7 Wildlife Experiences in Zimbabwe to Build a Day Around

1.Lion & Wildlife Sanctuary Excursion Victoria Falls

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 31 reviews · from $120Our pick

Meet lions from a secure safari vehicle, walk near curious hyenas, watch an eye-level lion feeding, and hear the stories of rescued animals. Guides such as Liki lead the experience, with ostrich feeding, refreshments, pickup, and a maximum of 24 people. The hyena walk may have a 15-year age limit, so confirm before booking.

“Awesome!!! Watay beyond my expectations. The ostriches were a great surprise. I got to feed the ostriches. So special!!!”

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2.Sunset Cruise Wildlife Watching Experience at Zambezi River

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 21 reviews · from $45Best value

At 4 pm, Khanondo Tours & Safaris takes you from Victoria Falls to the Zambezi River for about two hours of sunset wildlife watching. Sip beer, wine, spirits, soft drinks, or water while snacking on finger food and watching for hippos, crocodiles, elephants, birds, giraffes, and baboons. Hotel pickup and return are included.

“The sunset trip was excellent and the wildlife was stunning , over 30 elephants down to the waters edge , plenty of hippo and we saw crocodile, two large ones basking on the river bank , bee eaters and baboons were other things we saw . OuRead more”

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3.Guided Tour of the Falls (ZIM side) Wildlife Safari, by Savannah

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 19 reviews · from $45

Savannah Adventures takes you through bushland toward Victoria Falls with a licensed local guide, where wildlife sightings are possible but not guaranteed. You then enter the Zimbabwean rainforest for the falls viewpoints. The walk lasts about two hours, accommodates up to 12 people, and requires a separate national park fee based on nationality.

“Unfortunately our guide struggled to gain entrance to the park for half an hour whilst we just stood there not knowing what was happening. When we finally did get in, he just walked along with us so we were very disappointed with this as we could have just done that ourselves.”

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4.Zambezi Sunset Cruise – Wildlife, Drinks & Breathtaking Views

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 13 reviews · from $49

From Victoria Falls, you cruise the Zambezi from about 4:00 pm for roughly three hours. Your crew serves canapés and unlimited alcoholic and soft drinks while you watch for hippos, crocodiles, birds, and sometimes elephants. Hotel pickup and drop-off are included, with a $10 park fee paid at check-in.

“Loved the experience. Food and drinks were great. Saw hippopotamus and crocodiles. Sunset was beautiful and memorable.”

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5.Zambezi National Park Private Wildlife Safari (4 – 10 hours)

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 9 reviews · 4 - 10 hours · from $180

Take a private 4x4 safari from Victoria Falls into Zambezi National Park, just five minutes away. Guides such as Itela, Clements, Kennedy, and Martin explain mammals, birds, plants, and conservation while you search for elephants, buffalo, giraffes, lions, leopards, hippos, and more. Choose 4, 7, or 10 hours, with food included on longer outings.

“We had an amazing safari the team that was our guides were excellent and very knowledgeable about the animals birds and plants we saw. The guides made us feel comfortable and we had lots of laughs and conversation along the way.”

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6.Hwange Big 5 Wildlife Safari – Day Trip from Victoria Falls

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 6 reviews · 14 hours · from $330

Leave Victoria Falls early for a private, English-guided safari in Hwange National Park. You will pass villages and Hwange Colliery, spend about seven hours at waterholes and wildlife hides, enjoy a picnic lunch, and return after afternoon game viewing. The $330 price excludes the $20 park fee.

“Pick up was on time, very good and informative communication from the driver. According to this tour operator effective 1 January 2026 a VAT of 15,5% is levied by the Government for tourism. We only received this info from them very last minute and it was an additional 82$ (for 2). They should have informed us in advance of this increase! We have joined several tours and booked all tours far before the end of 2025. The other tour operators did not raise their price by 15,5% and mentioned that if the tour operator had prebooked before the end of 2025, the increase would not apply. Otherwise it was an…”

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7.6 Days Victoria Falls Chobe Wildlife and Okavango Delta Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews · from $2,250

Travel from Victoria Falls to Maun across six days, with a Chobe River cruise, two game-drive days, Makgadikgadi Salt Pan, and a one-night Okavango Delta camp. The small group is capped at six. Africa Uncovered Safaris provides transport, meals, drinks and local guides, with an optional Delta flight for about $150 per person.

“My wife and I loved our trip through Zimbabwe and Botswana. Here’s what made the trip amazing:”

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