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Birdwatching Cruise in Zambezi River with Breakfast

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Overview

Available languages

English

2 hours

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If you are big on birds, then this is the perfect cruise for you! Enjoy a relaxing few hours on our small and nimble boats as they take a circular route around the islands of the Zambezi River. Rare birds such as the African Pitta and the Narina Trogon have been sighted here, as well as hundreds of other bird species. Our very knowledgeable and experienced guides conduct these early morning river cruises.

Additional Info

Wheelchair accessible

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller

Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

What To Expect

You know what they say about the early bird? If you are a passionate birdwatcher, don’t miss out on this river cruise! Keen bird lovers will delight in marking off their sightings in the birding booklet provided on board while enjoying a delicious continental breakfast including fruit platters, fresh pastries and a variety of cheeses and biscuits. Rare birds such as the African Pitta and the Narina Trogon have been sighted here, as well as hundreds of other bird species. The knowledgeable and experienced guides conduct these early morning river cruises.

Sample Menu

main

Breakfast

Continental breakfast including fruit platters, fresh pastries and a variety of cheeses and biscuits with coffee and/or tea

What‘s Included

Soda/Pop

Bottled water

All Fees and Taxes

A delicious continental breakfast including fruit platters, fresh pastries and a variety of cheeses and biscuits.

Coffee and/or Tea

Pickup points

Batonka Guest Lodge

1406 Reynard Road Victoria Falls Zimbabwe

Ilala Lodge Hotel

A8, Victoria Falls Zimbabwe

Cresta Sprayview Hotel

92 Reynard Rd, cnr Livingstone Way Victoria Falls Zimbabwe

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Birdwatching Cruise in Zambezi River with Breakfast

Pickup included

Reviews

4.79

24 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

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  • Very relaxing

    andykX3625HO,,Sep 24, 2025

    - Review from Tripadvisor

    5.00

    A lovely early morning on the Zambezi. We had plenty f time t take pictures as we moved slowly along looking for birds and other wildlife. The cruise is advertised as a 6.30 start, but we found out the night before, that he pick up would be 5.40.

  • Absolutely brilliant!

    CherylDD599,,Sep 9, 2025

    - Review from Tripadvisor

    5.00

    Absolutely brilliant. A fabulous guide, in time and friendly pick up and return, a wonderful breakfast and so many birds. Sunset cruises are one thing but I would recommend everyone do a sunrise trip. As well as birds we saw crocodile, hippos, elephant, bush buck, water monitors and vervet monkeys. All so beautiful and I would do it again in a hurry. Thank you so much for looking after this birding lady so very well.

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  • Fabulous

    Charlotte E,,Sep 5, 2025

    - Review from Viator

    5.00

    Fabulous early morning trip, watched the sun rise. Ndado very knowledgeable about birds and other flora and fauna. V close to birds for excellent views and pleasant breakfast. Back to the hotel before 9. Although the booking form only offers 5 hotels for pick up after booking the hotel rang the operator and arranged pick up from our hotel at the same price. Highly recommend

  • Fabulous breakfast,...

    Rajiv R,,Aug 21, 2025

    - Review from Viator

    5.00

    Fabulous breakfast, Fabulous guide - Moses, Amazing activity for birds. A total must for bird lovers.

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  • Morning on the Zambezi

    Markus B,,Aug 17, 2025

    - Review from Viator

    5.00

    Great Service from pickup to return. Our guide (captain) has told a lot about the waterfalls and wildlife. The sunrise was fantastic. Breakfast was good and adequate, I can only recommend the tour.

  • Great experience with a knowledgeable guide

    camelliac2025,,Jul 30, 2025

    - Review from Tripadvisor

    5.00

    We had a lovely time! Breakfast was good (I wasn’t expecting mimosas) and the birds watching was pretty good plus crocs and hippos. We got to see an African fin foot so that was definitely the highlight

  • Highly recommended!

    ScotAli,,Feb 14, 2025

    - Review from Tripadvisor

    5.00

    I was the only client in this early morning birding cruise and can thoroughly recommend it. The captain was so knowledgeable, and also has amazing spotting ability. Tasty breakfast too!

  • A must if you are interested in birds

    paulsF6149TP,,Nov 4, 2024

    - Review from Tripadvisor

    5.00

    My wife and I took the birdwatching cruise with breakfast and greatly enjoyed it. The captain was also a skilled naturalist and knew where to bring the boat and pointed out several inconspicuous species. The breakfast had fresh fruit and baked goods and was set up on a table, but we were too excited with the view to do more than enjoy the food while standing at the rail. The boat was small compared to those operated by some other companies on the Zambezi and had good maneuverability. We saw bee-eaters, herons, vultures, hornbills, malachite kingfishers, and 38 total species. We ended up being the only guests on board this morning and enjoyed the one on one with the captain. I highly recommend this company and this particular cruise.

  • Nice morning cruise

    jmeyer4719,,Oct 28, 2024

    - Review from Tripadvisor

    4.00

    This was a nice way to spend our last morning in Zimbabwe. It is a smaller intimate tour which is nice as it was easy to move around to get views of the animals. We saw many hippos, crocodiles, buffalo, some eagles and various other types of birds. Our guide seemed a little more reserved than most other guides we have had on other tours but he was still very knowledgeable and able to point out/identify the types of birds and other wildlife we saw. I do think that this should be marketed more as a "wildlife" breakfast cruise than specifically "birdwatching" as our guide was not focused primarily on the birds which was not an issue but if a tour is marketed as "birdwatching" my assumption is that the primary focus is the birds. That being said our guide did point out some birds and we were able to spot others as well so we did get some good sightings. The breakfast was okay. There were a couple types of muffins and croissants, some yogurt parfaits, a platter of mixed fruit and a few cheeses and crackers. There was also coffee and tea. If I am being honest it seemed that the food had been sitting out for a while which was a little concerning as our tour started at 5:30am. I understand it is hot and humid but the yogurt was warm and the cheese was sweating before the platter was even unwrapped. We still ate some and it tasted okay but for the price of the tour I expected a little more. An unexpected surprise was a bottle of champagne was included for our group of 4 to share however the guide did not mention until the last 15-20 minutes of the tour so we had to gulp the drinks down, it would have been nice to have known a little in advance so we would not have had to rush. Overall it was a nice experience but for the price I am not sure I would do it again.

  • A magical morning on the Zambezi

    Robert G,,Sep 27, 2024

    - Review from Viator

    5.00

    What a beautiful experience! This morning on the Zambezi there were 2 boats out, and we were in one of them. Last night there were 45, so you can imagine how tranquil everything seemed today. The banana boat is smooth, quiet, and stable, so one can walk around to the self-serve breakfast spread, which was filling and delicious. The capper was having a bottle of champagne opened and mixing it with our orange juice. We saw many birds, which were identified by Captain Felix, and because the birds are so used to boat traffic, we got some very good photos. All in all, this was a lovely and highly recommended experience.

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