Reviews of safaris to Southern Namibia
415 holiday reviews from our travellers of holidays which include Southern Namibia.
Mr R
Chicago, USA
"A Wonderful Relaxing Experience"
I visited Namibia and 1 other country between 8 Dec 2012 and 28 Dec 2012
"We are very happy with most of the services and suggestions provided by Expert Africa. The lodge choices were excellent overall. We were also very happy that we decided to follow the recommendation of renting a 4x4. It made the driving much more comfortable and worry-free. Gwynn was a pleasure to work with. She is obviously very knowledgeable and passionate about her home country. The map provided was perfect! We had no problems at all driving ourselves.
I do have to mention two small bumps throughout the process. The first was a problem with the bank transfer from the US. Even though it is clearly explained in the instructions, I wish someone would have made it stand out. There are pages and pages of instructions to read and things are easily overlooked. It would be great if you could have a small list of highlights, including payment instructions. We ended spending over USD$300 to correct the bank transaction problem.
I was also disappointed about our lodging arrangements in the Kalahari. When we first discussed the lodging we were told that we were going to have to stay each one of the three nights at different places because everything was booked. To our surprise, when we arrived in Mata Mata and called !Xaus we were told that they had plenty of rooms available. They told us that they had availability when Expert Africa made our reservations. We ended up losing our entire payment for our night at Mata Mata Rest Camp which was not pleasant." Read full review: 20 nights in Africa; 11 on a Namibia trip
I do have to mention two small bumps throughout the process. The first was a problem with the bank transfer from the US. Even though it is clearly explained in the instructions, I wish someone would have made it stand out. There are pages and pages of instructions to read and things are easily overlooked. It would be great if you could have a small list of highlights, including payment instructions. We ended spending over USD$300 to correct the bank transaction problem.
I was also disappointed about our lodging arrangements in the Kalahari. When we first discussed the lodging we were told that we were going to have to stay each one of the three nights at different places because everything was booked. To our surprise, when we arrived in Mata Mata and called !Xaus we were told that they had plenty of rooms available. They told us that they had availability when Expert Africa made our reservations. We ended up losing our entire payment for our night at Mata Mata Rest Camp which was not pleasant." Read full review: 20 nights in Africa; 11 on a Namibia trip
Overall trip
Excellent
Mr & Mrs E
Gloucs
"An excellent holiday - very diverse"
I visited Namibia between 7 Nov 2012 and 30 Nov 2012
"We enjoyed it very much - very diverse. It was good to be self-drive.
The highlight was the flying safari.
Suggestions to help us improve our trips or our service:
A very comprehensive feedback website ! Hope my comments were useful." Read full review: 23 nights in Africa; 22 on a Namibia trip
The highlight was the flying safari.
Suggestions to help us improve our trips or our service:
A very comprehensive feedback website ! Hope my comments were useful." Read full review: 23 nights in Africa; 22 on a Namibia trip
Overall trip
Excellent
Mr & Mrs L
Staffs
"My Oct 2012 trip"
I visited Namibia between 25 Oct 2012 and 12 Nov 2012
"Thoroughly enjoyable trip, albeit too hot!! Apparently this was unusual for this time of year. We originally planned to go earlier but were persuaded to go later as it was quieter, but it would have been more comfortable.
We saw much more wildlife than we expected." Read full review: 18 nights in Africa; 18 on a Namibia trip
We saw much more wildlife than we expected." Read full review: 18 nights in Africa; 18 on a Namibia trip
Overall trip
Excellent
Mrs B
Hampshire
"My Oct 2012 trip"
I visited Namibia between 8 Oct 2012 and 23 Oct 2012
"we had a great time ,the trip was organised just as we wanted it,and ,having been before you were able anticipate and suggest what we would enjoy,and worked to my budget. Thank you all for giving us such a good time"
Read full review: 15 nights in Africa; 13 on a Namibia trip
Overall trip
Excellent
Mr B
Suffolk
"Our 13th Trip to Namibia..Lucky for some!"
I visited Namibia between 29 Sep 2012 and 15 Oct 2012
"excellent experience as always"
Read full review: 16 nights in Africa; 12 on a Namibia trip
Overall trip
Excellent
Mr & Mrs D
Wilts
"My Sep 2012 trip"
I visited Namibia and 1 other country between 17 Sep 2012 and 4 Oct 2012
"Gwynneth was very helpful arranging this trip. We had been to Namibia on a number of occasions so we knew what we wanted to do and what we liked. Our only problem was the car"
Read full review: 17 nights in Africa; 7 on a Namibia trip
Overall trip
Excellent
Mr J & friends
UK
"Excellent photo tour to Namibia"
I visited Namibia between 16 Sep 2012 and 29 Sep 2012
"Trip was excellent
Suggestions to help us improve our trips or our service:
Try and persuade the vehicle hire companies to get their act together. They are still the weak point in any visit to Namibia." Read full review: 13 nights in Africa; 11 on a Namibia trip
Suggestions to help us improve our trips or our service:
Try and persuade the vehicle hire companies to get their act together. They are still the weak point in any visit to Namibia." Read full review: 13 nights in Africa; 11 on a Namibia trip
Overall trip
Excellent
Mr D & Mrs M
UK
"3 weeks in Namibia"
I visited Namibia between 15 Sep 2012 and 5 Oct 2012
"Our holiday was a success and we thoroughly enjoyed our time in Namibia. Sabina at Expert Africa was careful to give us detailed information, answer any questions, and advise us on all aspects of our trip.
As with the earlier comment regarding our choice of vehicle, we do have a further issue with information provided in the Bradt guide which states that Namibia is an inexpensive country to visit. We are not new to Southern Africa and have previously spent time in South Africa, Swaziland, Mozambique, Zambia and Botswana. We found Namibia to be easily the most expensive country in terms of accommodation, food, guided trips and souvenirs/artefacts. Again we mention this because of the connection between the author of the Bradt guide and Expert Africa." Read full review: 20 nights in Africa; 20 on a Namibia trip
As with the earlier comment regarding our choice of vehicle, we do have a further issue with information provided in the Bradt guide which states that Namibia is an inexpensive country to visit. We are not new to Southern Africa and have previously spent time in South Africa, Swaziland, Mozambique, Zambia and Botswana. We found Namibia to be easily the most expensive country in terms of accommodation, food, guided trips and souvenirs/artefacts. Again we mention this because of the connection between the author of the Bradt guide and Expert Africa." Read full review: 20 nights in Africa; 20 on a Namibia trip
Overall trip
Excellent
Mr & Mrs SA
Norfolk
"Namibia was all we hoped for ..and more."
I visited Namibia between 8 Sep 2012 and 29 Sep 2012
"Namibia is dry!
Namibia is one of the friendliest place you could ask to holiday.
Namibia has some of the best game viewing one could hope for." Read full review: 21 nights in Africa; 20 on a Namibia trip
Namibia is one of the friendliest place you could ask to holiday.
Namibia has some of the best game viewing one could hope for." Read full review: 21 nights in Africa; 20 on a Namibia trip
Overall trip
Excellent
Mr & Mrs A
Swindon
"My Sep 2012 trip"
I visited Namibia between 4 Sep 2012 and 14 Sep 2012
"A year in the planning, returning to 3 places previously visited, so expectations high and we had an amazing time.
We drove nearly 3000kms in 9 days and saw some unforgettable wild life. We are already planning a return for your 30th anniversary to the Caprivi Strip!.
Suggestions to help us improve our trips or our service:
No, unless you can instigate direct flights from the UK!" Read full review: 10 nights in Africa; 8 on a Namibia trip
We drove nearly 3000kms in 9 days and saw some unforgettable wild life. We are already planning a return for your 30th anniversary to the Caprivi Strip!.
Suggestions to help us improve our trips or our service:
No, unless you can instigate direct flights from the UK!" Read full review: 10 nights in Africa; 8 on a Namibia trip
Overall trip
Excellent
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