Hwange National Park Full Day Game Drive Safari

Stayed at Gwango Heritage Lodge and Gwango Elephant Lodge for 4days as recommended by Simon. They didnt fail to disappoint...we had great accomodation, food and staff were very attentive and friendly. NYE was a great party for the family and other guests and they even made a birthday cake for my birthday. Game drives with Blessing were of a very high standard and we got to see most of the game in the park. Recommended big time.

A great place to see wildlife. The tour was long but well worthwhile. The driver who drove us to the park was punctual and friendly, as were the ranger and driver in the park itself (see my review for Chobe as we did both tours.) I can recommend doing this tour.

Had a great trip to Hwange with everything included. Driver from Vic Falls to Hwange national park was an excellent driver considering road conditions and wild animals in the way. Tour guide was great to chat with, very knowledgeable, and took us to some great spots to see the animals. He also put on a great lunch! Will happily recommend to all.

The best experience in Zimbabwe, Simon is very kind person. All organized in detail. I recommend this trip to everyone.

We arranged a full program of excursions and experiences with African Beast Safaris, including a full day visit to Hwange National Park. The drive from Victoria Falls is interesting with varied scenery and a few bumpy roads. When we arrived at the park, our safari vehicle was waiting. It was clean, with drinks available. Our driver guide Ethan, was a joy to spend time with, and shared much knowledge during our time with him. The animals were plentiful and our picnic lunch was excellent. Overall an incredible experience. Thank you to all involved.

Brilliant day safari. Collected by driver at 0600 from our Vic falls hotel. A long drive of 3 hours, but interesting scenery on the way and an excellent driver Liberty, very knowledgeable and good company. Saw many animals, hippo, elephant, zebra, lion, giraffe and very fortunate to be the only group who spotted and watched a leopard. Very good hot lunch provided plus soft drinks. Guides very thorough. Back in Vic Falls by 8 p.m, only slightly late as Liberty took us via the Painted Fog rehab centre where we were able to have 20 minutes viewing two dogs they had there, recovering from a lion attack. A really worthwhile day trip.

If you're planning a trip to Victoria Falls I highly recommend Simon and Africa Beast Safaris. We had originally just booked a Hwange day tour with Africa Beast, but Simon offered to provide transport to and from the airport and helped us book activities for the rest of the trip as well. We enjoyed a sunset cruise on the Zambezi, the Gorge Swing, a Helicopter Ride, White Water rafting, and of course the Hwange Safari, all of which Simon coordinated for us and each was an incredible experience in and of itself. Each excursion is operated by a different provider, but Simon arranged everything for us to fit with our schedule. In addition to being a great local guide, Simon was consistently punctual and professional and a huge help with making the most of our trip to Vic falls. Can't recommend enough!!!

this was terrible. I booked through Simon a in April. I asked him if he would offer me the same refund of cancellation (24 hours ahead). He said he would honor it. My flight got cancelled and I emailed him 5 days before to cancel my trip. He told me at first I wasn't entitled to a refund. When I showed him our email exchange, he said he would get me the money as soon as he could get it. He just needed one other person to book the trip. Two months later and multiple emails he still hasn't gotten my money back (even though other people have booked his tour, one even wrote a review after I was supposed to take my trip). I had to reverse the credit card charge. Simon is a fraud and is not to be trusted.

Very good tour and would recommend it to others. Our main guide along with the guide specifically for Hwange were both very friendly and knowledgeable. My only recommendation would be that it should be mentioned on the booking site of the $50 fee if being picked up in Zambia.

Great game drive, Simon and his team was so professional, welcoming and smilling all time, the day was unforgettable from all sides food, safari... it worth trying

I was a female solo traveler and l enjoyed it very very much! i was picked up from my hotel at 6:30 am in Victoria Falls and was back at the hotel in 7:00 pm. The trip to Hwange camp took around 2 hours. So in total we stayed in the park around 7 - 8 hours. It was enough to see everything! Simon was very friendly and helpful! I think l saw all the animals (elephants, giraffes, various birds, packs of lions, deers etc.) - apart from the leopard which is hardest to see! I really enjoyed it and l think it completely worths every cent!

Even though Africa Beast Safaris transferred me to another travel agency, they are also follow up the time pick up. Fortunately another agency are very professional too. The guide of the Hwange National Park are also very good.

We originally booked 1 activity with Simon - Chobe national park camping tour ( 1 night 2 days). We communicated remotely between England and Zimbabwe but he was always giving quick response to any questions i had. It was just very easy to ask questions and he has been very helpful and honest. So we asked Simon to help us with airport transfer, Hwange full day tour and original Chobe camping tour. He has been very punctual and very trustworthy organiser and helped us even with fixing some of our unexpected issues both in Botswana and Zimbabwe. Our luggage was due to be picked up from the lodge that we stayed but the lodge reception was already closed and our luggage got stuck inside. He helped us with all the logistics which wasn’t even his job but his mentality towards customer service is just exceptional and always made sure we were ok.Thanks to him, we managed collect our luggage very quickly. Even under this stressful situation, he suggested us to relax, leave it to him, and take some photos of sunset (this place had an amazing view for sunset! ) while he's sorting out our luggage issue.He has been always there for us. The quality of the activities is also fantastic. Boat cruise that we had in Chobe river with an amazing knowledgeable guide called Daniel, and it was pretty much like a private tour and it was not in massive boat. So it made it easier to ask questions to the guide, learned a lot about wildlife and we had great time there. Comparing with other boats we saw on the river, it was just perfect size to quietly be close to the wildlife and not scaring the animals off. Big boats are like 2 story ones but our one was for up to 11 people or so. While we were there, Simon was always there when we were back for dinner/checkin/checkout etc. So it was easy to share feedback with him. As we had a great time at Chobe but still wanted to go to Hwange, we asked Simon to organise a day before. Even though it was very last minutes, he managed to organised everything as he has great network in this industry and we again had a private tour to Hwange. We were with Ian, another knowledgeable great guide whole day and we had fantastic time again.We were so lucky and the first animal we saw was lions! His business is relatively new but his professionalism is far more than exceptional even for me knowing the top level Japanese customer service. I highly recommend him - and I definitely will come back and book with Africa Beast Safaris on other activities ! Thank you Simon for everything.

Me and my wife were in honeymoon here in Vic Falls. As arrived, we tried to arrange as many tours as possible but there was a problem with the Hwange park.The company the hotel contacted for first wanted at least 3 people to bring there. So Simon was contacted by the Hotel and he went personally there to explain to us the tour. Very professional. The trip is long at least two hours by car from Vic Falls to the Patk but it passed in a blink of an eye, since Simon is a very pleasant person with which to have a chat. Precise timing, availability and professional, we are very happy to have had this chance and to spend a beautiful time in Hwange park.