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Elephants at a waterhole below Victoria Falls Safari Lodge, Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe safaris & Victoria Falls tours, planned by people who live here

Jibha Africa Safaris is a Victoria Falls-based tour operator designing private, tailor-made safaris across Zimbabwe, East Africa and Southern Africa.

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Excellent organization We had a great 4 day custom tour centered at Victoria Falls, including helicopter ride, Zambezi cruise, elephant sanctuary etc. Patrick had everything organized and booked and was always responsive. They organized hotel at the Victoria Falls Hotel and pickup/dropoff at airport. Took care of everything. I highly recommend! Get Patrick as your guide.
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Flawless organization and logistics we just completed our fourth safari with Patrick and Jibha Safaries. 10 nights, 3 camps, bush planes between camps, bush plane to Kasani to meet Patrick and drive across border to Victoria Falls Arpt to fly to our last camp all went flawlessly. They always have. We loved every minute of it.
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A fantastic visit A fantastic lodge, great food and hosts. I would definitely return.
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Our long overdue Zimbabwe Adventure What a wonderful time we had in Zimbabwe – beautiful place with beautiful friendly people. We enjoyed everywhere we went even the chaos of Harare, it was nice to visit some of our old houses and schools (although they look very different these days). I’d just like to thank you again for all your help and advice when we were planning our trip. Edwin was fantastic, very knowledgeable and a good, safe driver. It’s a pity we didn’t get chance to catch up, I was looking forward to meeting you – you never know we may be back again someday. Regards Graeme & Cindy Frearson Australia
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Another great 16 day Jibha safari!! Another flawless safari with Jibha Safaris! This was our second safari with Patrick and we had a great time! The Kruger itinerary went off without a hitch, we spent 3 nights at Greenfire Lodge, 3 nights at Mantobeni Lodge, 3 nights at Bataleur Lodge and 1 night at a fantastic camp called Thabamanti Luxury Lodge. Transfers between camps was flawless and we thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. This was our 10th time visiting Africa for safari so our expectations are probably quite a bit higher than a first timer. After our 10 days in Kruger, we flew to Cape Town for 5 days and enjoyed our time there with a day of wine tasting in the western cape wine country, a full day sightseeing in the city with a trip up Table mtn and then a great day driving to the Cape of Good Hope and seeing all the seaside communities. We stayed in the V&A wharf area at the Commodore Hotel. I would highly recommend Patrick and his company Jibha Africa Safaris and will definitely use him again. Mark & Jan, Denver, Colorado USA
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Wonderful Safari organised by Jibha Africa Safaris We have just recently returned from a two weeks tour of Zimbabwe with a group of friends and family organised by Mathew. I have travelled to many other countries including a few in Africa and I found Zimbabwe to be the friendliest. We enjoyed every single day and the wildlife was amazing despite some of our drives being soaked by the rains. The guides told us about the droughts in the past year so having to experience the rains and the joy it brought to everyone around us was a bonus. Everyone is talking about going back. Perhaps in the dryer months. Thank you to all the guides organised by Jibha. Everything was 100%.
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Best 15 Day Safari of a lifetime in Zimbabwe We have just returned from ana amazing 15 day safari to Zimbabwe and Botswana. After being refered by a friend, Patrick was flawless in responding to all our enquiries and was able to facilitate zoom calls as my family lives in different cities. This boosted our confidence as we felt we were in the right hands. Patrick gave us so many options in a short space of time and when he was not available to respond to our many questions, Yolander was able to pick up the communication and take care of us. When we finally arrived , everything was in place and it was a joy to be met by Patrick and Yolander at the airport. We went to Mana Pool, Kariba, Hwange Park and Victoria Falls. Everything was breathtaking and well planned. The only thing we will do better next time (yes we are already thinking od going back) is to travel out of the rainy season. Highly recommend anyone looking at safari in Zimbabwe and Botswana.
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So relaxing and welcoming place The staff make you really feel welcome and the lodge is very comfortable Gladys on the reception knows everything about the area Wisdom and Bheki in the restaurant are very attentive Wisdom is the trainee and so good with everyone
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A wonderful 4 nights honeymoon in Victoria Falls A wonderful 4 nights honeymoon safari organised by Jibha. Patrick and his team were great. Edwin the guide was very knowledgeable and kind. They made sure the lodge and restaurants knew we were on honeymoon and we enjoyed the surprise treats from everyone.
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Vic Falls to Hwange Our main issue was not being able to contact the main person we booked our holiday through - to get SPECIFIC details of excursions, etc. There were a few hiccups, but they were eventually sorted satisfactorily ifa little differently from what was initially expected. I would certainly recommend Jibha to others with a little advice.

Why plan your Zimbabwe safari with a local operator?

Because we inspect the lodges, know the guides and are on the ground if plans change. Every itinerary is private and built from scratch: Victoria Falls activities, Hwange game drives, Mana Pools canoeing, Matobo rhino tracking, Lake Kariba houseboats, and cross-border add-ons to Chobe, the Okavango Delta and Zambia’s South Luangwa.

1 working day

Response time

US$801

Trips from

5 countries

In Southern Africa

East Africa safaris: Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda & Rwanda

The Great Migration in the Serengeti and Masai Mara, gorilla trekking in Uganda and Rwanda, and Zanzibar’s beaches to finish. Planned by the same team, and easy to pair with Victoria Falls on one itinerary.

Tanzania

Serengeti, Ngorongoro Crater, Kilimanjaro views
Jun – Oct

Kenya

Masai Mara, Lake Nakuru, Amboseli
Jul – Oct

Uganda

Gorilla trekking in Bwindi, chimps in Kibale
Jun – Aug, Dec – Feb

Rwanda

Mountain gorillas in Volcanoes National Park
Jun – Sep

Zanzibar

Indian Ocean beaches after safari
Jun – Oct, Dec – Feb
serengeti national park
Great Migration river crossing, Jul – Oct
Kenya · Lake Nakuru, Masai Mara

From US$1,150 per adult

Tanzania · 10 days

From US$6,270 per adult

Travelling to more than one country?

Most of our guests combine two or three places: Victoria Falls with Hwange or Chobe, or Zimbabwe with the Serengeti and Zanzibar. Pick your stops in order and we’ll handle the flights, transfers and border crossings between them.
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Choose your destinations in the order you’d like to visit them
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Tell us when you’re travelling and who’s coming
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Get a costed, tailor-made route from a Victoria Falls consultant

Choose how you travel

Same destinations, very different trips. Pick a style and we’ll match lodges, guides and transfers to it.

Private guided

Your own vehicle and professional guide from start to finish.

Fly-in

Light aircraft between Hwange, Mana Pools and Kariba. More time in the bush.

Self-drive 4x4

Fully equipped vehicle, pre-booked camps and a route we've driven ourselves.

Walking & canoeing

On foot in Mana Pools and Hwange with armed, licensed guides.

Zimbabwe safari questions, answered

Short answers to what guests ask us most. Each links to a full guide.

July to October is best for game viewing, when the dry season pulls animals to water in Hwange, Mana Pools and Gonarezhou. Victoria Falls is at its fullest from February to May.

Best time to visit Victoria Falls, month by month

Most visitors need one, and many nationalities can buy the KAZA UniVisa on arrival. It covers Zimbabwe and Zambia, plus day trips into Botswana through Kazungula.

KAZA UniVisa guide

The Zimbabwe side gives the widest views of the main falls for most of the year. The Zambian side puts you closer to the water and has Devil’s Pool in the low-water months.

Victoria Falls: Zimbabwe or Zambia

Victoria Falls packages start from about US$801 for 3 nights. Guided safaris adding Hwange and Matobo start from US$2,860 for 7 days; fly-in circuits including Mana Pools run US$5,400 to US$8,500.

June to October. The Great Migration usually crosses the Mara River between the northern Serengeti and Kenya’s Masai Mara from July to October.

Two to three nights at Victoria Falls, plus three in Hwange for big game. Allow 10 to 14 days for a full circuit with Mana Pools or Matobo.

Our Story

Community & conservation

Part of every safari supports the people and wildlife where we work. We partner with: