Enjoyed epic scenery of Victoria Falls with the guidance of local guide. Booking was easy and everything went smoothly.

Cuckoo safaris arranged for us to be collected from Bulawayo airport and we stayed 2 nights at Matobo Hills lodge with an all day safari seeing the amazing white rhinos in addition to much other wildlife. The views from Worlds view are beautiful. We were then collected and driven north to Hwange lodge where we had a full day and a morning safari. We were then picked up and driven to Victoria falls where we enjoyed a sunset dinner cruise on the Zambezi River. The next days we visited Chobe National park in Botswana and the Victoria falls. The arrangements were faultless and our host Simon went out of his way to ensure we were looked after from beginning to end. Thoroughly recommend.

We found Cuckoo's Safari's Through Good Reviews on TripAdvisor while Organizing Our Victoria Falls Tours. That’s when We connected with Tatenda from Cuckoo’s Safari who helped Us plan most of Our Custom made Tours right via WhatsApp. He was very responsive. We felt everything was gonna be Ok & were made comfortable before Arrival by Tatenda. On arrival We were met by Simon who delivered as promised, a Top Notch Guide offering tips to spice up the Trip. Online Reviews didn’t Lie coz we got an Amazing Experience from Them, Hassle free pick up from the airport to our Hotel, to our activities and especially the numerous border crossings. We liked some of the special touches added which gave a special feeling like arranging our dinner at the river bank restaurant after the river cruise to allow more time to enjoy the dinner which was quite nice. You have to be escorted back to the Parking coz Animals just Roam Around unrestricted. We had an amazing Private Tour with Simon & Tatenda around Victoria Falls Town & got to know its rich history. We got to visit the historic Victoria falls hotel & train station which was a nice treat. Cuckoo's also organised an amazing day Trip to Chobe Park Botswana to experience the land & boat Cruise Safari which was 🔥. The guide, July, is a very funny guy and really spiced up the trip. Cuckoo’s helped us organize our trip to Devil’s pool, the lion’s walk and many activities separate from their package which was really appreciated. On the Zambian side, Martha was a great guide taking us on the tour of the falls with great stories it made the whole trip feel well organized. Cuckoo’s understood the assignment & our hyper personalities & this came through. We made lot’s of great memories and made new amazing friends(Simon&Tatenda) in Cuckoo’s Safari. Highly recommend!!!

Great tour of both sides of the falls from Zimbabwe and Zambia side. Shelton was a great guide. At the end he took us to lookout restaurant for lunch which was amazing

I had the absolute best experience! The guides, drivers, and directors were all amazing and made everything so easy for me. The views and parks were incredibly beautiful. The lodge was lovely. I would do this trip again for sure. Perfect.

We did the 6-Day Hwange NP, Victoria Falls & Chobe NP package which was fantastic overall. Our Zimbabwe driver, Simon (and his offsider), our Hwange safari guide, Bheki, and the Chobe safari guide, Figo, were all amazing as were practically all people who helped us along the way, those part of the tour and those who we met along the way. The accommodation at Shongwe was a bit more basic than we're used to but certainly had great service and a very welcome pool and the cruise along the Chobe river was certainly more basic too...but once we got over the initial surprises, we had a great time. Thanks all!

We have just completed the 3 day 2 night Hwange Safari tour and had an amazing time!!!! The whole process through Cuckoo Safaris from booking to pick up and transfer back to Victoria falls was seamless and ran like Clockwork! The accommodation at Hwange Safari Lodge was beautiful with elephants so close from their waterhole! Hwange national park was beautiful and our guide was amazing! Thank you so much Simon and Tatenda!

We had Gift as our safari guide and when I say he was amazing it’s doesn’t come close to describing his knowledge and expertise as a guide. We were so fortunate to have him as our guide and I can’t recommend him enough…thank you so much Gift.

We opted for victoria falls tour from both sides of the falls on 1 October during the low-water season. There was no water at the highest point of the Zimbabwe side. There was only trickles of water at the Zambia side. We came here knowing it’s low-water season but did not expect some parts of the falls to dry up completely. This is partly due to the drought as well. We were met with a driver and guide from Zimbabwe side, the guide walked us through all the photo stops from lookout point 1 to 16. Take note that exit is a different route. We changed driver and guide when crossing the border to Zambia. The Zambia driver bought us water and took care of us during the border customs as it was a bit chaotic. Both guides were great and patient. Lunch time is not included in the tour. We asked the Zimbabwe driver to drop us at Lookout Cafe for lunch and we got a taxi back ourselves for USD 5/person. All in all, we spent about 2.5h at Zimbabwe side and about 1h at Zambia side.

The views of Victoria Falls in September were amazing! Seeing the scope of the falls is best seen from both Zimbabwe and Zambia. Although the water level is approximately 25% of full there is still plenty of falling water to see and you can see everything in the canyons below, because the mist is far less than when the Falls is at full capacity during the April / May period. Be prepared to walk several miles and you will not need a rain coat during this time of year because the little mist that you encounter will feel great as it cools you during this very hot time of year! It is quite dry so you will see land that is normally covered in water. You will encounter many entertaining baboons on the Zambia side and you will literally enter a small patch of rain forest (during the dry season) which feels great and is such a contrast to the dry brush that surrounds it. I know that April and May provides a much cooler and wetter experience and for that reason if I return it would be at that time of year. Do keep in mind you may see less far less of the falls during the wet season because of the tremendous mist.

Monday 30 September 2024, deep on the Zambezi Rive, Victoria Falls . Morning game drive, we saw lots of game, buffalos, elephants and lions. As its very dry now, Human and Wild Conflict

Excellent tour of both sides of Victoria Falls. Picked us up at our hotel. Crossed the bridge by Van. Guides helped with Visa arrangements going into Zambia, and back into Zimbabwe. Martha was our Zambia side guide of the Falls. She is WONDERFUL! Friendly, personable and full of knowledge of the area history and best sights to see the gorgeous views. Back in Zimbabwe, our guide Shelton was waiting for us. He is GREAT! He took us another 2 1/2 hours walking the trail along the Falls. He knew all the history, and could answer all our questions. He even had a Guide book about birds with him and pointed out the different species we saw. He knew where the best photo places are, and both Martha and Shelton took many pictures for us! There were only 5 of us in this group tour. We really enjoyed our time on this excursion, even though it was 105 degrees F, sunny and dry! Lots of opportunities for shade, rest, and water was provided in the Van to take with us. Highly recommend!

The tour started with Martha who picked us up as planned, on time, from the Victoria Falls Waterfront Lodge where we were staying. From the Zambian side, because of the time of year, the water on the falls was rather limited (as some of it is diverted for hydroelectricity purposes), but this allowed us to see the beauty of the cliffs and also the escarpment which could be seen very clearly. We walked to the many points on the walking path that gave us a clear view of the cliffs and the Falls as well. A very different type of beauty. Then we proceeded to the Zimbabwean side. Rather than drive across the bridge separating the two countries, Martha suggested we walk the bridge, which was a great idea as we took in some great views along the way. She was very helpful and guided us in processing our visas on arrival into Zimbabwe. Following the entry into Zimbabwe, we were handed over to Shelton who escorted us to the Victoria Falls Park on the Zimbabwean side. This park is huge and covers well over 1.5km of walking trail from one end to the other. Here we could experience the full majesty of the Falls with thundering water from various viewing points that were strategically placed for an excellent viewing experience. Though there was plenty of spray from the falls at most viewing points, we had crystal clear views which were breathtaking. Shelton was very knowledgeable on the flora and fauna and knew all of the bird species that we saw during our walk and even showed us the info in a handbook he carries with him on tour. He was also able to answer all the questions we had on the trees and vegetation that we encountered in the park. A portion of the walk feels like you’re within a tropical rainforest, as there is constant spray from the Falls in that section of path, with some of it raining down from the treetops. At the end of the tour, Shelton helped us with our exit at the visa checkpoint in Zimbabwe where Martha and James (the driver) were waiting to receive us and take us through Zambian Immigration entry and back to our Lodge. This tour more than met our expectations. One must see the Victoria Falls from both countries to truly experience the Falls as a whole. We were fortunate enough to have been able to see both the dryer side (this time of year) and the one thundering with water and full of spray. During and following the rainy season, the Falls can be seen gushing with water from the view points on the Zambian side as well. The guides Martha and Shelton took a real interest in showing us around and made all the difference to our experience on this tour. A big “Thank you!” to them.

We personalised the Cuckoo Safari 10 day tour with the help of Tatenda, adding Hwange NP and removing the Saltpans. We also upgraded our Chobe hotel and Tatenda was very helpful with all our queries. Before the trip we were added to a whats app group with our guide Simon who we had read about in previous reviews and was so happy to hear would be our guide. We stayed at the Pioneer Lodge in Victoria Falls which was a gorgeous lodge style hotel with lovely gardens, at Chobe we upgraded to a riverview apartment with 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms and an amazing balcony definetely worth the upgrade, elephant sands was our break inbetween kasane and maun accomodation was basic but comfortable and the elephants were the star of the show and at maun we stayed at Cresta Maun which was fine comfortable room and friendly staff. In Victoria Falls, we did the sunset cruise, the falls tour from both sides and a day trip to Hwange. The falls were at their best on the zimbwawe side and Simon took us round and was a brilliant guide, our guide on the Zambia side Delphister was lovely too and it was interesting seeing more of the geology on this side. Hwange was an interesting drive Simon and the other Tatenda did really well negotating the roads, we stopped at Hwange Safari Lodge to pick up our packed lunch and then met our guide Big M who was brilliant and took us out into the park, we saw 3 male lion, elephant, hippos, giraffe, antelope etc. We then went to Chobe where we did 3 game drives with Gift and a river boat cruise with July both from Puku safaris, both great guides, Gift was amazing at tracking the wildlife and we saw lions on every outing with him including cubs amazing. We also did a game drive from elephant sands and then in Maun we did the helicopter flight over the delta amazing but terrifying as we had never been in a helicopter before and then this one had no doors! A very peaceful and scenic mokoro trip with Gidean from the local village and then a long but brilliant day to Moremi game reserve with Lee where we saw wild dogs (and pups) and hyena. We were really lucky when it came to wildlife, but also through great guides tracking skills, our main guide through it all Simon was amazing so knowlegable and friendly he is a credit to cuckoo and I would highly recommend him as your guide, we had a few issues along the route as always happens on trips but they were all sorted and we always knew Simon was there to help either in person or through whats app. Zimbabwe and Botswana are both incredible countries, with wonderful people and the amount of wildlife is just incredible I never thought I'd lose count of the amount of lion we saw, we were also very lucky to see leopard, countless other wildlife, and beautiful scenery and sunsets if you are wondering whether to go we highly recommend as two sisters we never felt unsafe. One of us got a upset stomach towards the end of the trip but this did not spoil the trip just to be aware this may happen. We both managed to eat vegetarian fine at all times on the trip but found it more tricky to eat vegan although Simon did his best to help and this was really appreciated. We hope to travel with Cuckoo and Simon in the future and are excited to hear of their plans in Namibia.

The itinerary was awesome, giving us a comprehensive and wonderful experience exploring the Victoria Falls, the wildlife in Chobe and getting a peek into the local way of life in a rural Zimbabwean village. The coordination was seamless though we had to cross Zambian and Botswana borders. Very safe countries. A special callout to Simon for doing a great job with the coordination. The guides and rangers assigned to us helped in making everything awesome too. Thanks!