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The 15 Best National Park Tours in Zimbabwe

49 tours  ·  from $85

Zambezi, Hwange, Matobo and Chobe over the border, each a completely different landscape. These 15 tours cover the drives, the walks and the boat approaches, with park fees, distances and start times.

Victoria Falls: Chobe National Park Day Trip with Lunch - From Victoria Falls to the Kazungula Border
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Victoria Falls: Chobe National Park Day Trip with Lunch

1.Chobe National Park Day Trip with Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 518 reviews · 10 hours · from $170Our pick

Travel from Victoria Falls to Botswana for a Chobe River wildlife cruise, buffet lunch, and 4x4 safari. Guides such as Joe, Richard, and Twist have helped make the day run smoothly, with elephants, hippos, lions, buffalo, giraffes, and crocodiles possible. Bring your passport, a child’s birth certificate if needed, and cash for the $25 park fee.

“Great trip, not to be missed, amongst and close up to some amazing animals in their own natural habitat in both the land and river safari. Excellent, knowledgeable guides and a very pleasant lunch. Overall, great value, and especially compared with other more local smaller parks near Victoria Falls.”

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From Victoria Falls: Chobe National Park Small Group Tour - Four hours on Chobe’s rough safari roads
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From Victoria Falls: Chobe National Park Small Group Tour

2.Chobe National Park Small Group Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 68 reviews · from $200

Travel from Victoria Falls to Botswana for a Chobe River cruise and afternoon game drive, with lunch, guides, and round-trip transfers included. Guides such as Gift and July are noted for patient animal spotting and bird knowledge. Expect a border crossing, a full 10-hour day, and a small group of up to 15 people.

“Great day start to finish. During the morning game drive we rarely went more than a few minutes without amazing wildlife sightings. Many up close and personal! The lunch was a great buffet. And the afternoon boat cruise delivered endless woRead more”

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Zambezi National Park Game Drive in a Small Group - The 6am pickup and the ride into the park
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Zambezi National Park Game Drive in a Small Group

3.Zambezi National Park Game Drive in a Small Group

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 51 reviews · 3 hours · from $100

Join a small group of up to six for a three-hour open 4x4 game drive in Zambezi National Park, just five minutes from Victoria Falls. Choose a 6am safari with tea, coffee, muffins, and blankets, or a 3pm outing with soft drinks and snacks. Guides such as Peter and Dudu tailor the drive to wildlife and photography.

“We loved it! Amazing to see all the animals who live in the in the national park. Our guide Peter was very knowledgeable. Thanks!”

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Chobe National Park Full Day Safari (Botswana) - The early pickup and crossing into Botswana
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Chobe National Park Full Day Safari (Botswana)

4.Chobe National Park Full Day Safari (Botswana)

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 39 reviews · from $200

Leave Victoria Falls for Botswana’s Chobe National Park on an 8 to 10-hour safari with hotel pickup, border assistance, a 4WD game drive, river cruise, and buffet lunch at Chobe Safari Lodge. Guide Simon has handled pickups for some departures. The group can include up to 20 people.

“I have booked the full day excursion safari and river cruise in the Chobe National Park in Botswana, it is a must for nature lovers! We enjoyed our excursion , Simon collected us from our lodge and drove us to Zimbabwe border to enter BotswanRead more”

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Unique Safari Game Drives in Zambezi National Park, 4 Options - What happens during the three-hour drive
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Unique Safari Game Drives in Zambezi National Park, 4 Options

5.Unique Safari Game Drives in Zambezi National Park, 4 Options

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 39 reviews · from $125Top rated

You’ll explore Zambezi National Park from an open four-wheel-drive game viewer, just 10 minutes from Victoria Falls. Choose a morning, afternoon, high tea, braai, or regular safari, with refreshments included. Expect a small group of 2 to 10 people, about three hours in the bush, and chances to see elephants, hippos, giraffes, buffalo, antelopes, and perhaps lions.

“Had an exeptional Safari Game Drive with Savannah Adventures. Excellent guide and the quality of food we had much much better then on other Game Drives we had in the past in Victoria Falls. We also had a choice of either High Tea, Lunch or BBq Braii afican style to chooRead more”

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From Victoria Falls: Chobe National Park Small Group Tour - Four hours on Chobe’s rough safari roads
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From Victoria Falls: Chobe National Park Small Group Tour

6.Chobe National Park Small Group Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 24 reviews · from $120

Travel from Victoria Falls into Botswana for a guided 4x4 game drive and, on the full-day option, a Chobe River cruise. Look for elephants, lions, buffalo, hippos, crocodiles, giraffes, and birds. The tour includes hotel transfers, lunch on full-day trips, and help with the border crossing. Children need a birth certificate copy.

“The morning game drive was great. We saw more animals than we expected. The afternoon boat trip was too short, and we didn't have much time to see the hippos, which was disappointing. There were more people than in other cars, and we encountered some problems, which caused us to lose time. It was very disappointing.”

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Zambezi National Park Game Drive AM /PM - What the three-hour park drive feels like
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Zambezi National Park Game Drive AM /PM

7.Zambezi National Park Game Drive AM /PM

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 19 reviews · from $90Best value

Choose a three-hour morning or afternoon drive in a new safari vehicle with pickup in Victoria Falls. Your guide shares facts about the park and helps you watch for elephants, giraffes, zebras, impalas, and colorful birds. Morning trips include tea, coffee, and cookies. Afternoon trips include water, soft drinks, and one alcoholic drink.

“Bel après-midi au Parc national du Zambeze. Magnifiques points de vue sur le bush et la rivière. Beaucoup d’animaux vus ce jour-là : girafes, éléphants, impalas, oiseaux colorés, zèbres… entourés par 2 guides chauffeurs nous avons beaucoup appris sur les animaux ce jour-là.”

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Safari Game Drive in Zambezi National Park with Hotel Pickup - Wildlife is possible, not promised
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Safari Game Drive in Zambezi National Park with Hotel Pickup

8.Safari Game Drive in Zambezi National Park with Hotel Pickup

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 18 reviews · from $100

Spend about three hours exploring unfenced Zambezi National Park with a guide such as Alex, plus hotel pickup and drop-off. Choose a morning drive with breakfast, coffee, and tea, or an afternoon outing with soft drinks, beer, and snacks. Wildlife is never guaranteed, but the bush setting is genuinely wild.

“The driver and guide Alex is a reservoir of local knowledge and is very professional. The whole experience was very worthwhile, even though we didn't see any elephants, we saw plenty of other animals. The tea by the banks of the Zambezi was quite phenomenal.”

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2-Day Camping Safari in Chobe National Park from Victoria Falls - Afternoon game drives and the search for big cats
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2-Day Camping Safari in Chobe National Park from Victoria Falls

9.2-Day Camping Safari in Chobe National Park from Victoria Falls

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 16 reviews · from $525

Travel from Victoria Falls to Chobe National Park for a three-hour boat safari, two game drives, and an overnight camp. Guides such as Jack and Six are praised for sharp animal tracking. Expect elephants, hippos, lions, buffalo, crocodiles, and plenty of practical border-crossing details.

“Jack was our guide and ensured we were safe at all times. Jack had impeccable tracking skills and was sble to show us so much! Lions, Elephants, Cape Buffalo, Hippos, and so much more! The camp was amazingly done and the food was dRead more”

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Small Group: Zambezi National Park Guided Game Drive - The 6 a.m. drive: cooler air and a bush breakfast
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Small Group: Zambezi National Park Guided Game Drive

10.Small Group: Zambezi National Park Guided Game Drive

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 15 reviews · from $120

Ride an open 4x4 through unfenced Zambezi National Park, only five minutes from Victoria Falls. Choose a 6 a.m. drive with tea and breakfast, or a 3 p.m. outing with snacks and soft drinks. Guides such as Richard, Itela, and Kennedy explain the wildlife, while sightings may include elephants, buffalo, giraffes, zebra, kudu, and baboons.

“Itela and Kennedy were delightful hosts and guides, very personable. They arrived exactly on time and worked very hard to find as many animals as possible for us. When talking about the animals we did see, they shared their vast knowledge Read more”

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Explore Chobe National Park With a Day Trip from Victoria Falls - The 7:00 am departure and the Zimbabwe-Botswana border
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Explore Chobe National Park With a Day Trip from Victoria Falls

11.Explore Chobe National Park With a Day Trip from Victoria Falls

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 14 reviews · from $217

Leave Victoria Falls at 7:00 am for Botswana’s Chobe National Park. After border formalities, cruise the Chobe River for elephants, hippos, birds, and other wildlife, then take a three-hour game drive. Transport, lunch, drinks, snacks, guide, and park fees are included. A passport is required, and visa rules vary by nationality.

“If you do only one Safari this is the one to do, it's a half boat safari and half land. We saw so much wild life it was over whelming. Hippos, Giraffes, Elephants, Buffalos, Lions and much more, our guild was absolutely amazing he found everything we wanted to see, just look at the pictures attached to my review absolutely breathtaking.”

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Full Day Chobe National Park Big 5 Safari - Crossing from Victoria Falls into Chobe
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Full Day Chobe National Park Big 5 Safari

12.Full Day Chobe National Park Big 5 Safari

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 11 reviews · from $185

Travel from Victoria Falls into Chobe National Park for a full day of boat viewing and game drives. Francis handles the Botswana border transfer, while Cobra leads the safari. Expect about 9 to 10 hours, lunch, pickup, and possible sightings of elephants, hippos, lions, giraffes, buffalo, zebra, and many more species.

“We had a wonderful time on this tour. Francis drove us to and from the Botswana border, while Cobra led the safari tour. We saw a male lion, giraffes, many elephants, and a couple of hippos. The vehicle was very comfortable and there was nRead more”

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Chobe National Park: Game Drive, Boat Tour, and Lunch - Morning game drive in an open vehicle
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Chobe National Park: Game Drive, Boat Tour, and Lunch

13.Game Drive, Boat Tour, and Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 10 reviews · 510 minutes - 9 hours · from $165

Leave Victoria Falls at 7:00 AM for Botswana’s Chobe National Park. After the Kazungula border crossing, enjoy a game drive, a lodge lunch, and a wildlife cruise on the Chobe River. Your English-speaking guide handles the day, while you watch for elephants, hippos, crocodiles, giraffes, birds, and other animals from land and water.

“Well organized safari in two formats (game car and cruise), we’ve seen a lot of animals and got only positive emotions!”

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Hwange National Park Full Day Game Drive Safari - Eight hours inside Hwange National Park
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Hwange National Park Full Day Game Drive Safari

14.Hwange National Park Full Day Game Drive Safari

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 10 reviews · from $350

Leave Victoria Falls early for an eight-hour game drive in Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe’s major wildlife reserve. A small group of up to 15 people travels with a driver-guide, stopping to look for elephants, lions, buffalo, giraffes, wildebeests, and other wildlife. Lunch, refreshments, park admission, and hotel transfers are included.

“I was a female solo traveler and l enjoyed it very very much! i was picked up from my hotel at 6:30 am in Victoria Falls and was back at the hotel in 7:00 pm. The trip to Hwange camp took around 2 hours. So in total we stayed in the park around Read more”

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Safari Game Drive in Zambezi National Park - Choosing between the early morning and afternoon drive
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Safari Game Drive in Zambezi National Park

15.Safari Game Drive in Zambezi National Park

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 10 reviews · from $150

Take a three to four-hour morning or afternoon game drive from Victoria Falls into unfenced Zambezi National Park. You’ll ride in an open, air-conditioned 4WD, enjoy refreshments, and look for elephants, giraffes, lions, rhino, and other wildlife with a trained guide. Pickup is included, but park fees, lunch, dinner, and soft drinks cost extra.

“I’ll start off with the positive. Our driver Mr. Cohen was a great guide and was very accommodating. He is a veteran in his field and very very knowledgeable, having most of the answers to questions about the wildlife. He is always cool, calm, anRead more”

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