Reviews of Shinde Camp
Wildlife sightings and reviews
100 independent comments and wildlife information from our travellers who have visited Shinde Camp and kindly agreed to share their thoughts. They do not necessarily represent the views of Expert Africa
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"Shinde Camp review"
I was unhappy with management's choice of guest pairing for game drives and requested a change which was kindly accommodated, however, this meant I had to sacrifice a couple of game drives.
Sightings were not exceptional, but my guide, Salani, was excellent, and a couple of night drives were particularly special." See all these reviews: 14n in Botswana; 3n in Zimbabwe
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Every possible comfort is being catered for. Each tent offers all luxury needed and further allows splendid views across the Delta. The staff is always there, fun to chat with and makes you feel at home from the very first moment.
The Shinde concession is huge, so you will not get any vehicle traffic. Special thanks to the legendary Mr Bee for his excellent guiding. Spotted three leopards in just one day (morning, evening, night) and this despite the high grass during March.
Hope to be back soon. Shinde and K&D will simply never disappoint." See all these reviews: 8n in Botswana
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I believe the camp has nine tents and it was less than half occupied.
The amenities, food, guides, staff were all top notch. Everyone was so happy to have us and did a great job of making us feel at home.
The wildlife was plentiful and our guide Kenny had an eagle eye, spotting a cheetah at least a km away." See all these reviews: 11n in Botswana
"Shinde Camp surpassed all expectations!"
On our first morning our wake-up call at 5.30am was a ‘Hello Good Morning’ before a woman in African dress came into our room balancing a tray on her head carrying a tea pot, cups and saucers, milk, biscuits!
In spite of the heat (36 to 40 degrees!) we joined in every activity: mokoro, motorboat, fishing, guided walk, game drives - we made the most of every moment at Shinde and enjoyed the company of other guests as well as many of the guides and managers who joined us for meals when we exchanged tales and experiences. On return from our mokoro trip two elephants had wandered into camp and were barring our way. The Guides assured us all was fine and that they would browse on the Amarillo tree fruits for a while and move on, we were more than happy to wait and enjoy their company!
The birdlife here is incredible, we noted down more than 60 different birds but there were many many more we didn’t have time to record. The lion sightings were remarkable, lions in trees, a lioness with cubs, elephants and hippos happily crossing the water in front of our little boat and so much more.
A paradise! It was very hard to leave!" See all these reviews: 8n in Namibia; 4n in South Africa; 3n in Botswana
"Great Safari at Shinde Camp"
The game drives with my eternally smiley guide Simon were great - he was incredibly patient when we decided to "follow" a cheetah for a few hours... to witness a kill.
I also went fishing on 2 occasions and the chef kindly prepared the breams that night to share at dinner with the other guests. During the boat and mokoro excursions, I was very lucky to have 5 sightings of the elusive sitatungas! Overall, a lovely camp with varied activities and great sightings." See all these reviews: 11n in Zambia; 9n in Botswana; 1n in South Africa
"Beautiful site by the lagoon."
Our guide, Lucky, was outstanding, with great knowledge of the flora and fauna, which he shared extensively with infectious enthusiasm. He also talked freely about life and society in Botswana. We very much enjoyed the time we spent with him.
Good for wildlife, and our mekoro trip was enchanting. Our paddler, BT, succeeded in spotting a sitatunga (not on your checklist for this camp). Lots of lechwe, reedbuck, tsessebe, a side-striped jackal and many different birds." See all these reviews: 8n in Botswana; 2n in Zimbabwe
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Plane nearly,crash landed on arrival" See all these reviews: 9n in Botswana; 2n in Zimbabwe
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Great walking safaris with Simon." See all these reviews: 9n in Botswana
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The staff were wonderful, so friends and engaging. Their singing was wonderful. The camp is on the edge of the Okavango Delta so we had excellent trips in a mokoro and on the motor boat.
The guide, Sam, was also excellent and very informative. I felt quite safe when he took us on a walking safari and also a night safari.
Can't recommend this camp highly enough" See all these reviews: 8n in Botswana; 3n in Zimbabwe; 2n in Namibia
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