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Travel reviews by Mr A from Cambridgeshire

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Total number of trips

1

Countries visited

1

Lodges stayed in

5

Excursions taken

0

My Oct 2011 trip

Zambia between 10 Oct 2011 and 27 Oct 2011

Trip rating: Excellent
"Thoroughly enjoyed all of it and by the end was remembering many of the dozens of birds , trees and plants from my old bush days. I especially enjoyed the walking and getting back to the smaller things in the bush and all the interactions.

Although expensive and by my standards very luxurious , I enjoyed being pampered !

Suggestions to help us improve our trips or our service:

Very little to add as everything went swimmingly and everyone I dealt with was most pleasant and flexible. Only the delayed BA flight back , together with leaving behind most PACS luggage in Lusaka ( arrived 4 days later ) , was a negative factor but this is not your problem."

Arranged By Claire Scott


Nkwali

Nkwali

"Nkwali review"

3 nights Arrived 10 Oct 2011
"The only criticism I have of Nkwali was the night-time drives. As there are quite a few camps lying just outside the South Luangwa Game park and some just within , there were occasions after dark when you could see 7 or more night lights within your given area area - it seemed a bit like Picadilly Circus ! During the morning drives the concentration of vehicles was nothing like as obvious.

Although visitors like to see leopard , civet , genet etc. , all the species are disturbed to some extent and even blinded by lights , some apparently for some time. Many areas use a red cover over the spotlight and this should be made compulsory in all game areas.


I am of an old fashioned mind that , when it gets dark , we should retire and leave the game to get on with it."
Good
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location
Excellent
Service
Excellent
Activities
Excellent
Rooms
Excellent
Food
Excellent
Facilities
Excellent
Nsefu

Nsefu

"Nsefu review"

3 nights Arrived 13 Oct 2011
"Both Nsefu and Tena Tena were excellent and for me quieter - a bit more like the real bush.

I found all the activities well run and all the staff excellent."
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location
Excellent
Service
Excellent
Activities
Excellent
Rooms
Excellent
Food
Excellent
Facilities
Excellent
Tena Tena

Tena Tena

"Tena Tena review"

4 nights Arrived 16 Oct 2011
"see above for Nsefu. All staff very helpful , knowledgeable and flexible."
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location
Excellent
Service
Excellent
Activities
Excellent
Rooms
Excellent
Food
Excellent
Facilities
Excellent
Old Mondoro Bushcamp

Old Mondoro Bushcamp

"Old Mondoro Bushcamp review"

3 nights Arrived 20 Oct 2011
"A nice intimate feel about the place. Facilities and guiding excellent."
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location
Excellent
Service
Excellent
Activities
Excellent
Rooms
Excellent
Food
Excellent
Facilities
Excellent
Chiawa Camp

Chiawa Camp

"Chiawa Camp review"

4 nights Arrived 23 Oct 2011
"Bigger than Old Mondoro and therefore not as much to my liking , although I could not fault the staff and facilities.

The ornate baths were a bit over the top and I suspect little used as showers are the order of the day. Daytime temps up to 45C and elephant spending literally hours just standing in the Zambesi almost totally submerged. Sadly , the lower Zambesi was suffering one of its worst anthrax outbreaks , with several elephant , hippo and buffalo succumbing."
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location
Excellent
Service
Excellent
Facilities
Excellent
Rooms
Excellent
Activities
Excellent

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