Travel reviews by Mr & Mrs E from Glasgow

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My Dec 2011 trip

On this trip, I visited Botswana between 29-Dec-2011 and 7-Jan-2012 and I travelled with 1 other person.

Pretty good - I knew Botswana in green season a bit of a risk wildlife wise but some very good sightings at Tau Pan and Lagoon.

Tried Xakanaxa as alternative to Kwara but that was a mistake in hindsight - maybe Expert could have suggested it might not suit based on our previous trips. Botswana is a premium price but I think their guiding is not as good as say Zambia.

I stayed at and have reviewed:

Place	Overall rating
Tau Pan Camp, Botswana 30-Dec-2011 review: Worth a visit just for that Kalahari sky	Excellent
Lagoon Camp, Botswana 2-Jan-2012 review: A full-on experience	Good
Xakanaxa, Botswana 5-Jan-2012 review: Not quite what we expected	Average

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Double 40th birthday trip to Zambia

On this trip, I visited Zambia between 6-May-2011 and 16-May-2011 and I travelled with 4 other people.

We were aware that May can sometimes be a bit early in the dry season as the wildlife can still be spread-out and the bush lush but you can't shift your birthdays!

Zambia though offers a wide range of National Parks and spread of activities so the plan was to visit Lower Zambezi NP for the first time, South Luangwa which we'd really enjoyed before and finally get to Vic Falls. It turned out better than we hoped - camps great with wonderful views over the rivers, excellent knowledgeable guides and some really good sightings.

A few game drives were pretty quiet but more than made up for by some of the boat/canoeing outings. The camps set up some lovely touches for our birthdays too. The whole holiday including logistics between Parks went seamlessly and Claire Scott organised another great trip for us.

Looking forward to planning the next one!

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I stayed at and have reviewed:

Place	Overall rating
Old Mondoro Bushcamp, Zambia 7-May-2011 review: Old Mondoro Bushcamp review	Excellent
Chiawa Camp, Zambia 9-May-2011 review: Chiawa Camp review	Excellent
Nkwali, Zambia 11-May-2011 review: Nkwali review	Good
Islands of Siankaba, Zambia 14-May-2011 review: Islands of Siankaba review	Excellent

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Wonderful trip to Southern Tanzania

On this trip, I visited Tanzania between 23-Oct-2010 and 7-Nov-2010 and I travelled with 1 other person.

A wonderful trip for our 10th wedding anniversary and we've had some really great trips to other African destinations with Expert in the past but this was a bit special at times - particularly as Claire had notified the camps of our anniversary.

We were fortunate to have had some of our best ever wildlife sightings. Mwagusi and Beho Beho certainly are best in class in our experience and Pole Pole made for a lovely relaxing option on the coast.

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I stayed at and have reviewed:

Place	Overall rating
Mwagusi Safari Camp, Tanzania 24-Oct-2010 review: A very special stay at Mwagusi	Excellent
Beho Beho, Tanzania 27-Oct-2010 review: Dog days at Beho Beho	Excellent
Pole Pole, Tanzania 31-Oct-2010 review: Kicking back in a truly exotic location	Good
Royal Palm Hotel, Tanzania 6-Nov-2010 review: What you'd expect from a top business hotel	Good

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South Luangwa and Kafue Trip

On this trip, I visited Zambia between 1-Sep-2008 and 20-Sep-2008 and I travelled with 1 other person.

RPS in South Luangwa was first class once again and their operation the reason we went back to Zambia.

Kafue with Wilderness' Rivers and Plains Exploration was more of a economic extension to enable us to see a different area and generally we very much enjoyed it.

I stayed at and have reviewed:

Place	Overall rating
Nsefu, Zambia 2-Sep-2008 review: Nsefu review	Excellent
Robin Pope Safaris walking safari, Zambia 4-Sep-2008 review: Robin Pope Safaris walking safari mobile camp review	Excellent
Tena Tena, Zambia 8-Sep-2008 review: Tena Tena review	Excellent
Taj Pamodzi Hotel, Zambia 12-Sep-2008 review: Taj Pamodzi Hotel review	Good
Lufupa Bushcamp, Zambia 13-Sep-2008 review: Lufupa Bush Camp review	Good
Musanza Bushcamp, Zambia 16-Sep-2008 review: Musanza Bushcamp review	Good
Pioneer Camp, Zambia 19-Sep-2008 review: Pioneer Camp review	Average