Travel reviews by Mr & Mrs R - Aberdeen

one of our best trips to Africa

On this trip, I visited Tanzania & Zanzibar between 11-Sep-2012 and 30-Sep-2012 and I travelled with 1 other person.

We cannot thank Ellie enough for this great holiday
We had great guiding and game viewing.
We really liked all our accommodation and especially liked the nomad camp in Serengeti

The holiday was everything we wanted it to be

I stayed at and have reviewed:

Place	Overall rating
Lake Manze Adventure Camp, Tanzania 12-Sep-2012 review: great start that got better and at Lake Manze	Excellent
Kwihala Camp, Tanzania 16-Sep-2012 review: Great guiding and game viewing at Kwihala	Good
Plantation Lodge, Tanzania 19-Sep-2012 review: A cool restful haven at Plantation Lodge	Excellent
Nomad Serengeti Safari Camp, Tanzania 22-Sep-2012 review: Sleeping with wilderbeest at serengeti camp	Excellent
Pongwe Beach Hotel, Zanzibar 25-Sep-2012 review: relaxing with great beach and food at Pongwe	Excellent
Serena Inn, Zanzibar 29-Sep-2012 review: Serena Inn showed it is the best in Stonetown	Excellent

A great trip overall

On this trip, I visited Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania & Zanzibar between 9-Sep-2011 and 27-Sep-2011 and I travelled with 1 other person.

We had expected an itinerary which we only got from our guide on arrival in Ruanda.
We found we had a very long and bumpy trip from Kigali to Nyungwe and from Nyungwe to Kibuye. These were unexpected and not pleasant.
We wondered why we had 4 nights in mountain view lodge rather than 3 nights and last night in Kigali> Most others seemed to do this.

THE PERSON WHO MADE OUR TRIP SPECIAL WAS OUR DRIVER IN RWANDA, AIMABLE. He broke our long journey to Nyungwe with a stop at the National museum. He made our last day in Rwanda special as he suggested we left very early so we could spend time at the Genocide museum before we caught our flight to Zanzibar. He shared his own experiences of the politics of Rwanda and the Genocide. He really looked after us

Overall the trip was great we enjoyed all the primates, Rwanda. Zanzibar and Mafia

I stayed at and have reviewed:

Place	Overall rating
Macushla House, Kenya 9-Sep-2011 review: Macushla house not ideal for a transit stay	Average
Nyungwe Forest Lodge, Rwanda 10-Sep-2011 review: Nyungwe Lodge is wonderful once you get there	Excellent
Moriah Hill Resort, Rwanda 14-Sep-2011 review: Moriah resort great location terrible hotel	Poor
Gorilla Mountain View Lodge, Rwanda 16-Sep-2011 review: A great expereience at Gorilla mountain view	Excellent
Serena Inn, Zanzibar 20-Sep-2011 review: Serena Inn review	Good
Pole Pole, Tanzania 22-Sep-2011 review: polepole in mafia is a fantastic place	Excellent
Royal Palm Hotel, Tanzania 26-Sep-2011 review: Royal Palm hotel was fine for overnight stop	Good