Reviews of Muchenje Safari Lodge
Wildlife sightings and reviews
171 independent comments and wildlife information from our travellers who have visited Muchenje Safari Lodge and kindly agreed to share their thoughts. They do not necessarily represent the views of Expert Africa
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"Our latest African adventure !st leg"
"Wonderful views of plain, great safaris "
Safari drives were well planned to give diversity - when giraffes stampeded and all animals on the plains also too off - what a view as we partook of our sundowner and the sun going down. We felt really lucky to have such committed guide.
Also visited the school which was a real treat as the children sang for us...thinking back what comes to mind is a rare sighting early morning of an owl just on a branch above us and then watching as it flew away." See all these reviews: 8n in Botswana; 2n in Zimbabwe; 1n in South Africa
"First nights in Botswana"
Fabulous lodge to wind down in over the first few days of our holiday." See all these reviews: 8n in Zambia; 3n in Botswana
"Super Lodge"
The food could be more local" See all these reviews: 3n in Botswana; 2n in Namibia; 1n in Zimbabwe
"Muchenje Safari Lodge review"
Compared to our other lodges it was much more businesslike and structured, less personal. We felt 2 nights sufficient as the day long river cruise and land safari were well worth it, but o/w not much freedom in safari routes.
They offer night and early morning safaris, but the guide said we would not see much and actually seemed to discourage them. A/C was a plus." See all these reviews: 7n in Botswana; 6n in Zimbabwe; 1n in South Africa
"Splendid Vista, Great Staff at Muchenje"
The only downside was the distance to the park - though a few minutes from the gate- the drive down to the river front where the animals generally were was another 30 minutes. This uses an hour of the 3 hour game drive. The ranger was superb- we saw lots- and Chobe is superb. Recommend this time of year as the ranger said a lot more time spent in the forest looking for animals once wet season in force.
The Chobe River Cruise is a must do- and it will be great when this departs from the new jetty rather than driving an hour back to Kasane in the open jeep. The benefit of this jeep drive though means you travel back along the river in the jeep to the lodge which was great game viewing.
Paid for private vehicle for the kids but shared a boat- not sure if this was meant to be the case but it meant kids who wanted front seats had to compete with a 400mm camera and be on their best behaviour- took the edge off versus our private one we did independently." See all these reviews: 5n in Botswana
"Highlight of the trip"
Both are excellent and yield wonderful views of elephant swimming or wading the river, as well as sightings of lions and even more elephant in the park.
We saw 18 lions at one location and 4 more on out twilight journey back to the lodge. Food was terrific." See all these reviews: 9n in Namibia; 6n in Botswana
"Muchenje Safari Lodge review"
The activities were highly organised to a prearranged schedule but during the time we were there, did not include any guided walking.Our visits to the riverfront were very successful in that we saw a good variety of wildlife & we felt that our guide was enthusiastic & kept us very well informed.
He also took us on a magnificent river trip from Kasane when we were able to see a lot of birds at close quarters & get amazingly close to a group of elephant as they walked onto the island to which we were moored." See all these reviews: 15n in Namibia; 5n in Botswana
"Just amazing, but two nights was not enough!"
The staff and Managers made this the beautiful place it is and the food served was of the highest quality. We took part in game drives, a river cruise on the Chobe and a visit to a local school to donate our 'Pack for a Purpose' contribution.
Lips collected us from the airport and Rambo was our tour guide for the time we stayed. He was amazing, patient and very informative about the area and it's animals. We had several amazing experiences: whilst sitting on the boat having lunch, a large bull elephant came to drink about only 12 foot away. We then saw very young ellie babies close by having mud baths - a truly emotional experience.
We came across some female lions with cubs and were blessed to see a large male lion who had just made a zebra kill. He walked quite nonchalantly across the front of our jeep. On the second night of our stay, we had an evening meal under the stars with a pit fire and the staff sang and danced; all breathtaking. The food produced was incredible both at the lodge and on trips.
We visited the school which Rambo had attended as a child and were fortunate to meet the Headmaster and spend time in the reception class.
This whole experience was truly the best part of our whole holiday and we feel so fortunate to have experienced it. Toff and Kiddy certainly know how to give excellent customer service and provide a dreamlike experience. The only negative was that we would loved to have stayed longer!! Ironically, we found out that the owners of this lodge only live a few miles from our home in the UK and that we have visited their village on many occasions!" See all these reviews: 10n in South Africa; 3n in Zimbabwe; 2n in Botswana
"Outstanding!"
Thanks Lips and Kiddy!" See all these reviews: 6n in Botswana; 2n in South Africa; 2n in Zimbabwe
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