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Cuckoo Safaris
- Located In:
- Size:
- 5-10 employees (Founded in 2019)
- Tour Types:
- Custom mid-range tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $50 to $600 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
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Email Tony | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Seamless & Spectacular Safari!
My family and I absolutely loved our extended day tour to Chobe National Park with Cuckoo! To be fully transparent, though we booked with Cuckoo and they drove us to the Botswana border, the tour was actually provided by Puku Safaris - as I understand it, they have some partnership and work together. Either way, it was a marvelous experience and I highly recommend the extended day - yes it means getting up before the crack of dawn and it's a marathon of a day - but it's so worth it for the wildlife experience. We lucked out by seeing not only one lion but an entire pride. There must have been close to 20 lions! It seemed like we were able to stay twice as long as the other tours there because we had more time to spare. We also got up close with giraffes, elephants - SO MANY ELEPHANTS - and on the river cruise, crocodiles. Our guide Cobra was fabulous - he seemed to be a local celebrity the way everyone knew him. He was funny and informative. The buffet lunch was delicious. Cuckoo/Puku made the experience - including crossing over into Botswana - seamless. The staff at Cuckoo was very communicative and answered my (many) questions prior to the trip. I could not have imagined a better day trip safari!
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Email Eyad ( Eddie ) | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Excellent very accommodating great customer service and knowledge
I took my 13 year old son for his birthday to a safari in Zimbabwe and Botswana organized by Cuckoo Safari we had a long list of wishes including:
Seeing the lions that kill elephants in Hwange and Chobe, seeing wild dogs cheetahs and leopards , rare antelopes like sable roan and tsessebe , flying over the Okavango delta and watching elephants swim… they made all that happen while staying in great accommodations and for a reasonable price. I highly recommend them
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Email Michael and Tami | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Would definitely use Cuckoo Safaris again!
We only had a week so reached out to Cuckoo to create an itinerary so see as much variety as possible. Tatenda Tarzan was excellent! Communication was very fast and knowledgeable. He suggested a couple changes that worked perfectly for us. We wanted to go to church while visiting and he even went the extra mile and contacted a church member to pick us up for the service and was able to communicate with them before going which was very helpful. They offer airport pick up and return and the groups are smaller than most. That was one of the main reasons I chose them initially.
Having Cuckoo for the entire week was great. We had the same driver most of the days and Luwis is THE BEST! He is now a forever friend and went beyond so many times not only for us but other clients we had a safari with.
We enjoyed all the tours and safaris, the Safari guides are so knowledgable its amazing how much they know. TK at Hwange National Park catered to our interests and we learned so much. Also a shout out to Cedric at Stanley & Livingstone Private Game Reserve; he used old-fashioned tracking to guide us, and was a pleasure to visit with.
I could go on, but won’t. We would go back in a heartbeat and highly recommend Cuckoo Safaris.
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Email John & Terri | 65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Simon is the greatest. Referring him to friends that are traveling there
Best value for money. Our tour guide was Simon. He was very friendly and was happy to share the beauty of his country. One of the best vacations of our lifetime. Blessings Simon
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Email Daniel | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Awesome team!!
Since the beginning the Cuckoo Safaris was able to adapt to our requests and comeback with some ideas/ajustements to make our trip unforgettable. We did a trip covering Zimbabwe, Zambia and Botswana and everything runned so smoothly.
All staff is incredibly nice and attentive!!
If I comeback to I will certainly use their services again.
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Email Marjorie Hanson | 65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Cuckoo Safaris gave us outstanding wildlife experiences and excellent accommodations.
Everything about this tour was of excellent quality and reasonably priced. Two aspects were way above what we could have expected: 1) the quality of the wildlife viewing was incredible, including up close and personal experiences with lions, white rhinos, elephants, hippos, all manner of beautiful birds, and a wide variety of antelope. 2) the Matobo Hills Lodge is the most beautiful and unique facility we have ever experienced. Perched high on rocky outcroppings, the views of the vast Matobo Park landscape are stunning. Tarzan and Simon know how to provide outstanding tour packages in Southern Africa!
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Email Andrew Merrell | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Wonderful and Courteous
We loved Cuckoo Safaris and would recommend to anyone. They are very easy to organize your personal itinerary, and respond quickly to inquiries. We added a game drive in the afternoon and it fit quite nicely. The guest house was amazing as well. Overall a great and affordable option for touring the falls!
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Email Gregory | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Highly recommended local tour company form Victoria Falls
Very friendly and professional guides for both safari and the transfers.
We decided to do 3D2N Hwange National Park safari with them and were extremely satisfied.
Everything went smoothly from booking to game drives.
The hotel was excellent, transfers were on time, price reasonable.
The cuckoo team had an amazing spirit.
Timekeeping and punctuality were exceptional and I'd recommend travelers to be supportive of these young, energetic guides.
A highly recommended and reliable local company from Victoria Falls. Thank you Tatenda and Simon!
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Email Arun Vittala | 65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Extremely friendly, professional and caring
Tatenda was fantastic from day 1 when I reached out. It was late at night and ge still continued to correspond. The service remained the same throughout the entire trip. Accommodated last minute cha ges without a problem including increasing the lenght of stay. Had a fantastic time both at vic falls and chobe. Simon and tatenda are terrific guys to work with.
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Email Jocelyn | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Professional operator thru out your journey
Simon is a very professional guide, knows all the stories behind the falls & the city, very friendly and trying the best way to make us comfortable. The tour package was wonderful & worth for money, all went along according to the itinerary. Sl