15 1-Day Tours from Victoria Falls Worth the Early Start

1.Chobe National Park Day Trip with Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 518 reviews · 10 hours · from $170Our pick

Review of the Victoria Falls to Chobe day trip, with border help, river cruise, safari drive, buffet lunch, costs, tips, and honest advice.

“Saw wild lion and elephant herds, the guide articulate and helpful. They worked as a team to ensure we got the best experience. We travelled across the boarder from Zambia and this was seamless, taking all the stress out the situation. Would do this trip again, it was enjoyable.”

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2.Chobe Day Trip from Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 250 reviews · from $170

Review of the Chobe day trip from Victoria Falls, with river wildlife, a Botswana game drive, lunch, border tips, and honest value advice.

“The Chobe River tour was truly an amazing experience – highly recommended! Watching elephant families and seeing them cross the Chobe River was simply breathtaking. At first, I was a bit disappointed with the small boat, but it actually turned out to be great, as we could get much closer to many animals. Our guide, PK, did an excellent job positioning us so we could have the best close-up views of the wildlife.”

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3.Chobe Day Trip From Victoria Falls Zimbabwe

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 196 reviews · from $170

Review of the Chobe day trip from Victoria Falls, with elephant sightings, boat cruise, game drive, lunch, border tips, costs, and practical advice.

“This is as advertised a FULL day game drive and river safari. We got to see elephants, lions, leopards, eagles, giraffes and many more. Beverages are provided on both Safaris and is included. Guides and transfers were absolutely friendly. You only have to pay for your own drinks. Make sure to check if you require a visa and bring sunscreen as it gets HOT!!!”

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4.Chobe Full Day Trip From Victoria Falls

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

Review of the Chobe day trip from Victoria Falls, with safari, river cruise, lunch, border advice, wildlife expectations, and value tips.

“It is worth every penny. Very well organised. Safari was great, we saw so many animals close up. Luch provided was excellent. A must do trip”

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5.Victoria Falls Day Trip (Zimbabwe side)

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 99 reviews · 9 hours · from $54

Review of the Victoria Falls day trip from Kasane, with border tips, costs, viewpoints, rainforest walks, markets, and honest value advice.

“Fahrer war sehr pünktlich, nett und freundlich. Waren 8 Leute in kl. Bus mit Klima. Grenzüberttritte gingen problemlos, Fahrer hat einem geholfen. Visa kostet 30 Dollar in bar! Eintritt Victoria Falls 50 Dollar p.P. Der Fahrer hat uns noch zu einer Super Lodge gebracht, auf der uns eine Fütterung von 100derten von Geiern gezeigt wurde. Ein kurzer Besuch am Lookout Restaurant mit super Sicht auf die Fälle von der anderen Seite beendete die Fahrt. Das war alles mit im Preis drin (102 Euro, 2 Pers.) Besser hätten wir es nicht machen können. Danke”

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6.Chobe Extended Day Trip from Victoria Falls – Zimbabwe

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 52 reviews · from $265

Review of the Chobe day trip from Victoria Falls, with dawn safari, river cruise, meals, border advice, wildlife, timing, and value.

“This trip exceeded our wildest expectations. We hit a bit of bad weather BUT we saw much more than expected and our guides were committed to our having the best time ever . They seemed to enjoy the day as much as we did. This was a memorable day from beginning to end.”

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7.Chobe Day Trip From Victoria Falls Zimbabwe

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 42 reviews · from $100Top rated

Review of the Chobe day trip from Victoria Falls, with safari drives, a Chobe River cruise, border tips, costs, timing, and booking advice.

“Great fun! It was great to check this experience out. You see the waterfalls from the top and everything else looks nice from the top. Photographer was good!”

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8.Chobe Day Trip – From Vic Falls – With Lunch (Buffet)

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 23 reviews · from $144

Review of the Chobe day trip from Victoria Falls, with a game drive, Chobe River cruise, buffet lunch, border tips, and honest value advice.

“Wonderful day at Chobe . We saw so Many animals that’s incredible. We spent thanks to our guide a wonderful day!”

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9.Matobo Hills Day Trip with Rhino Tracking

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 22 reviews · 8 hours · from $140

Review of Matobo Hills’ $140 rhino tracking day trip from Bulawayo, with rock art, Rhodes’ grave, lunch, wildlife, and practical tips.

“That was an amazing journey! Our guide Blessing was extremely knowledgeable. He took us rhino tracking, showed us prehistoric rock paintings, and explained the history in great detail. He also brought a generous amount of fruit and snacks for us. Although we had lunch a bit late, it was at a lodge with beautiful view, and the food was excellent. I truly enjoyed this day trip!”

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10.Chobe Extended Day Trip

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 15 reviews · 15 hours · from $245

Review the 15-hour Chobe day trip from Victoria Falls, with an early game drive, river cruise, lunch, border tips, and guide advice.

“This extended Chobe day trip was incredible! Booking was very easy and the tour operator was super helpful with our communications. The drive through Zambezi national park was great, we saw hyenas, elephants, and giraffes before we even crossed the border into Botswana! Our driver, Enock, was very knowledgeable of the animals and allowed us to take our time with them, and we also saw pack of wild dogs on the way back. He also made the border crossing seamless, in and out. Then the Chobe game drive and river safari… unbelievable. Our guide Cobra helped us see more animals than we could have imagined: more elephants than we could…”

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11.Chobe Botswana Full-Day Trip

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

Review of the Chobe Botswana full-day trip from Victoria Falls, with safari, river cruise, lunch, timing, value, and practical booking advice.

“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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12.Explore Chobe National Park With a Day Trip from Victoria Falls

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 14 reviews · from $217

Review of the Chobe National Park day trip from Victoria Falls, including boat safari, game drive, border tips, wildlife, price, and value.

“A great experience if you want to get a sampling of safari, are in Victoria Falls area, and want to reach a new country Botswana! Tour consists of a drive from Vic Falls to the border, where you will go through immigration to exit Zimbabwe aRead more”

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13.Full Day Hwange Day Trip

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

Review of a full-day Hwange safari from Victoria Falls, with two game drives, lunch, hotel transfers, costs, timing, and practical tips.

“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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14.Full Chobe Day trip to Chobe, Botswana

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 7 reviews · 10 hours · from $229

Review of the Victoria Falls to Chobe day trip, with river cruise, game drive, lunch, border transfer tips, price, and practical advice.

“Man wird auf der Grenze zu Botswana mit anderen Teilnehmern auf verschiedene Busse verteilt. Deswegen sollte man genau darauf achten, was angesagt wird.”

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15.Khami Ruins Day Trip

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 6 reviews · from $80

Review of the Khami Ruins day trip from Bulawayo, with private transport, expert guiding, UNESCO history, costs, timing, and booking advice.

“The Khami Ruin is close to Bulawayo and it is worth visiting. The local on-site guide kindly explained the details about the ruin.”

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