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Botswana Tour & Trip Reviews
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Full on every fay
A full on safari/trip through Botswana and Zimbabwe - not for you if you need 10 hours sleep every night. The highlight without doubt is the trip via Mokorro canoe ...
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Eletastic -more elephants than you can count.
If you love seeing wildlife up close and personal then this trip is for you. It visits some of the best national parks in two amazing countries with a bit of adde...
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Beautiful Africa.
Safari means journey. This really was an intense journey through Botswana & Zimbabwe. But a journey with the added bonus of sightings along the way, magical bi...
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It is an awesome trip with lots of memories
As mentioned in previous reviews it is a full on but very worthwhile trip. From start to finish there are so many experiences. It is a trip for you if you want ...
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Magical From Start To Finish
Every day on this trip was like a dream come true. Over the two weeks we saw over 100 different wildlife species. One of my highlights was watching a herd of female...
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realise your wildlife dreams
This tour is where you realise your every wildlife dream. This is where dreaming stops and reality takes over. From the beginning to the end, it is a non stop thri...
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Botswana and Zimbabwe Lodge Safari
The fantastic experiences just kept coming! Each day felt as if it couldn't be bettered -- and then it was! Being punted through the Okavango Delta like a memsahib....
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Botswana and Zimbabwe
An amazing adventure through two beautiful countries, experiencing the amazing scenery and local wildlife. This was all made even better by the tour guides amazing ...
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Botswana & Zimbabwe Lodge Safari WZA170312
Great holiday - lots of different experiences and magical moments Watching a moon rise over the Delta / getting up close with wild rhino/ tracking lions with the Pol...
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Botswana and Zimbabwe lodge safari
This trip for us was truly amazing. Good food, good views, lovely people. We look forward to going on another trip with Exodus. Which ever trip you choose enjoy ever...
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Botswana & Zimbabwe Lodge Safari
Looked good, but if you want to see the amazing Makgadikgadi Salt Pan, don't pick this one. We've been before, it should be miles of eerie silence, but not on this t...
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Wonderful trip
When the tour leader dropped us off at Livingstone airport I really could have stayed on the bus and done the whole thing again Really hard to pick out highlights. T...
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A trip of a lifetime
this was such a good trip - different experiences the whole time and everything seem to fit together like clockwork I think camping out in the Delta was the best for...
Fantastic Trip in Southern Africa
We did this trip, Explore Southern Africa, from Aug 9 - 26 this year and we thought it was probably our most memorable trip ever. The variety of wildlife (we saw th...
Tent design is a problem
The overall trip was satisfactory, at times excellent. We had no significant rain. On three nights there was however, some iight drizzle for a short time. The ten...
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There was an issue with the large
There was an issue with the large truck so we were therefore on a smaller truck. This was fine but nothing fitted. Everything felt squashed, including ourselves. Eve...
In the second half of the itenerary
In the second half of the itenerary (Vic Falls to Joburg), there are 5 days with 1 only activity included. There are many days just in travel to reach Kruger Park. A...
Excellent trip! It was a very active
Excellent trip! It was a very active trip, constantly moving around and seeing new things! It's hard to adjust back to normal life! I highly recommend this to anyone...
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Best ever❣️
So many wonderful moments. First the people of Botswana are the nicest I’ve ever met. And I’ve traveled a lot. The guide, Ngande, was so knowledge about plants, an...
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Nature Unspoilt!
Botswana is the size of France but with just 2million people and an enlightened approach to conservation resulting in an unspoilt environment which benefits both l...
Editor’s Take
What to Look for in Botswana Tour Reviews
Most trip reviews tend to focus on some or all of these 5 key areas, not all of which may be relevant to you: the tour guide, travel company, service level, country or countries traveled in, and the trip itinerary.
Remember, just because you see a 1 star review doesn’t necessarily mean that person disliked the country.
Many negative reviews for Botswana criticize the high costs of tours in Botswana. In order to balance tourism and conservation efforts, safaris in Botswana tend to be very expensive. Prices remain high so the country can maintain its protected spaces and support wildlife populations.
Even budget tours and safaris in Botswana may cost more than budget travel to other countries. If you are booking a tour to Botswana, keep in mind that safaris are generally more expensive than other types of travel due to the environmental impact of tourism in southern Africa.
When reading Botswana tour reviews, be sure to note the type of tour that is being reviewed. Botswana safaris can range from budget to luxury; one reviewer raving about the accomodation on their luxury tour might not be helpful if you’re looking to book a camping safari. Also keep in mind that budget tours may require you to carry your own equipment or help with camp set-up and clean-up in exchange for a less expensive trip.
When researching Botswana tours, also make sure that you understand the level of physical activity that is required for the tour. Some tours include activities such as hiking, horseback riding, and swimming. It may be frustrating for a traveler who does not enjoy or cannot perform these activities.
One common criticism of Botswana tours is that the daily drives between locations can be long and tiring. Keep in mind that if you book a tour traversing multiple countries, or even just visiting multiple locations within Botswana, there will be a significant amount of travel time. It may help to note the mode of transportation between destinations; a mokoro river cruise or private plane tour may be more exciting, albeit more expensive, than driving in a car.
If you want a professional take on traveling in Botswana, see the Travelstride Botswana Guide »
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