$913 to $935 pp (USD)
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Cuckoo Safaris
- Office In:
- Size:
- 5-10 employees (Founded in 2019)
- Tour Types:
- Custom mid-range tours that can start every day
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Cuckoo Safaris is rooted in the intimate heartlands of Zimbabwe Victoria Falls, in harmony with its surroundings. We are a Tour Company, operating in Zimbabwe, Zambia, Botswana and Namibia. We craft your safari experiences, Adventure, Culture and Heritage around these 4 countries, tailor making itineraries and packages to our guests’ preferences. Our whole mission is to guide you on ultimate African safari experience.
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Hwange Day Trip
We enjoyed a terrific day venturing from Victoria Falls to Hwange national park.
Planning was handled very well from Tatenda. He was quick to respond to my various questions and provided thorough information. All our drivers and guides were terrific and we especially loved “Big M” our guide through the park. His infectious enthusiasm kept us engaged plus he is an expert at finding game with his “bush eyes”.
Epic 10 day trip of Zimbabwe and Botswana with Cuckoo Safaris
We personalised the Cuckoo Safari 10 day tour with the help of Tatenda, adding Hwange NP and removing the Saltpans. We also upgraded our Chobe hotel and Tatenda was very helpful with all our queries. Before the trip we were added to a whats app group with our guide Simon who we had read about in previous reviews and was so happy to hear would be our guide. We stayed at the Pioneer Lodge in Victoria Falls which was a gorgeous lodge style hotel with lovely gardens, at Chobe we upgraded to a riverview apartment with 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms and an amazing balcony definetely worth the upgrade, elephant sands was our break inbetween kasane and maun accomodation was basic but comfortable and the elephants were the star of the show and at maun we stayed at Cresta Maun which was fine comfortable room and friendly staff. In Victoria Falls, we did the sunset cruise, the falls tour from both sides and a day trip to Hwange. The falls were at their best on the zimbwawe side and Simon took us round and was a brilliant guide, our guide on the Zambia side Delphister was lovely too and it was interesting seeing more of the geology on this side. Hwange was an interesting drive Simon and the other Tatenda did really well negotating the roads, we stopped at Hwange Safari Lodge to pick up our packed lunch and then met our guide Big M who was brilliant and took us out into the park, we saw 3 male lion, elephant, hippos, giraffe, antelope etc. We then went to Chobe where we did 3 game drives with Gift and a river boat cruise with July both from Puku safaris, both great guides, Gift was amazing at tracking the wildlife and we saw lions on every outing with him including cubs amazing. We also did a game drive from elephant sands and then in Maun we did the helicopter flight over the delta amazing but terrifying as we had never been in a helicopter before and then this one had no doors! A very peaceful and scenic mokoro trip with Gidean from the local village and then a long but brilliant day to Moremi game reserve with Lee where we saw wild dogs (and pups) and hyena. We were really lucky when it came to wildlife, but also through great guides tracking skills, our main guide through it all Simon was amazing so knowlegable and friendly he is a credit to cuckoo and I would highly recommend him as your guide, we had a few issues along the route as always happens on trips but they were all sorted and we always knew Simon was there to help either in person or through whats app. Zimbabwe and Botswana are both incredible countries, with wonderful people and the amount of wildlife is just incredible I never thought I'd lose count of the amount of lion we saw, we were also very lucky to see leopard, countless other wildlife, and beautiful scenery and sunsets if you are wondering whether to go we highly recommend as two sisters we never felt unsafe. One of us got a upset stomach towards the end of the trip but this did not spoil the trip just to be aware this may happen. We both managed to eat vegetarian fine at all times on the trip but found it more tricky to eat vegan although Simon did his best to help and this was really appreciated. We hope to travel with Cuckoo and Simon in the future and are excited to hear of their plans in Namibia.
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Awesome itinerary, seamless coordination, wonderful experience
The itinerary was awesome, giving us a comprehensive and wonderful experience exploring the Victoria Falls, the wildlife in Chobe and getting a peek into the local way of life in a rural Zimbabwean village. The coordination was seamless though we had to cross Zambian and Botswana borders. Very safe countries. A special callout to Simon for doing a great job with the coordination. The guides and rangers assigned to us helped in making everything awesome too. Thanks!
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Excellent choice to plan a safari trip
A safari trip is no easy task to plan, and I'm glad I chose Cuckoo to help! I honestly had no clue where to start, but came across Cuckoo, and appreciated that they had clear itineraries and prices listed right from the get-go instead of having to inquire, so that I was able to use that as a benchmark as I looked at other options.
Once I reached out, communications were quick and Tatenda was able to address all the questions I had, including around customizing the tour. The deposit was easy and can be paid with card.
I ended up with the 8-day trip that includes visits to Vic Falls, Chobe, the Nwetwe Pan, and the Okavango Delta including a helicopter ride, which was amazing. The pickups and transfers were mostly seamless and clear, and everyone I interacted with from Cuckoo were lovely (Louis, Shelton, and a different Tatenda). The lodging started out strong at the Shongwe in Vic Falls, but did slowly go downhill as the trip went on. I would ask to swap out Cresta in Maun if I were to do this tour again. In terms of the itinerary and the activities, I think it is generally well planned with a good balance between early starts and more relaxed days, but would recommend an extra night at Planet Baobab to avoid a very long day (5 hours on bumpy roads in an open air Land Cruiser, then another 2 to Maun, then the helicopter ride) and having some time to actually enjoy the facilities there (I'd swap it too but I don't think there are other options in that area).
When I come back to this region of Africa, I would definitely work with Cuckoo again and would recommend them to anyone!
Great experience
The guide was friendly and the evening was lovely! The busy dinner in particular was fantastic
Other Safaris & Tours37 – Offered by Cuckoo Safaris
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3-Day Ultimate Victoria Falls Safari and Sunset Cruise
$660 to $747 pp (USD)
Zimbabwe: Private tour
Mid-range LodgeYou Visit: Victoria Falls (Start), Victoria Falls Airport (End)
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3-Day Victoria Falls Safari with Dinner Cruise
$864 pp (USD)
Zimbabwe: Shared tour (max 6 people per vehicle)
Mid-range LodgeYou Visit: Victoria Falls (Start), Victoria Falls town (Victoria Falls), Victoria Falls Airport (End)
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4-Day Victoria Falls and Hwange National Park Safari
$1,001 pp (USD)
Zimbabwe: Shared tour (max 9 people per vehicle)LuxuryLodge
You Visit: Victoria Falls town (Start), Hwange NP, Victoria Falls, Victoria Falls Airport (End)
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10-Day Zimbabwe Heritage and Wildlife Safari
$2,816 pp (USD)
Zimbabwe: Shared tour (max 8 people per vehicle)
Mid-range Lodge & HotelYou Visit: Harare (Start), Great Zimbabwe (Ruins), Matobo NP, Hwange NP, Victoria Falls (End)
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1-Day From Victoria Falls Hwange NP Small Group Tour
$297 pp (USD)
Zimbabwe: Day tourPrivate tour
You Visit: Victoria Falls Town (Start), Hwange NP, Victoria Falls Town (End)
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15-Day Journey and Explore Zimbabwe and Botswana
$4,730 pp (USD)
Botswana & Zimbabwe: Shared tour (max 9 people per vehicle)
Mid-range Lodge & Tented CampYou Visit: Harare (Start), Great Zimbabwe (Ruins), Matobo NP, Hwange NP, Victoria Falls, Chobe NP, Elephant Sands GR, Makgadikgadi Pans NP, Maun (City), Okavango Delta, Moremi GR (Okavango Delta), Maun Airport (End)
