All Zambia Tours & Excursions in 2026 - page 15

My husband and I had just done Kruger National Park and wanted to try a different safari in another country to compare. This one day option in Botswana was perfect and did not break the bank! Breakdown of the day below: 1) Given the cost, this is not a private tour. We were picked up in a van with two other couples/families on time and had to go through border formalities - the drive to the border was 1 hour+ and the border process was fairly quick, maybe 20 minutes given no lines. 2) We switched vehicles across the border and hopped on an open air safari vehicle and immediately drove to Chobe National Park. It was a 3 hour land safari and we saw a lion and two cubs, giraffes, elephants, baboons, a lilac breasted bird, and much more! 3) The open air vehicle then took us directly to lunch. It was a buffet lunch with rice, chicken, beef, fish and vegetables. The lunch was ok but did the job! Note that the drinks are not free there but you can get free water on the safari and take it to lunch with you. 4) We were then transported to the river cruise. This fit ~20 people. We got incredibly close to elephants! We watched them swim across the river and I even got a picture right in front of the elephant. We also saw hippos, buffalo, and crocodiles very close. 5) We were then transported back to the border, same border formalities as before. And then an hour or so drive back to the hotel to be dropped off. Shout out to our land guide Wilson and our river guide Tao. Both were great and very knowledgeable! I saw just as much, if not more animals than I did in Kruger and this was a cheaper option as well.

We travelled in rainy season so were a little concerned what animals we would see but luckily we had a team of fantastic guides and saw most that was available in the small national park. Lovely picnic waiting for the armed escort for the walking part to see white rhinos - that was just suberb if a little scary.... Just the two of us on the trip so we could ask anything whenever we wanted to - we were extremely lucky to get Skinny as our guide, Shepherd as our driver and a young trainee who I apologise I don't remember his name but was also very knowledgeable Thoroughly recommend.....

I never thought I would see these magnificent animals in such an up close experience in the wild. Of course seeing the white rhinos up close on foot is the highlight of the experience and well worth the cost of the excursion, but the game drive beforehand and seeing all of the other animals was a great excursion also. The pick up and transfer to and from the excursion was smooth and so nice not to have to worry about setting this up yourself and having to connect with the tour leader on your own. The entire excursion was magnificent and I highly recommend it.