This epic safari adventure from CroisiEurope is the perfect family vacation here’s why.

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We had waited all morning to see elephants.

“Dont get your hopes up,” said our guide, Sonny.

Mountainous coastline near the ocean

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It had been rainy, and elephants, per Sonny, dont like the rain.

Apparently, neither do lions, zebras, giraffes, or Cape buffalo.

But we saw them all that day.

Elizabeth Heath family between two large African elephants

Elizabeth Heath

Zebras trotting through a corner of the park where theyre normally rarely seen.

Giraffes munching on acacia leaves just a few feet from our Jeep.

Without exaggeration, it was as if all oursafari dreamswere fulfilled in a single day.

Bridge walkway at the Kaza Lodge

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So do the hippos, but they were grunting from a safe distance.

Our first full day ofsafariwas a doozy, beginning with an animal-studded game drive through Chobe National Park.

Even the lions obliged, though they were surrounded by a gaggle of other safari vehicles.

Exterior view of the Zimbabwean Dream

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Once again, elephants were everywhere.

We once counted a group of at least 23, including babies just a few weeks old.

Here, too, the elephants did not disappoint.

Views of thatched roof buildings from the water

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It was tough to tear ourselves away at bedtime.

Thissafari adventureis priced at around $6,000 per person (airfare excluded).

The water safari cruise ship and seeing an elephant from the water

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A rainbow over the Victoria Falls seen through the trees on a bright sky day

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