe at all times.
He returned home with a newfound passion for Africa and plans to come back... » Mana Pools safari journal
|
Safari Company:
Natureways SafarisAccommodation:
Camp Zambezi (camping) Rating out of 10: 8
October 2008
3 nights
Barney Bestelink, Botswana
Review Source: Review submitted |
Recently Added!!
Barney says apart from the expected highlights of many hippos and elephants, the bird life was the most fun. The days started early and provided plenty activity (canoe rides or walks, picnic lunches) - "not for the faint hearted".
Seeing Zim's wildlife still intact and the park functioning well was a highlight. He found this operator via word of mouth and had the following to say about his safari:
"We were told the safari would be just the 2 couples and were surprised to find another couple joining the safari when we arrived. However this couple was good fun and we enjoyed their company.
I would recommend a mirror by the washbowl outside the tents, and perhaps a chair or stool outside the tents.
Camp staff and food was excellent. Special diet especially well catered for. Would suggest you ask for drinks preferred before departure, as there was no soda water on the first night. Soda water did then appear but wasn't announced, so only realized much later that it was in good supply.
The guide was great, knowledgeable and safe, patient and great on his birds."
Barney says his kikoi was the most useful item in his luggage.
|
Safari Company:
Natureways SafarisAccommodation:
A-frame tents with roof windows for star gazing
1 August 2008
12 days
Clare Zappala, Australia
Review Source: Review submitted |
Recently Added!!
Some of Clare's highlights were getting close to elephant bulls as well as hunting wild dogs. She saw many more animals and also enjoyed the spectacular scenery.
It was her first trip to Africa and she doesn't regret picking troubled Zimbabwe as a destination. She sings the praises of her safari operator saying they made all the difference to the total experience.
» Natureways safari review
|
Find more safari Zimbabwe trip reports and reviews with the search engine below ...
| Win a walking safari for two in South Africa
|
| |
And probably some answers to questions you haven't even thought of yet.
= Full trip report 
= Trip summary 
= Video clip 
= Interview audio clip 
= Telephone interview
