Top 14 Full-Day Tours in Zimbabwe

1.Chobe Full Day Trip From Victoria Falls

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 135 reviews · from $164Our pick

Leave Victoria Falls at 7:00 am for Botswana’s Chobe National Park. Your day includes a game drive, buffet lunch, and Chobe River cruise. Guides such as Casper, Philip, Andrew, and Gofa have helped make this route easy to manage, though border delays and group size can affect the pace.

“This activity was very well organised, everything was seamless. All guides were extremely knowledgeable and took the time to point out and explain different wildlife and areas of the national park. The lunch was delicious too”

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2.Chobe Full Day Safari Trip

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 80 reviews · from $180

From Victoria Falls, you cross into Botswana with assistance, cruise the Chobe River for about three hours, enjoy a buffet lunch, then search the park by open 4x4. Guides such as Gaba, Obi, and Figo are praised for sharp animal spotting and friendly service. Expect elephants, hippos, lions, buffalo, giraffes, and plenty of border formalities.

“Great experience at Chobe! We got to see many animals, including lions and their cubs, lots of elephants, hippos, and various birds. Thanks a lot to our excellent guide!”

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3.Victoria Falls Full Day Experience

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 73 reviews · from $174

Spend about 12 hours seeing Victoria Falls with a guide, walking the Zimbabwe viewpoints, crossing the famous bridge, visiting a giant baobab and crafts market, cruising the Zambezi at sunset, then enjoying Boma dinner, dancing, and drumming. Guides such as Locks, Jason, Phila, and Prisca have earned special praise for friendly, flexible service.

“Guide walk to the 16 viewpoints at Victoria Falls was magnificent. The afternoon river cruise was spectacular. We saw elephants and hippos and baboons and crocodile. Definite must do. The evening dinner was a production in itself. The smokers board was huge a lot of traditional food and the best desserts. 10 out of 10 for this tour.”

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4.Chobe National Park Full Day Wildlife Safari

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 71 reviews · 8 hours · from $122Best value

From Kasane, combine a Chobe River wildlife cruise with a 4x4 safari in Chobe National Park. You’ll look for elephants, hippos, crocodiles, birds, and the Big Five, then stop for a buffet lunch at Cresta Mowana Safari Lodge. The small group is limited to eight, with hotel pickup, an English-speaking guide, and flexible timing based on wildlife movement.

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5.Full Day White Water Rafting Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 42 reviews · 8 hours · from $1,000

Maano Adventures takes you through roughly 23 km of the Zambezi, with up to 25 Class IV and V rapids, including Stairway to Heaven and The Washing Machine. Guides such as James and Enock lead the rafting, safety briefing, gorge hike, and river games. Transfers, lunch, drinks, and photos are included.

“Me and my friend did the full day rafting activity with Maano team and was great. We got picked up at our place, drove to the falls park entrance , got the guidance about the practicalities/safety and started to go down to the water. We got ready and embarked on a super cool adventure down the beautiful Zambezi river … exciting day, with many rapids that keep you busy and wet haha our draft flipped 2 times (which was fun) but we got helped and got out of the water quickly and safely. Lunch was nice with a lovely view, team knows what they are doing and they keep it…”

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6.Chobe National Park Full Day Safari (Botswana)

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 39 reviews · from $200

Travel from Victoria Falls into Botswana for an 8 to 10 hour Chobe safari. Your day combines a 4WD game drive with a Chobe River boat cruise, buffet lunch at the teak-built Chobe Safari Lodge, hotel pickup, and return transport. Bring binoculars, and allow extra time for the Zimbabwe-Botswana border crossing.

“I have booked the full day excursion safari and river cruise in the Chobe National Park in Botswana, it is a must for nature lovers! We enjoyed our excursion , Simon collected us from our lodge and drove us to Zimbabwe border to enter BotswanRead more”

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7.Full Day Chobe Trip with Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 16 reviews · from $165

From Victoria Falls, Fuhara Safaris takes you to Botswana’s Chobe National Park for a full day of wildlife viewing. Expect an early pickup, border formalities at Kazungula, a 4x4 game drive, a Chobe River cruise, and lunch. Guide Kumo has been praised for wildlife knowledge. The group is limited to 13 people.

“We had great elephant sightings, on the land game drive and from the boat. Unfortunately the game drive was marred by the driver going so fast that a) we felt rushed when trying to take pictures or just enjoy a sighting/s and b) we almost ran Read more”

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8.Chobe Botswana Full-Day Trip

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 14 reviews · from $360Top rated

Leave Victoria Falls early for Chobe National Park, crossing into Botswana for a three-hour game drive, lunch, and a Chobe River cruise. Your professional guide handles the day while you watch for wildlife on land and water. The small group is capped at 10, with refreshments included. Allow about 9.5 hours.

“Excellent trip. Saw both land and river animals. The 2 Guides we had were very good and were very informative. We learned alot.”

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9.Full Day Hwange Day Trip

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 14 reviews · from $260

Leave Victoria Falls at 05:30 for Hwange National Park, then take morning and afternoon game drives with a local guide. You may spot elephants, lions, giraffes, zebras, kudus, and antelopes. The trip includes hotel transfers, an air-conditioned vehicle, lunch, and a small group of up to 15 people. Guides named in feedback include Ethan and Kuda.

“This park is incredibly large and the guide did his best to find the animals! The check ins and water supply & lunch was most welcomed.”

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10.Chobe Full Day Safari in Chobe

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 13 reviews · from $190

Travel from Victoria Falls into Botswana for a full day in Chobe National Park. You’ll combine a Chobe River cruise with a 4x4 game drive, looking for elephants, hippos, crocodiles, buffalo, lions, birds, and more. Pickup, brunch, bottled water, transport, and a licensed guide are included.

“Superb service, very professional and always on time. Special thanks to Leona and Arnold for making the trip memorable.”

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11.Full Day Chobe National Park Big 5 Safari

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 11 reviews · from $185

Travel from Victoria Falls with Francis to the Botswana border, then join Cobra for a Chobe safari by boat and open vehicle. Over about 9 to 10 hours, you get a river cruise, lunch, and game drives with chances to see elephants, hippos, lions, giraffes, buffalo, and more. Pickup is offered, and groups are capped at 15.

“We had a wonderful time on this tour. Francis drove us to and from the Botswana border, while Cobra led the safari tour. We saw a male lion, giraffes, many elephants, and a couple of hippos. The vehicle was very comfortable and there was nRead more”

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12.Victoria Falls Full Day Experience

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 11 reviews · 1 day · from $169

Spend one packed day around Victoria Falls with an English-speaking guide. Walk the rainforest viewpoints, cross the famous bridge, see a giant baobab, browse an African crafts market, cruise the Zambezi at sunset, then finish with Boma food, Matebele dancing, and hands-on drumming.

“the day started slow as we waited for ages at the border for more guests to arrive from Livingstone but the baboons were entertaining... tour was going well until we got to lunch and we missed the original hotel due to lost time at the border then after lunch the bus didn't come back as it was being utilised for airport pickups while we had lunch... therefore all our bags were in the bus and we couldn't retrieve them prior to getting on our sunset cruise ... so no hats no cameras no sun screen no mozzie cream no back up batteries for phones ... we were not advised this…”

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13.Hwange National Park Full Day Game Drive Safari

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 10 reviews · from $350

Travel from Victoria Falls to Hwange National Park for about eight hours of game drives in a small group of up to 15 people. Africa Beast Safaris includes hotel pickup, round-trip transport, park entry, lunch, and refreshments. You will search for elephants, lions, buffalo, giraffes, wildebeests, and other wildlife with a driver-guide.

“I was a female solo traveler and l enjoyed it very very much! i was picked up from my hotel at 6:30 am in Victoria Falls and was back at the hotel in 7:00 pm. The trip to Hwange camp took around 2 hours. So in total we stayed in the park around Read more”

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14.3 Days Victoria Falls and Full day Chobe National Park

★★★★★★★★★★3.2 · 3 reviews · 3 days · from $290

Spend three days between Zimbabwe and Botswana, visiting Victoria Falls and Chobe National Park. You’ll walk the falls with an English-speaking guide, then cross at Kazungula for a jeep safari, Chobe River cruise, and buffet lunch. Airport transfers, hotel transfers, rain gear, and bottled water are included. Park fees and visas cost extra.

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