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Travel reviews by Mr M & Mrs S from Scotland

Review Distribution

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Total number of trips

1

Countries visited

1

Lodges stayed in

9

Excursions taken

2

Our September 2014 Safari

Namibia between 19 Sep 2014 and 23 Oct 2014

Trip rating: Excellent
"wow

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Arranged By Sabina Hekandjo


Wolwedans Desert Lodge

Wolwedans Desert Lodge

"Woolwedans Dunes Lodge"

2 nights Arrived 20 Sep 2014
"Woolwedans Dunes Lodge proved an excellent starting point in a spectacular location after our delayed BA flight from London. The food was outstanding and a lot more sophisticated than you might expect while on safari though possibly more than was really necessary.

Abner proved to be a charming and helpful guide"
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location
Excellent
Service
Excellent
Activities
Excellent
Rooms
Excellent
Food
Excellent
Facilities
Excellent
Kulala Desert Lodge

Kulala Desert Lodge

"Kulala Desert Lodge review"

2 nights Arrived 22 Sep 2014
"This is quite a large camp but the rooms are good {it was too cold for us to sleep out on the roof terrace but at another time of year it must be quite an attraction}. The food was good and the ensemble singing and dancing after dinner just added to that atmosphere.

The camp's 'back door' into the National Park really helps you to get quickly to the amazing landscape of Sossusvlei and it also allows easy access to the hot air balloon experience which was one of the highlights of our trip."
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location
Good
Service
Excellent
Activities
Excellent
Rooms
Excellent
Food
Excellent
Facilities
Excellent
Cornerstone Guesthouse

Cornerstone Guesthouse

"Cornerstone Guesthouse review"

2 nights Arrived 24 Sep 2014
"Cornerstone has a great location with easy access to the facilities in Swakopmund. the room was delightful and the breakfast substantial. In addition, Peter is an excellent host, attentive and also directed us to just the sort of restaurant we needed."
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location
Excellent
Service
Excellent
Rooms
Excellent
Food
Good
Ballooning in the Namib Desert

Ballooning in the Namib Desert

"What a breeze"

24 Sep 2014 • Morning excursion

Some unseasonal windy weather meant that there had been no flights for several days prior to our arrival but we struck it lucky and what an amazing experience it was. The landscape here is pretty impressive from the ground but a silent balloon flight gives you an even better idea of form and structure.

Landing the balloon back on its trailer was brilliant showmanship but, followed by the sabraged "champagne" breakfast, it just perfectly completed the experience.
Excellent
Doro Nawas

Doro Nawas

"Doro Nawas review"

2 nights Arrived 26 Sep 2014
"Being woken up by a group of four yellowbilled hornbills tapping on the window five minutes before your guide's early morning call lets you know you are somewhere special. But to see the desert adapted elephants was our primary reason for coming to this part of Damaraland and we were not disappointed.

There was a very friendly welcome from the manager {Agnes} and her assistant {Maureen} but the ambiance is perhaps less slick / more homely than in the other camps. Our room safe did not work and the information in the room about timings and activities proved to be out of date but the staff were helpful {especially Freesas who helped with the tyre replacement}."
Good
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location
Good
Service
Good
Activities
Excellent
Rooms
Good
Food
Good
Facilities
Average
Desert Rhino Camp

Desert Rhino Camp

"Desrt Rhino Camp review"

3 nights Arrived 28 Sep 2014
"This camp is a gem and all the staff were excellent, with Lillian {the housekeeping manager} being one of the most impressive people we met on the tour. The camp's small size and very remote location gives it a real old style safari feel that we certainly appreciated.

We stayed three nights so had two separate rhino excursions. Depending on where the rhino are browsing, the walk in to see them can be over tricky terrain but that only added to the excitement and the trackers from Save the Rhino Trust provided plenty of specialist information to add to that of our excellent and enthusiastic guide Johann."
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location
Excellent
Service
Excellent
Activities
Excellent
Rooms
Excellent
Food
Excellent
Facilities
Excellent
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Anderssons Camp, Namibia (this camp has since closed)

"Anderssons Camp review"

2 nights Arrived 1 Oct 2014
"The camp is cleverly and carefully designed using a lot of recycled material giving it a different, quirky feel. The hide at the waterhole adds another dimension watching the wildlife. The enthusiastic staff were as helpful as ever.

The game viewing, both in Etosha and on the Ongava Reserve, was excellent though we have never been driven as fast on safari before mainly because we had to get to the far end of Ongava where the best game seemed to be concentrated. And the roads in Etosha itself were both busier and more poorly maintained than the public roads we had travelled on - yet the entrance fee is a trivial amount {some scope for a tourist road tax perhaps?}"
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location
Excellent
Service
Excellent
Activities
Excellent
Rooms
Good
Food
Excellent
Facilities
Good
Mushara Bush Camp

Mushara Bush Camp

"Mushara Bush Camp review"

1 night Arrived 3 Oct 2014
"This is a newish camp with an impressive open reception, lounge, dining area and smart, if a little small, well equipped tents.

We only stayed one night and the camp was full which is perhaps why service at dinner was a bit slow but the quality of the food and enthusiastic staff singing and dancing made it well worth the wait."
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location
Excellent
Service
Good
Facilities
Excellent
Rooms
Excellent
Food
Good
Mundulea Reserve

Mundulea Reserve

"Mundulea Reserve review"

3 nights Arrived 4 Oct 2014
"We spent three night here at the end of our Namibian trip and had a marvellous time. Bruno is an impressive and entertaining interpreter of the landscape and wildlife - and not as restricted in walking as he ought to have been given that he had broken a bone in his foot days before we arrived.

After a lot of driving and viewing big game earlier in our trip, it was good to get more walking and to focus on the smaller birds, animals, plant life and landscape in a setting which is changing so significantly as part of Bruno's 're-wilding' process.

The camp itself is fun - with leadwood {baboon proof} furniture and an incredible array of recycled equipment in the open kitchen and boma. The lively and educational conversations over dinner and around the fire were as good as the walks and helped make the stay memorable."
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location
Excellent
Service
Excellent
Activities
Excellent
Rooms
Good
Food
Excellent
Facilities
Excellent
Etango Ranch Guest Farm

Etango Ranch Guest Farm

"Etango Ranch Guest Farm review"

1 night Arrived 7 Oct 2014
"We spent our last night here as it was very convenient for our early morning flight to South Africa. The room was basic but a good size so we had plenty of room to reorganise our luggage.

The evening meal included an excellent steak - and we had had plenty of good meat earlier in the trip to compare it with - which was only marginally let down by an angel delight sweet."
Good
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location
Excellent
Service
Good
Rooms
Good
Food
Good
Coast and Sandwich Harbour

Coast and Sandwich Harbour

"Turnstone to Sanwich"

25 Sep 2015 • All-day excursion

This was our first meeting with Bruno and he proved as informative as the wildlife {particularly the birdlife} and scenery were spectacular. Sandwich Harbour is an amazing place with a curious history and we thoroughly enjoyed the trip.

It was cool and windy when we were there which made the our dune climbing much more interesting than it might have been but the views were well worth the effort. Bruno's driving, whether to avoid the quicksands or to traverse the dunes, was impressive - as was the hearty lunch.
Excellent

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