Africa Zim Travel & Tours , Victoria Falls
Africa Zim Travel & Tours
- Office 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 Stephan and Annelie | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Experience of a lifetime: Tented Safari
Our group (15 people) consisted of 3 families. Their reviews (Terry, Darrel and Willem) also appear on this site. I organised the trip and was very impressed with the prompt and friendly response I received throughout the booking process. Blessing and Sheila were very easy to deal with and provided me with all the details and requests we required.
Blessing was our guide. We were so happy to have him and Innocent(our driver) with us throughout our trip. They are knowledgeable, friendly and just great people to hang out with.
This was a budget tented safari. Anyone expecting luxury hotel beds and air conditioned rooms should not do this type of safari! We stayed over in tents at rest camps. The tents, beds and bedding were clean and comfortable. The washrooms were typical of campsites. They were clean and if something was amiss, the rest camp staff were quick to help. Our boys (16, 18, 22) loved every bit of this trip as much as we did. We saw Africa in all it's splendour on the 2 river cruises and the game drives. Chobe, Elephant Sands and the Okavango Delta mokoro outing were absolute highlights! Anyone that wanted to upgrade to a cabin were accommodated without a problem. I can honestly say that this was a fantastic and very well organised trip. I will travel with Africa Zim Travel and Tours any time again!
NZ
Email Penny and Ken | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
A Great Trip by Knowledgeable Guides
We were a group of 6 mature friends who engaged with Zim Travel and Tours for a Victoria Falls and Botswana experience in 10 days. We were not disappointed in their experience, effiency, helpfulness and friendliness. For a tour within our budget we felt we were well looked after. Blessing and Sheila were great guides and took us to places that gave us a taste of life in Zimbabwe and Botswana. Highlights were the Addo Elephant Park, sleeping under the stars on the salt pans ( amazing), Chobe Safaris, and seeing the Victoria Falls.
Sadly, the country was struggling with the effects of drought and there were low water levels at the Falls.
We would use them again. Feel we got good value for the money.
Accomodatios were clean with comfortable beds, but not 5 star, but we were not expecting that.
Email Maurice | 65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
A most memorable, enjoyable, informative, happy and fun experience
Firstly my experience in booking our tour directly with Blessing of Africa Zim, was not only straightforward but he was very accommodating to our tight time frame. From the outset the logistics required to get us from our hotel and across the border to Botswana to meet up with other clients and our tour driver was spot on and similarly on our return. Over our three day camping trip we had two fantastic river safaris on the incredible Chobe river where elephants, hippo, buffalo and crocodile were in abundance as well as many more animals and birds. We had four truck safaris where our excellent guide, Captain, was an encyclopaedia of knowledge and information and put himself out to find us the best wild game and the best viewpoints. Amongst his highlights were a pride of 18 lions, fourteen of which walked right in front of our vehicle and a solitary leopard. He was a most kind and considerate guide. The overnight camp staff fed us extremely well and all the tents and equipment were first class. As well as the excellent cuisine and company round the camp fire a hot bush shower was also a novel and cleansing experience. The whole trip will remain the highlight to our visit to Southern Africa.
Email Suzanne & Trevor | 65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Three awesome tours !!!
Africa Zim are really the best !!! Highly recommend !!!
Always punctual and well organised and everything as was promised.
We thoroughly enjoyed the experience of the Boma dinner - loved the variety of food, the entertainment and
we were all given drums to beat ourselves. Even ate a worm & received a certificate !!
The unforgettable experience of walking with the lions was amazing - were given plenty of time to have photos taken while trying to keep up with their pace, lol - nice breakfast afterwards. Our 3rd tour was an incredible full day trip to Chobe where we saw animals everywhere - definitely one tour not to miss !!! thankyou to the guides for their organisation and help.
Email Chris and Mick | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Magical Botswana and Zimbabwe Personalised Tour
Africa Zim Travel & Tours were absolutely amazing. I found Blessing to be incredibly flexible and keen to cater for our specific travel plans and schedule. Our dream trip to Africa included a 5 day horse trek through the Okavango Delta with Okavango Horse Safaris. I emailed Blessing when planning our holiday, months before our departure, to see if he could arrange a personalised tour to extend our stay in Africa. All was arranged via email and a deposit paid. I must admit I was a bit hesitant to arrange everything by email with a Zimbabwean tour company but I now have the opportunity to add to the many positive trip advisor reviews and glowing testimonials from happy travellers. We were picked up by a smiling driver called Andy at Maun airport after our Horse Safari and our next adventure began. Our light aircraft had been delayed numerous times yet he patiently awaited our arrival. The safari tour was very organised, very safe and very professional. Our tour included Chobe National Park, Hwange National Park and Victoria Falls, multiple game drives, river cruises, excellent accommodation, great meals and so many unforgettable experiences. I really can't thank their team enough. Travelling with a local guide is amazing and certainly made the border crossings a breeze. Every attempt was made to make our safari just perfect and I cannot fault their service. I can't recommend them highly enough. We would go again in a heartbeat!
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From start to finish it was excellent!
From getting picked up at the hotel in Zimbabwe, taking us across the border to Botswana to the Camping experience in Chobe and the amazing animals was to notch. No complaints...perfect!
Email Suzanne & Trevor Tartoosie | 65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
First rate Tour Company & would highly recommend !!
Communications were excellent & prompt before arrival in South Africa & whilst we we there leading up to the tours we knew exactly when the pickup would be - prompt, knowledgable, friendly & efficient.
Boma Dinner was a great & enjoyable experience & in our opinion a "must do" - as was the full day Chobe Tour.
Driver & transport faultless & saw many animals up close though we had already been spoilt with vast numbers of animals in the Mara the week before. Many thanks to the office & to the drivers/guides for excellent service. Will recommend to anyone we know coming your way.
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Email Michael K | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Highly recommend Africa Zim for your next Safari!
My wife and I took a 7 day Safari lodge tour booked through Blessing from Africa Zim for our honeymoon. He set us up with a local guide from Zimbabwe, Mthokozisi, who was extremely professional, and really fun to talk to and learn from! We basically had a private tour guide who took us to the most recommended attractions from Victoria Falls through Chobe and into the Okavango. Of course the game rides we're in small groups of 4-8 people but Mthokozisi would be available whenever needed, took us from place to place, helped us figure out how to swap some plans last minute since we really wanted to take be a helicopter tour over the Okavango (so worth it!) and wealth of knowledge.
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Email Pearl | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Victoria Falls to the Okavango Delta: Great guide, AMAZING honeymoon/trip!
This was the most amazing trip I have ever been on. We enjoyed every minute of it and Mthokozisi (Mucho!) was amazing!! (We went on an 8 day, 7 night, safari to: Victoria Falls, Chobe, Elephant Sands, and the Okavango Delta. The only thing we added to the package was a helicopter flight over the Delta.)
We learned so much and saw so many animals. The only thing we knew when planning our trip was that we wanted to go to the Okavango Delta and we were really struggling to find an affordable trip. One safari company told us we needed to double our budget if we wanted to get there. NOT Africa Zim! Their safari packages were affordable, planned out wonderfully, and flexible depending on what you were looking for and how long you had. We went so many amazing places we wouldn't have known about if not for Blessing and his amazing team. It was truly once in a lifetime.
A review wouldn't be complete without a huge shout out to Mthokozisi!!!! Mucho was an AMAZING guide! My husband really wanted to see zebras and it wasn't looking good for a while there, but while we were driving eagle eye Mucho spotted some and immediately (and safely) pulled over, opened the sunroof and made sure we had a moment to look at them. He really cared about what we were there to see and was so knowledgable and professional. Mucho answered EVERY question we asked, from what was happening with the countries politics to different things about his culture, home and family. He was so wonderful.
Thank you Mthokozisi, Blessing, and Africa Zim as a whole for an AMAZING AMAZING adventure and honeymoon. We will never forget it and would/will recommend Africa Zim to anyone and everyone going to Africa.
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Email Tina | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Blessing and Tendaiy run a well organized top notch organization.
The entire 9 day trip from Vic Falls to Maun ran seamlessly. We were a party of 9. We saw and did so many cool things, lots of variety and things to do and see. Blessing is very experienced and a great tour leader. He always has the interests of his clients in mind and works to make everything run smoothly. I would highly recommend Africa Zim to anyone interested in the trips he offers.