Africa Zim Travel & Tours , Victoria Falls
Africa Zim Travel & Tours
- Located In:
- Size:
- 1-5 employees (Founded in 2012)
- Member Of:
- Zimbabwe Tourism Authority
- Tour Types:
- Customizable private tours and fixed group tours
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $115 to $450 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
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Email MARK ZIEGLER | 65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Africa Zim Travel was one of the most attentive travel operators I have ever booked for my travel.
I worked with Blessing at Africa Zim Travel to put together a short three day, two night package in Victoria Falls. Blessing was excellent in providing me updated information and understanding what I wanted to do during my short time in Zimbabwe. We arrived in Livingstone, Zambia because air service there was better than flying into Victoria Falls itself from Kenya. The border crossing into Zimbabwe was a bit tricky but Africa Zim guided us expertly through the border crossings with minimal disruption, even with COVID tests required and scrutinized. Once in Victoria Falls all was pleasant and enjoyable. The Hotel Ilala was impressive with a view of the spray from the Falls from our room and the lovely grounds. The staff was exceptionally friendly and attentive. Our evening boat cruise on the Zambezi River was incredible with sightings of hippo, elephant, and crocodiles. We had booked a day trip to Botswana's Chobe River. That was an absolutely amazing day with more elephants than I could ever count. Excellent guide met us at the border of Zimbabwe and Botswana named Lance. He switched our boat time on the river to afternoon instead of in the morning because he knew it was a better time to be on the river for elephant viewing. Blessing drove us to and from the border and waited all day at the border for us. That was above and beyond the call of duty. The evening was passed at a Boma Dinner. It was definitely touristy but still lots of fun. Trying various types of African foods was the best part of the evening. All in all Africa Zim did a great job and I highly recommend them.
Email Dave Bowden | 65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Our experience to Chobe National Park was amazing and funco
Communications were all on line with prompt replies. The coordination of different drivers/tour leaders all went smoothly and the activities exceeded our expectations. Once inside the park, the animal safaris were great and the number of animals sighted was terrific. The camping set up was well done and staff very friendly and capable.
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Email Angelique McDonald | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Very helpful. They let us know what we needed well in advance.
The tour guides and camp helpers were incredible. Our guide knew the park and showed us all of the animals. We saw every animal in the park except for the elusive cheetah. Back at the camp, the porter's took care of our every need and then some. They set up fire pits for us to sit around a camp fire, made amazing food (way too much food!), made sure we could take showers to wash off the dirt, and had tents all set up for us. They did everything to make us as comfortable as possible. It was a great, once in a lifetime trip!
Email Amanda Innes | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
A Well Organised, fully catered for, money's worth, adventurous safari experience
From the time of enquiring about the booking, to arriving at the pick up destination, the company kept you fully aware of what was needed and required from you from there end and what was to be expected for the duration of your trip. They were polite and prompt and made you feel like everything was taken care of. When we arrived at Vic Falls airport we were greeted by out tour guide Pam. She was very lovely, spoke great english and was super informative.She helped us to book our extra activities we wanted to do like the village tour and made sure we knew what our itinerary was for the coming days. She would usually just pick us up and drop us off at our destinations. She took us all the way into Botswana and helped us check in and book our safari tours but then she had to drive that day all the way back to ZIM which was a bummer. We would of liked it if she stayed there with us for the two nights and we could get to know her more and feel a bit more settled knowing someone was there that we knew or we could ask for help or things. It felt like she was too far away if we had a problem or need advice. I would hope that the company would look into allowing there tour guides to at least stay in Botswana close to the clients just in case of any emergencies or problems. Otherwise this company was 10/10. Thank you for your hospitality and life long memories Pam. We miss you, Amanda and Jenique
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Email Rick | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Victoria Falls - Chobe NP - Elephant Sands - Okavango Delta
Highly recommend Africa Zim! Our honeymoon throughout Zimbabwe and Botswana was amazing and Africa Zim was flawless with everything. Our guide, Moto, is an incredible man and so fun to be around. He is incredibly smart, very professional and has a great sense of humor. He made our trip an amazing experience and taught us so much about culture, nature, wildlife and everything that makes Africa so awesome. When booking with Africa Zim, see if you can request Moto to be your guide for the week - I promise you won’t regret it!
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Email Emily Clinton | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
amazing tour of Zimbabwe
From the beginning Blessing provided excellent communication and helped us plan a great trip. We wanted to do one of their tours backwards and change the itinerary a bit and he arranged everything. The accommodations they booked us in were all of a good standard and food was good too. We especially liked seeing the elephant wander through the parking lot of the Hwange Safari Lodge after dinner. Our favorite activities were walking over Mutarazi falls on a suspension bridge, touring the Great Zimbabwe, tracking rhinos and visiting a prehistoric cave with Ian (basically the Zimbabwean crocodile hunter! He was so fun to spend the day with and we got really close to rhinos!), seeing Victoria Falls especially from the Devil's Pool, and finishing the trip with a sunset cruise on the Zambezi river. So many great memories! I would recommend Africa Zim to anyone!
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Email Ralf | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great Safari Experience
What I like about Africa Zim is they reply to your questions and take care of your concerns. From the pick up, the camping, the tour and until the drop off, it all went perfectly as planned.
My wife and I had a wonderful experience in Africa because of Africa Zim. Won’t hesitate to use them again when we go back.
Email Carol | 65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Day tour Chobe National Park, river and land safaris
This tour was excellent, good value for money, everything on time and we saw everything we wanted including large herds of elephants really close and swimming. Giraffes close up, hippos very close and crocodiles. The bird life was also exceptional and we lost count of the different species we saw. We had a brilliant guide called Brook who had 17 years experience and we felt very safe with him. I would certainly ask for him if you could. Our driver from Victoria falls to Chobe was a delightful girl called Pamela who was extremely knowledgable too.
The whole day was an unforgettable magical experience.
Thank you
Carol
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Email Oscar | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Absolutely the Best Trip Ever!
I booked the 8 day Vic Falls-Okavango Delta tour with Africa Zim to celebrate our 38th Anniversary and it was absolutely the best trip ever. Muto, our guide, was pleasant and courteous and exercised extreme care in making sure that every detail was taken care of along the way, from beginning to end, with even a few celebratory surprises at each stop.
Having traveled extensively on business as well as leisure over the years, visiting more than 70 countries, I tend to spend a great deal of time doing research, reading reviews on destinations and the hotels and comparing tour packages before booking. Africa Zim's 8 day tour seemed to include all the things we wanted to do with accommodations at reasonably priced hotels. Fortunately, they didn't disappoint.
Muto was a wealth of knowledge throughout the trip and was on time for pickups and drop-offs at all venues. At the end of each day he asked for a critique of that days activities and also provided information regarding the itinerary for the next day. He could not have been more attentive. All of the hotels were better than average in terms of accommodation and the food was unbelievably good at all of them, especially the Chobe Safari Lodge.
One of our biggest concerns (if you want to call it that) was the overnight at Elephant Walk since we had never done camping and wasn't quite sure of what to expect. Fortunately, we tried to reserve judgment and hoped it would be better than what we were thinking and fortunately, it was. In fact, it was all good and made us feel as though we had actually experienced "the real Africa." The tents were comfortable, although unheated but we had enough cover to bundle up against the elements and be able to sleep through the night. There is no internet or TV so sitting on the porch watching the elephants and reading gave us a chance to decompress for at least one day of our lives.
The most amazing aspect of the trip was that we were fortunate to see lions and the elusive leopard during our game drives through Chobe and it goes without saying that the Okavango Delta is just phenomenal. We had done Vic Falls during a previous trip, but even though it wasn't new, there were aspects that Muto pointed out that we weren't aware of and didn't know, so even that was good. Bottom line, it's a great tour package and you won't regret booking with these guys.
Many thanks to Blessing and Pam for their assistance, as well, during the booking process. My only complaint would be improving the line of communication and keeping in touch with the client after the booking has been made until the actual date of the tour. We booked in November and didn't hear anything until I initiated contact just a few weeks before the tour in July, so we obviously had some concerns. Fortunately, those concerns were alleviated once we got there and Muto took over. It was great!
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Email Donna | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Once in a lifetime experience!
We were a group of six and Africa Zim Travel did an excellent job coordinating our safari. The 3 day/2 night camping event was perfect for our family. Our guide, LT, and his crew, Victor and Sydney, made everything so convenient and comfortable. From the camp fire to our exceptional dinners, this safari more than met our expectations. I would highly recommend Afriica Zim and especially our leader, LT.