African Grandeur: Botswana and Zimbabwe

Zicasso’s travel specialist put together an amazing African itinerary for my wife and me. Our time spent in Botswana, Zimbabwe, and Kenya truly was magical.

We encountered a variety of camp settings and terrain, from water-focused to extremely arid, yet all of the camps offered an extremely immersive bush experience balanced with rather plush accommodations, great food and drink, and incredibly attentive service. Our brief stay near and visit to Victoria Falls, while focused on the spectacular aspects of that wonder of the world, and not wildlife, was mesmerizing. We were living in the present moment every second of our time at these venues!

Our entry into and departure from Africa was a bit bumpy (in no small part due to our decision to scrap the planned travel through Qatar as a result of the ongoing US-Iran war), but our travel specialist worked to alleviate each of the few issues that did occur. We greatly appreciated her willingness to ensure that a few missteps did not diminish our incredible in-country adventures and memories. In our experience, no extended travel to a foreign land is ever hiccup-free.

Amazing trip. As first-timers to Africa, planning can be overwhelming. Zicasso’s travel specialist listened, helped us navigate our choices, and delivered a perfect itinerary. From Cape Town to Victoria Falls in Zambia and then Botswana, everything was well planned.

There were many transfers without any issues. I would highly recommend the travel company.

We loved working with Zicasso’s travel company. We were impressed by their firsthand experience. They did a wonderful job on our entire trip. Beautiful hotels, great camps, awesome guides - everything was so well planned, seamless from start to finish! We had a fantastic time and highly recommend them!!

In Botswana, we stayed at a camp in the Okavango Delta - a beautiful camp - everything first-rate - wonderful staff - just loved it!! Our second camp was in Linyanti. We liked that both the camps were just a few rooms. This camp was also very nice! The animal experiences were terrific at both camps. Nice service, great food and lots of it, as you get a lot of snacks throughout the day!

We had gorgeous hotels in Johannesburg, Victoria Falls, and Cape Town. Most of the tours were small-group for the four of us, which made it even better to not be in a big group.

In Cape Town, we enjoyed the peninsula, city area, and the wine country. We also enjoyed the Hermanus region.

We just returned from a fantastic two-week trip to Africa, coordinated by our Zicasso travel agent. We started in South Africa (Cape Town/Franschhoek), then went up to Zimbabwe (Victoria Falls), and to Botswana (Chobe National Park and Okavango Delta). Every step of the trip was well coordinated and seamless. The guides and accommodations were fantastic and comfortable.

I can't say enough positive things about our travel agent. She is the most detail-oriented and responsive travel agent I have ever worked with. She has extensive knowledge of travel in Africa and was able to provide outstanding recommendations for every question we had for her. She checked in with us regularly during the trip to make sure everything was going well, which was greatly appreciated. She genuinely cared about providing us with the best experience possible. I highly recommend using her and her agency if you are thinking about traveling to Africa!

Words cannot begin to describe the experiences we had on our African adventure, but I will try.

While we have traveled extensively, this was indeed the "trip of a lifetime." Seeing the wildlife so close you could almost reach out and touch them (although we were certainly told to keep all arms and legs inside the safari vehicles!) was an experience not to be missed. The guides were beyond passionate and knowledgeable. We gained a greater appreciation for nature and the way of the wild. The African sunrises and sunsets are simply magical.

As far as the trip planning, everything was seamless and we had so many bespoke experiences that I cannot imagine we would have ever been able to plan and execute on our own. The lodges were fantastic, in gorgeous locations, and we met many like-minded travelers during shared dinners. The helicopter flight over Victoria Falls was breathtaking. The villa in Mozambique was over-the-top and a perfect way to end our trip to try to process all that we experienced during our three-week experience.

The planning process was easy, we were kept well informed of our options, and once the trip was closer, communication with the team at Zicasso's travel company answered our last-minute questions perfectly.

We will absolutely be recommending this travel company to our friends who want to do this itinerary next year.

Zicasso referred me to a wonderful travel agent for our trip to South Africa, Victoria Falls, and the Okavango Delta. The trip was perfect. Our travel company and agent were very good at listening to our ideas for the trip and budget. The trip went without a wrinkle. This is my second time using Zicasso, and both experiences were great.