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Travel reviews by Mr & Mrs R from Lincs

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Total number of trips

1

Countries visited

2

Lodges stayed in

4

Excursions taken

0

My Jun 2022 trip

Botswana and 1 other country between 10 Jun 2022 and 25 Jun 2022

Trip rating: Excellent
"We cannot thank Expert Africa enough! This has been the trip of a lifetime, largely to do with the time spent on the organisation and the attention to detail by Tracy Lederer.

The trip was initially put together by Richard Ball, who has since left the Company and then taken over by Tracy, who gave us great confidence. Covid then hit and we had to postpone our trip twice, but at no point did we feel any concern that it was not going to go ahead or that it would not be what we had hoped for.

At the last moment one airline went bust, a few days before our departure but Tracy had got seats held on another airline before we even got in touch with her. The trip itself went really well, without a hitch. At every step we were met and guided across borders, through airports and onto transfers. The lodges that had been recommended were ideal and as we had hoped, the mobile safari was a real highlight.

Thank you to everyone at Expert Africa who worked so hard to make this a truly memorable and extremely enjoyable holiday.

Suggestions to help us improve our trips or our service:

We would not have changed a thing. Thank you for all that you did."

Arranged By Tracy Lederer


Victoria Falls Hotel

Victoria Falls Hotel

"Victoria Falls Hotel review"

2 nights Arrived 11 Jun 2022
"We really enjoyed our stay here, where the staff were friendly and attentive.

The hotel has a colonial atmosphere, and the public rooms are full of interesting pictures from that era. The bedroom was enormous, with a separate spacious sitting area and the most enormous bathroom, with a huge walk-in shower. All beautifully clean and well maintained.

The gardens were pretty and had wonderful views of the Falls. Resident warthogs and many monkeys provided amusement. We did not eat in the main restaurant, but at Jungle Junction, a more informal restaurant a short walk through the grounds. Breakfast was also served there. We didn't use the outdoor pool, but it looked lovely and well maintained.

We were able to walk to the Falls easily from there and also into the town. Paying by credit card was the norm, and easy.

We would highly recommend this hotel to other travellers."
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location
Excellent
Service
Excellent
Activities
Excellent
Rooms
Excellent
Food
Excellent
Facilities
Excellent
Muchenje Safari Lodge

Muchenje Safari Lodge

"Muchenje Safari Lodge review"

3 nights Arrived 13 Jun 2022
"Muchenje is a beautiful lodge set high on an escarpment with stunning views over the Chobe riverfront below.

It is very well run by Kiddy who is friendly and welcoming, always present and running a very efficient lodge. The staff were delightful and seemed genuinely pleased to welcome one back each time we went out on a drive. Our guide, KB was incredibly knowledgable as well as an amusing companion and a good driver. It was freezing on the early morning and evening drives and the lodge provided ponchos, although not hot water bottles.

The rooms were beautifully clean, well decorated and very attractive with every facility one could want, with large bathrooms. There was good electric power and we were able to charge batteries and phones as well as using hairdryers. A full clothes washing facility was available. There was a small but pretty pool and viewing decks at various levels overlooking the river, set in the attractive gardens.

During the hours of darkness we were guided to and from our lodge from the dining room. The food was excellent and the large dining tables where everyone ate together, with the guides and Kiddy sitting with us, led to an informal, fun and very friendly atmosphere. The Muchenje Choir (made up of the staff) singing for us before dinner one night was a particular highlight and illustrated how well the staff get on together and how happy they appear to be, working in this lovely lodge."
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location
Excellent
Service
Excellent
Activities
Excellent
Rooms
Excellent
Food
Excellent
Facilities
Excellent
Botswana Private Mobile Safari

Botswana Private Mobile Safari

"Botswana Private Mobile Safari review"

6 nights Arrived 16 Jun 2022
"This was a real highlight of our visit to Botswana. Visiting Savuti and Moremi, Andrew runs a very professional mobile safari, with his team of 6. The camps were incredibly well run, with excellent food, all prepared on an open fire - how do they produce bread.cakes and pies? At every meal we were provided with a freshly laundered, ironed cloth napkin!

The tents were of a good size, with an attached ‘ensuite’ bathroom with a long-drop toilet and hot water provided each day for showers from a hanging bag, controlled by a tap. Hot water for washing was also provided every morning and each time we returned to camp. There were shelves to place clothes and other items on, bedside tables, and battery operated lamps. Andrew’s team also offered a laundry service, but not including underwear. Everything came back beautifully ironed, using a hot-coal filled iron!

There was no power in the camp, but cameras, phones and batteries could easily be charged via the inverter in Andrews Landcruiser while driving each day. Andrew’s knowledge was extraordinary as was his eye-sight and his intimate knowledge of the area enabled him to track the animals we were hoping to see. Again it was freezing on the early morning and night drives, but Andrew provided very good fleece-lined ponchos and hot water bottles.

Sitting round the campfire before dinner each evening enjoying a glass of wine or a gin was a wonderful way to end each day and Andrew was an interesting, relaxed and friendly host. The camps also had a central gazebo where there was a bar, coffee and tea, comfortable seating with games and a good selection of reference books, as well as an easel with ever-changing maps of the area."
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

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

Splash Camp

"Splash Camp review"

2 nights Arrived 22 Jun 2022
"This is another well-run camp with good facilities.

There is a large dining area where one eats in the evenings, usually in ones group and guide, and breakfast is served around a large camp fire nearby. The rooms were beautifully decorated, very large with both an indoor huge shower room and an outdoor shower, and these along with the main areas, all overlook an enormous waterhole. We saw a herd of waterbucks there, but there was little water in it to attract other game. Some of the rooms were a considerable walk along a sandy path, from the main dining area, which would have been a challenge for those with walking issues.

Again ponchos and hot water bottles were provided for the night drives, which were definitely needed! Our guide was knowledgable and friendly and all the staff were lovely and gave the impression they were delighted to see us each time we returned.

A highlight was being taken to spend time at the den of a pack of wild dogs, with their pups. We then saw them hunting a Steenbuck."
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

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

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