Reviews of safaris to Southern Namibia
414 holiday reviews from our travellers of holidays which include Southern Namibia.
Mr R & Mrs E
Bucks
"Expert Africa made this a trip to remember!"
I visited Namibia between 26 May 2014 and 24 Jun 2014
"From our first meeting with Sabina we were confident that this very special trip was going to be one to remember. She quickly realised what we wanted from the trip and developed an itinerary which met or surpassed our expectations.
Since our return, Sabina has been quick to help resolve a couple of minor issues.
We are delighted with the quality of service provided by Expert Africa and their staff and are more than happy to recommend them to anyone making their first visit to Namibia.
We found the Bradt guides to be very informative and accurate - there was not much we wanted to know that was not contained within their pages. By the way, contrary to advice given, $200 notes were accepted everywhere!
Suggestions to help us improve our trips or our service:
No, nothing springs to mind!" Read full review: 29 nights in Africa; 26 on a Namibia trip
Since our return, Sabina has been quick to help resolve a couple of minor issues.
We are delighted with the quality of service provided by Expert Africa and their staff and are more than happy to recommend them to anyone making their first visit to Namibia.
We found the Bradt guides to be very informative and accurate - there was not much we wanted to know that was not contained within their pages. By the way, contrary to advice given, $200 notes were accepted everywhere!
Suggestions to help us improve our trips or our service:
No, nothing springs to mind!" Read full review: 29 nights in Africa; 26 on a Namibia trip
Overall trip
Excellent
Mrs A.
S. Carolina
"My May 2014 trip"
I visited Namibia and 1 other country between 22 May 2014 and 7 Jun 2014
"The trip was fabulous.
We were too tired in Cape Town to fully appreciate and enjoy it. Then having to get to a 6am flight to Windhoek, really kept us from getting fully adjusted. I did not appreciate the distances we had to cover in Namibia and the slow going (with no place for rest stops) on the gravel roads. We loved everything we saw in Namibia, and I have no regrets. I just wish we had more opportunity for catching our breath or down time!
Botswana is special - everything is easy. Wilderness Safaris do an amazing job, down to helping us check our luggage as we were departing from Maun. All their staff are charming and helpful. I am ready to go again - next time, other Wilderness lodges!" Read full review: 16 nights in Africa; 8 on a Namibia trip
We were too tired in Cape Town to fully appreciate and enjoy it. Then having to get to a 6am flight to Windhoek, really kept us from getting fully adjusted. I did not appreciate the distances we had to cover in Namibia and the slow going (with no place for rest stops) on the gravel roads. We loved everything we saw in Namibia, and I have no regrets. I just wish we had more opportunity for catching our breath or down time!
Botswana is special - everything is easy. Wilderness Safaris do an amazing job, down to helping us check our luggage as we were departing from Maun. All their staff are charming and helpful. I am ready to go again - next time, other Wilderness lodges!" Read full review: 16 nights in Africa; 8 on a Namibia trip
Overall trip
Excellent
Ms S & Mr G
Florida
"My May 2014 trip"
I visited Namibia between 19 May 2014 and 25 May 2014
"We loved every minute!
People are very friendly in Namibia, it's pretty affordable, and easy to get around. Some of the gravel roads are challenging, but not dangerous. We covered a lot of distance in little time, so in retrospect maybe having more down time would be nice.
But overall it was fantastic, well organized by Expert Africa. We appreciate the help putting this itinerary together! Many thanks!
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You guys are great. Thanks so much." Read full review: 6 nights in Africa; 6 on a Namibia trip
People are very friendly in Namibia, it's pretty affordable, and easy to get around. Some of the gravel roads are challenging, but not dangerous. We covered a lot of distance in little time, so in retrospect maybe having more down time would be nice.
But overall it was fantastic, well organized by Expert Africa. We appreciate the help putting this itinerary together! Many thanks!
Suggestions to help us improve our trips or our service:
You guys are great. Thanks so much." Read full review: 6 nights in Africa; 6 on a Namibia trip
Overall trip
Excellent
Ms B & Mr L
Australia
"Our trip to Namibia/Botswana/ Vic falls Zimb"
I visited Namibia and 1 other country between 13 May 2014 and 2 Jun 2014
"From the very beginning over a year ago when I contacted expert Africa everything has been fantastic.
Initially Saskia and then Maruska in the New Zealand office went out of their way to help me plan and co- ordinate the trip. Hundreds of emails later we had our trip, and what a fantastic trip it was, would not have changed anything. Everything was totally stress free and exceeded our expectations.
Would highly recommend to anyone wanting to go to that part of Africa, and highly recommend expert Africa to arrange for you
Suggestions to help us improve our trips or our service:
No, everything was excellent" Read full review: 20 nights in Africa; 15 on a Namibia trip
Initially Saskia and then Maruska in the New Zealand office went out of their way to help me plan and co- ordinate the trip. Hundreds of emails later we had our trip, and what a fantastic trip it was, would not have changed anything. Everything was totally stress free and exceeded our expectations.
Would highly recommend to anyone wanting to go to that part of Africa, and highly recommend expert Africa to arrange for you
Suggestions to help us improve our trips or our service:
No, everything was excellent" Read full review: 20 nights in Africa; 15 on a Namibia trip
Overall trip
Excellent
Mr D & Ms E
Herts
"Wonderful trip"
I visited Namibia between 12 May 2014 and 5 Jun 2014
"Apart from the problem with our booking at the Etosha camps, the trip was without incident and we had a wonderful time. I would recommend Namibia to anyone."
Read full review: 24 nights in Africa; 19 on a Namibia trip
Overall trip
Excellent
Miss K & Mr G
London
"Excellent trip"
I visited Namibia and 1 other country between 10 Apr 2014 and 28 Apr 2014
"We really enjoyed our holiday. Namibia is a great country and the scenery is spectacular.
If I was doing the trip again I wouldn't have stayed a night in Namtib Desert Lodge but would have put in a night at Quivertree Forest after our stay in Fish River Canyon. We stopped here for a couple of hours on our way to Luderitz, but we wished that we had more time and were able to see it at sunrise and sunset.
The driving was mostly fine in our high clearance 2WD. The only roads that caused us problems were the access track to Polentswa lodge and the D707 north of Namtib Desert Lodge where the road is basically sand for a 20km stretch. I would recommend that in future you only recommend this road for people in a 4WD and that you recommend the C13/C27 route for anyone in a 2WD. I think that even though this is longer it would be much faster as the D707 is in a pretty bad way once you get North of Namtib Desert Lodge. The scenery doesn't get really good until the C27 near the Namib Rand reserve.
We had an issue at Polentswa lodge, however, this was quickly resolved - thank you for your help with this. I would recommend that you clarify the current situation regarding night drives and other activities with the Ta Shebube lodges and update your website accordingly. We were really impressed by the quality of the Ta Shebube Rooiputs lodge - we had a great time there and saw some great animals.
I would have liked to have one or two nights on the Mata-Mata side of the national park as well as Rooiputs, as the wildlife and birds are quite different here to Rooiputs, but all the park accommodation was full so it was not possible. However, I would recommend this for future guests if the accommodation is available." Read full review: 18 nights in Africa; 8 on a Namibia trip
If I was doing the trip again I wouldn't have stayed a night in Namtib Desert Lodge but would have put in a night at Quivertree Forest after our stay in Fish River Canyon. We stopped here for a couple of hours on our way to Luderitz, but we wished that we had more time and were able to see it at sunrise and sunset.
The driving was mostly fine in our high clearance 2WD. The only roads that caused us problems were the access track to Polentswa lodge and the D707 north of Namtib Desert Lodge where the road is basically sand for a 20km stretch. I would recommend that in future you only recommend this road for people in a 4WD and that you recommend the C13/C27 route for anyone in a 2WD. I think that even though this is longer it would be much faster as the D707 is in a pretty bad way once you get North of Namtib Desert Lodge. The scenery doesn't get really good until the C27 near the Namib Rand reserve.
We had an issue at Polentswa lodge, however, this was quickly resolved - thank you for your help with this. I would recommend that you clarify the current situation regarding night drives and other activities with the Ta Shebube lodges and update your website accordingly. We were really impressed by the quality of the Ta Shebube Rooiputs lodge - we had a great time there and saw some great animals.
I would have liked to have one or two nights on the Mata-Mata side of the national park as well as Rooiputs, as the wildlife and birds are quite different here to Rooiputs, but all the park accommodation was full so it was not possible. However, I would recommend this for future guests if the accommodation is available." Read full review: 18 nights in Africa; 8 on a Namibia trip
Overall trip
Excellent
Mr F & Ms G
Surrey
"Two week self-drive in March"
I visited Namibia between 7 Mar 2014 and 23 Mar 2014
"This is the best time of year to visit! Many lodges are nearly empty and you benefit from personal attention.
We decided to take a risk on the rain in early March and while there were one or two thunderstorms we had absolutely no problems on the roads. I would encourage anyone who is considering it to rent a 4x4 and take the plunge. The gravel roads are very easy to drive on, very well maintained and gloriously empty most of the time.
Game drives are fun, but we went for the smaller wildlife and the wide open spaces and we weren't disappointed.
Very friendly people everywhere.
Take some time to walk around Windhoek if you can; it's worth a day at least." Read full review: 16 nights in Africa; 14 on a Namibia trip
We decided to take a risk on the rain in early March and while there were one or two thunderstorms we had absolutely no problems on the roads. I would encourage anyone who is considering it to rent a 4x4 and take the plunge. The gravel roads are very easy to drive on, very well maintained and gloriously empty most of the time.
Game drives are fun, but we went for the smaller wildlife and the wide open spaces and we weren't disappointed.
Very friendly people everywhere.
Take some time to walk around Windhoek if you can; it's worth a day at least." Read full review: 16 nights in Africa; 14 on a Namibia trip
Overall trip
Excellent
Mr M & Ms O
UK
"Simply Amazing Trip"
I visited Namibia and 1 other country between 24 Feb 2014 and 15 Mar 2014
"Excellent - faultless."
Read full review: 19 nights in Africa; 13 on a Namibia trip
Overall trip
Excellent
Ms H
Texas
"My Feb 2014 trip"
I visited Namibia between 20 Feb 2014 and 4 Mar 2014
"I had a great time, thanks largely to Maruska's excellent planning :-). The combination of the fly-in safari and the self-drive trip in central Namibia allowed me to experience a fairly wide swathe of the country, including some amazing animals and birds and countryside, and to try out various hostelries.
I met some very interesting people and also thoroughly enjoyed the road trip on my own. The car went very well and I had no trouble finding my way around. Thank you for providing the map with all my stop-overs marked on it; that was very helpful.
The next trip I plan in Africa, you will be the first people I call. Thanks again!" Read full review: 12 nights in Africa; 12 on a Namibia trip
I met some very interesting people and also thoroughly enjoyed the road trip on my own. The car went very well and I had no trouble finding my way around. Thank you for providing the map with all my stop-overs marked on it; that was very helpful.
The next trip I plan in Africa, you will be the first people I call. Thanks again!" Read full review: 12 nights in Africa; 12 on a Namibia trip
Overall trip
Excellent
Kathryn
UK
"Namibia in the rainy season"
I visited Namibia between 31 Jan 2014 and 22 Feb 2014
"We thoroughly enjoyed our trip to Namibia - what an amazing country and what friendly people we met almost everywhere."
Read full review: 22 nights in Africa; 18 on a Namibia trip
Overall trip
Excellent
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