We booked this safari to round out our honeymoon, and even though January isn't a great time to see loads of animals, Eddie and Peter made the most of it.
We booked the full day, and purely by bad luck, we didn't see many big animals -- just two elephants, some zebra and a handful of giraffes. Eddie felt so bad, because he had seen hundreds of elephants the day before, so he offered us a complimentary drive the next day for a few hours, where we then saw many more animals.
This is the itinerary:
1. 4ish hours in Zambezi National Park in the morning, where you drive around and spot all kinds of wild animals and enjoy the views. Water and drinks are provided, and the car is covered from the sun.
2. A lunch cruise on the river. This was, by far, our least favorite portion of the day. The river is lovely, but the captain is exhausting. He calls himself Captain Fantastic, he never stops talking, and he is not exactly in tune with Western culture. He made my wife serve me my food and kept saying how she was doing well in her training and would make a good wife, then he piled on a bunch of honeymoon sex jokes that were just tiresome. He also kept pointing out things we clearly didn't care about, like the boat club and various hotels and restaurants, instead of just letting us enjoy the serenity of the river and observe the wildlife. He had good intentions, but it was incredibly awkward and we both immediately agreed it was the worst part of the day.
3. A drive through a different park, with manmade watering holes meant to lure elephants. (I believe they would take to you Vic Falls before this drive, but because we had already gone the day before, we skipped this.)
4. Dinner at a touristy (but entertaining) restaurant with drumming and dancing. Note: The food is paid for, but you cover all drinks.
5. Drop you back off at your hotel/lodge.
All in all, a really positive experience, especially given the time of year. The only piece of advice to Eddie would be to educate or replace Captain Fantastic.
thekingofwakanda
19 Jan 2020
This safari is highly recommended.I went to Chobe National Park on a day trip and was a bit disappointed wanted to see wild dogs; zebras;buffallos among other species but was not so lucky.I then booked this after a friend reffered me.Eddie and his team were amazing.Peter our guide was knowledgeable and very professional.Saw hundreds of buffaloes;elephants; Zebras;Kudus;Elands;Giraffes;wilderbeasts;a pack of wild dogs with cute pups.We had lunch on a small boat on the Zambezi.The food was delicious.The evening was concluded by an afrocentric dinner fused with an African Drumshow called the Boma Dinner.I highly recommend this safari.
We did the full day safari, morning in the Zambezi National Park and the afternoon in the Zimbabwe park,