Well organized, action-packed adventure! - This was a trip for my 22 year-old, myself, and a friend. When planning an adventure so far from home, it’s so important to have great organization. From the very beginning, from the moment I started making inquiries, Cuckoo Safari was very responsive with messages. They made me feel very comfortable before even arriving in the country. Their organization and proficiency continued throughout our entire stay. Our guides and the office used WhatsApp to stay in touch, so we could always ask questions when needed. To mention a few of the staff we met: Simon was a stand-out, we met him the first day and he also drove us from Vic Falls to the border of Botswana and gave us a very good understanding of the area, sharing information the entire ride! Felix, from the company booked to transport us for our sunset dinner cruise was a friendly and informative driver. And Figo, from the sister company of Puku Safari in Botswana was a wonderful guide for our first game drive in Chobe. Everyone at the entrance to Chobe and other 4 x 4s knew him and shared information when game-spotting. Regarding the activities: we had an amazing variety of activities in our itinerary, and it allowed us to experience so much in a short time. The sunset cruise on the Zambezi with drinks and snacks was wonderful. We really enjoyed being on the river that first night, it was very relaxing. For those of you who enjoy gin, there are some craft-flavored varieties that are made locally that were delicious. It was awesome to walk up to the boat landing, and have warthogs there to greet us! The game drive in Zimbabwe and bush dinner at the Livingstone reserve was absolutely wonderful. It was so fun to stop for happy hour in the bush, with a bar right on the grill of our vehicle! And, dinner under the many stars was amazing with a wide variety of food choices. We were also very happy to have the opportunity to see rhinos on this game drive. Our tours of both sides of Vic Falls were very nice. Be prepared to get wet! We wore our sandals that had rubber grips on the bottom, and that was a better choice than sneakers and fine to walk in. Our friend had to wear sneakers and they were soaked through during the first few minutes! So, if you only bring one pair of shoes, they are going to need to dry out before wearing them again! Our time in Botswana was great. We truly enjoyed being on the river and on the game drives in Chobe. When staying at the Chobe Safari Lodge, the activities of the river game drive and bush game drives are organized through the resort. Of note, we had a much better experience with Puku and with our final driver Sammy (organized through the resort). One question to ask the Guide you are assigned to when the hotel is organizing the game drive is does he use the radio to communicate with other drivers while on the game drive. It’s really important that they share information, because then we had a much better chance of seeing animals. When one driver had located something, and shared that information, then the rest of us were able to take advantage of it. The second driver that we had (from the resort) did not communicate with anyone, and it was the experience where we saw the least in the park. The walk on Impalila Island was very informative, although Namibia has just raised the cost of an entry visa to US$90! And, the immigration service was not well organized at all, taking us more than 30 minutes to enter the country, even though there was no one else in line. We saw that there is the opportunity for an online E Visa in a sign at the little immigration office, so would recommend that anyone doing this part of the itinerary takes advantage of that. You will be approached by children, most likely, during the village walk. If I had known this, I would have brought items like school supplies to hand out. At the central baobab tree, there are women selling handicrafts. You can buy from them in US dollars, and you can also give a donation that supports the entire village. As for the accommodations: both Pioneers Lodge in Zimbabwe and Chobe Safari Lodge in Botswana were wonderful places to stay. If you were interested in any spa services, we would recommend having those in Zimbabwe, as the prices in Botswana were even more than I would pay back home in the USA! Other notes: bring USD. You can use them just like home In Zimbabwe and for tourist shopping in Botswana and Impalila Island. Feedback: one thing that would’ve been helpful, on our very organized day by day itinerary would be to note which company was providing our transport or activity. For example, if we knew when Puku was picking us up, and when Chobe Safari lodge was organizing the activity, it would have been very helpful. Our sincere gratitude, and thank you to Cuckoo Safari such a wonderful experience! We would be happy to come back again and use your services!

A perfect family trip - This trip was perfect. We are a family of 4 with 2 small kids that have visited many countries. Long we have dreamed to visit Africa with them, but most of the safaris does not allow kids until a certain age. This tour allowed us go with kids, and they made it very easy to allow the kids enjoy the experience. Finally, my brother and my sister in law joined us and later a friend also joined. At last, we were a group of 7 and we were the only ones in the tour, so we had a private tour that fit our needs. The boat experience during the first time was very calming and soothing, and the perfect way to kick start the trip. We loved visiting the Victoria Falls. It was a remarkable moment see this nature majesty. So we recommend you get spare clothes to change to dry clothes after the experience and also shoes that can be wet. As it involved a lot of walking, our kids were very tired and also very wet because of the power of the falls. We talked to the guide and rearranged our experience in Zambia to skip the walking. All the game drives were superb. Our kids were amazed by all the animals we got to see and went straight to school talking about the experience. The Impalila island in Namibia was also a great school for the kids. We got to see how the community lives and my kids even had an amazing connection with the kids, with whom they played for a while. The accomodations were outstanding. Loved our place in Zimbabwe and were amazed by our place in Botswana. As we were a family, we were assigned an amazing room with the river view. All food included were superb. We can't thank enough to all who made possible this great experience. Drivers, tour guides, game drive drivers. Thank you for the deep side of our hearts. We have traveled extensively to half of the world, but certainly this was the trip of our lives!

A perfect family trip - This trip was perfect. We are a family of 4 with 2 small kids that have visited many countries. Long we have dreamed to visit Africa with them, but most of the safaris does not allow kids until a certain age. This tour allowed us go with kids, and they made it very easy to allow the kids enjoy the experience. Finally, my brother and my sister in law joined us and later a friend also joined. At last, we were a group of 7 and we were the only ones in the tour, so we had a private tour that fit our needs. The boat experience during the first time was very calming and soothing, and the perfect way to kick start the trip. We loved visiting the Victoria Falls. It was a remarkable moment see this nature majesty. So we recommend you get spare clothes to change to dry clothes after the experience and also shoes that can be wet. As it involved a lot of walking, our kids were very tired and also very wet because of the power of the falls. We talked to the guide and rearranged our experience in Zambia to skip the walking. All the game drives were superb. Our kids were amazed by all the animals we got to see and went straight to school talking about the experience. The Impalila island in Namibia was also a great school for the kids. We got to see how the community lives and my kids even had an amazing connection with the kids, with whom they played for a while. The accomodations were outstanding. Loved our place in Zimbabwe and were amazed by our place in Botswana. As we were a family, we were assigned an amazing room with the river view. All food included were superb. We can't thank enough to all who made possible this great experience. Drivers, tour guides, game drive drivers. Thank you for the deep side of our hearts. We have traveled extensively to half of the world, but certainly this was the trip of our lives!

Great 5 d trip - it was an amazing trip. everything was very precise on time, good cars, nice people, polite guides and drivers. the food was great. i didn't worry about anything

Great service. We spent 3 amazing days in VF - Absolutely perfect service! Tatenda helped me a lot with advices, always answered in few hours and explained everything very clear. When we arrived to Victoria falls we met our guide Simon. Definitely can recommend Simon as a pro guide with good knowledge and with very good and positive energy. Again, great service 👍👍👍

Good tour and flexible organizer - Good tour with the highlights of the region. Between the included program items there is still time for extra tours or breaks. Organizer has also responded flexibly to our late arrival and fulfilled extra wishes. We were very pleased.

Tatenda and Simon at Cuckoo Safaris - really communicative and helpful throughout - This was a great, varied itinerary over a such a short period of time and collecting four stamps in your passport! Everyone involved in the entire process were great - on time, reliable and knowledgable. The two hotels were lovely and appropriate for the cost. Thanks Tatenda and Simon!

African Safari Dream ttip - Simon was our guide in Zimbabwe. He met us at the airport and wore the typical headdress. Victoria Falls was amazing and Simons knowledge of the local birds was also amazing. The sunset cruise was nice. A little too many people four our taste. Then Simon handed us over at the Botswana border to FIGO who is also an amazing guide. We saw amazing animals and birds who were spectacular. They didn’t miss a beat. It was seamless. The River game drive was really special.

An incredible learning & visual experience - I would highly recommend this tour. The guides all were polite & informative & knowledgeable. All the sites visited were amazing to see. I would definitely book with Viator & Cuckoo Safaris. Marnie & Bob

Amazing - The tour guide MR. Simon is amazing and interesting and also very knowledgeable. We have great experience and very comfortable driving. I will definitely recommend if you plan to visit Victoria Falls choose Cucokoo Safari is the best.