Travel reviews by Mr & Mrs W from Croydon

Excellent holiday - exceeding expectations

On this trip, I visited Botswana, Namibia & Zimbabwe between 16-Sep-2012 and 4-Oct-2012 and I travelled with 1 other person.

Overall, we had an extremely enjoyable holiday. The variety of wildlife experiences exceeded our expectations. Accommodation was all very good or excellent. All the arrangements within the control of Expert Africa, whether for accommodation or transfers, worked out fine, without any problems.

The holiday wasn't one of Expert Africa's standard holidays. We spent some time working out the itinerary with them. That was time well spent and their expert advice was invaluable. Thanks very much to Gwynneth and also Nick for his advice on Botswana early on.


A couple of specific comments which don't fit in elsewhere:

1. We had two flights with Mack Air and had a good experience with them both times: friendly pilots and good flights. In addition, we had arranged for suitcases to be flown on separately from Maun to Kasane. This was handled efficiently and there was no difficulty retreiving the suitcases at Kasane airport.

2. We had a transfer with Wilderness Safaris from Kasane airport to Victorial Falls. This was handled efficiently so that we were able to complete the border formalities on entering Zimbabwe without a hitch.

Suggestions to help us improve our trips or our service:

No - well organised holiday, plenty of helpful information.

I stayed at and have reviewed:

Place	Overall rating
Haus Sonneneck, Namibia 17-Sep-2012 review: Great welcome, great lodging	Excellent
Lagoon Lodge, Namibia 18-Sep-2012 review: Room with a great lagoon view	Excellent
Otjibamba Country Lodge, Namibia 20-Sep-2012 review: Good lodge for an overnight stop	Average
Halali Camp, Namibia 21-Sep-2012 review: Great location for driving in Etosha.	Good
Okaukuejo Camp, Namibia 23-Sep-2012 review: Relaxing stay and excellent waterhole	Excellent
Little Kwara, Botswana 26-Sep-2012 review: Wonderful animal sightings at Little Kwara	Excellent
Muchenje Safari Lodge, Botswana 29-Sep-2012 review: Excellent game viewing and quality lodge	Excellent
Victoria Falls Safari Lodge, Zimbabwe 2-Oct-2012 review: Very comfortable base for exploring the falls	Good