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Aerial view of Victoria Falls and the Zambezi River in golden evening light

Victoria Falls, South & East Africa Safaris

4.9/5 · 36 Tripadvisor reviews

Excellence Trails Safaris & Photography

We are an owner-run safari and travel operator based on the Zimbabwean side of the falls, with journeys that run from Victoria Falls out across Southern and East Africa.

Licensed guides
Zimbabwe professional guiding credentials
Private by default
Your vehicle stops when you ask
Border days handled
Chobe and Livingstone paperwork with you
Photographers
Positioned for the light, not the schedule
National Excellence Hall of Fame 2026 award certificate presented to Excellence Trails

Award-winning

National Excellence Hall of Fame, 2026

Recognised nationally for guiding standards and guest experience — alongside a 4.9/5 Tripadvisor record from 36 reviews. Sisa, our award-winning lead guide, can be requested for your journey.

Victoria Falls, and everywhere it leads

Plan a custom itinerary

Zimbabwe

Victoria Falls · Hwange National Park · Zambezi National Park · Matobo Hills

Botswana

Chobe National Park · Okavango Delta · Moremi Game Reserve · Savuti & Linyanti

Namibia

Etosha National Park · Sossusvlei & the Namib Desert · Damaraland · Swakopmund

Tanzania

Serengeti National Park · The Great Migration · Ngorongoro Crater · Tarangire National Park

Kenya

Maasai Mara · The Great Migration river crossings · Amboseli National Park · Tsavo East & West

South Africa

Kruger National Park · Johannesburg · Cape Town & the Cape Peninsula · Winelands

Indian Ocean

Zanzibar · Seychelles · Mombasa & the Kenyan coast · Mozambique channel islands

Signature experiences

All nine experiences
Elephant herd walking through golden dust in Hwange National Park

Nine days, one route across Zimbabwe

9-Day Zimbabwe Guided Safari

Victoria Falls, Bulawayo, the Matobo Hills, Great Zimbabwe, Nyanga and Harare — one route across the whole country, guided end to end. Lodging, park entrance fees and every transfer included.

Guest words

4.9 out of 5, across 36 reviews

Read them on Tripadvisor
Highly recommend this team. Very professional and time concious. They organized everything for our family vacation in Victoria Falls from Airport transfers, hotel booking and activities. Value for a cent spent indeed!!!
Game Drive in Zambezi National Park Morning or Afternoon
I had an absolutely wonderful time at Vic falls, Sisa was so knowledgeable and kind and the falls were breathtaking. At the end of the tour, Sisa told us the story about Livingstone, something I'd never known and was fascinating. I would recommend this tour to anyone, thank you Sisa!
Guided Tour of the Falls
A fantastic morning canoeing on the Zambezi, expertly guided by a wonderful team—especially while navigating hippos and gentle rapids. The delicious bush lunch was the perfect finishing touch. Thank you, team!
Chobe Full Day Trip

From the field

Full gallery
Lioness resting along a thick branch in a leafy tree in Hwange
Boat safari drifting across the Chobe River floodplain
Guides and guests on a rainforest path beside Victoria Falls
Milky Way arching above a lone acacia on a clear Zimbabwean night
Bright open-plan lounge with a large corner couch at Granadilla Cottage, Victoria Falls

Granadilla Cottage · Aerodrome, Victoria Falls

Stay with your hosts.

A two-bedroom open-plan cottage in our own garden. Spend a night or two in our home, eat what we eat, and pick granadillas off the vine for your own cocktail.

Two bedrooms · kitchen · lounge · air conditioning · all cuisines

Tailor-made packages

Nothing on the list quite right? We build the trip around you.

Transfers, lodging, parks and border days quoted as one package, for families, honeymooners and groups.

Guests relaxing on a Chobe River boat cruise with their guide

Tailor-made photography

Come home with the photographs, not just the memory.

Tailor-made photography, guided by a photographer. We position the vehicle for the light, hold a sighting as long as it takes, and can shoot the trip for you — stills or film.

Guests and dancers laughing together at a drum show in Victoria Falls

Plan with us

Send us your dates. We'll do the rest.

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