Travel reviews by Richard/Mary from England

"We have visited this Camp before to lunch with our old friend. Daudi. It was very well run and we were made very welcome.

We were guided by our old Chilumba who had first met when he was on the pontoon about 12 years ago.

He has developed into an outstanding guide. His guests ae ALWAYS his main priority."

"WE have stayed here several times before and it was as delightful as ever. Good guiding and food.

The rooms never fail to be very good."

"We have been to South Luangwa ten times before. Always staying at RPS. Surely that speaks for itself!

We have spent over this period over 100 days at RPS camps. See IT's Monday 9 January 2024 which mu husband wrote and photographed.

We do not count the animals. Sadly you do not ask about the birds which were very good yet again.

They are also part of the experience. If you just do the animals you will have long stretches of NOT seeing anything.

Also the trees and flowers are so very interesting but again you ignore them Why?"

"As always we were very well looked after. Nothing is ever too much trouble.

The guides are still very well trained and ever willing to discuss the days programme."

"Our ninth stay at this camp. Excellent as always. The guides knowledge is excellent. They cover everything - birds, trees, flowers and animals.

Nothing is too much trouble. The food is well prepared and the waiters very polite and efficient.

The rooms are well prepared and the bathrooms very roomy. The mosquito nets need careful inspection to ensure they have no holes. Also that there is a bedside table on each of the bed. We had to get one from the bathroom area as there was only one.

A well run camp."

"Location - misdescribed - no view of the distant lake.

Arrrival- no drinks offered in tent. No torches. No means of communication at night.

Food- Overcooked. Lamb chops inedible. Fish overcooked to the point of being very dry. Sweetcorn soup very salty and bitty - needed sieving. Sausages for Dinner are unacceptable. Water melon desert but already had been served in packed lunch.

Staff. Not motivated. Manager - disinterested. Did his accounts outside at meal times rather than talking to the guests. Left guests having drinks to talk on his mobile phone. Idle probably best describes them.

Wine Slips. Had to sign for the wine althjough it was included in the price we paid. One night one slip said eleven glasses of wine. My husband could not have drunk all this wine and I had none that evening! He pointed it out and the reply was' you don't have to pay'. Generally the amount on the slips for us to sign was more than twice what we had consumed. So why did they try to fiddle it?

Tent- Had to wait for six or seven minutes for the toilet to fill up. Difficult to flush. Shower- a joke - just a trickle of water.

Not recommended. Staff need retraining."

"Tent had just been replaced. Why two 4' 6" beds rather than one 6' bed. The six foot could be split into two if needed. Only one side table in the middle of the beds so if two sleep in one bed one person does not have a table. They have to put water, torch etc. on the floor. No torch provided.

Food - very good.

Umbrella- had to share umbrella with other tents. . Difficult in the rain.

Wine Slip. Amount overstated on first night but not as bad as Mnayara. Second night I had one lime cordial, my husband 2 white / 2 red glasses of wine. Not four reds as stated."

"Tents. Everything provided. Good Shower.

Staff. Worked very hard to please. Everything came at the precise time requested. Congratulations. Laurence runs a well ordered and happy camp and deserves recogntion for his work.

Food. Well prepared, cooked and served in a very tasteful manner.

Barman- always there and very helpful. Engaged well with the guests as did Laurence and the front of house team.

Recommended without any hesitation."

"Returned after ten years. Bandas larger than previously. Good extension to bar and reception area. Lovely swimming pool.

Staff. In Walter's absence Oona looked afer us very well. Lynn the temporary caterer in Karin's absence was also excellent. Nothing was too much trouble for them.

Guides. Superb. Charming, looked after the guests. Very well informed and well able to present the bush and discuss all the plants and animals. Drove at a sensible speed. Served drinks and picnics with professionalism.

Food. Ever thing was excellent. Food Staff were charming and cared very much for us all.

Itinery. Well constructed for out stay of one week. A good pace.

One of two favourite camps in Africa."

"An airport hotel. Welcome good.

Restaurant. Overcharged on service and then said they could not refuended. Had to call Hotel Manager to to sort it out.

Breakfast from 4.30 meant that we could have something to eat before we left at 6.00 for the airport."

"AS good as ever - out third visit here. Good guiding. Congratulations to Chulumeba, a new guide - good with birds. Very polite. Very hot +40 degrees. Daudi runs a good camp. Film crew were a little overpowering at evening drinks before dining, but did not mind our vehicle near theirs.

A chair in the bathroom would be a good idea."

"Our seventh visit. Guide Team were very good especially with the birds. All very willing. Keyala does a fantastic job getting it all organised. Food as good as ever. All very caring. Down side - two Australians were travelling with a tour manager (Dan) ( ??Visions of Africa) and his girlfriend (very forthright). On occasions Dan thought his guests should have priority over the other guests. He also disagreed with the guides at times which led to bit of an atmosphere.

Nkwali should introduce a dress code for sitting at the table. The Australian came in vest for dinner twice! This has never happened before. A shirt should be requested. Also this group came from the swimming pool which is now near the dining area wrapped in towels one day for lunch. It is an upmarket camp and one does not expect such behaviour. This slightly spoilt the meal times for us.

We were upgraded to Robins House for the whole time as on a couple of nights all the chalets were in use. Lovely!"

"Well received. Good dinner. Hotel computer very slow. We gave up trying to check in. All very adequate.

Taxi excellent"