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Travel reviews by Mr I from Combs

Review Distribution

Excellent
Good
Average
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Total number of trips

1

Countries visited

2

Lodges stayed in

11

Excursions taken

0

My Dec 2007 trip

Namibia and 1 other country between 5 Dec 2007 and 6 Jan 2008

Trip rating: Good
"Very good."

Arranged By Tracy Lederer


Ghaub Guest Farm

Ghaub Guest Farm

"Ghaub Guest Farm review"

2 nights Arrived 6 Dec 2007
"Loved the location and .....great pool and rooms will be good when they have been refurbished. This property changed hands 3 days before we arrived. Sold by Namid Sun Hotels (who had obviously let it run down.eg. broken and rotten poolside loungers, no visitors book, bar needed refurb.) It has been bought by Andre Compian from Farm Elismor, who some people appear to like, while others appear to worry about his intentions and the future of the Guest House and Farm.

The Staff and girls in the kitchen were all great, and as we were the only guests we appreciated all their efforts.. under the circumstances. We found it very relaxing after our journey and a good place to stay on en route for a couple of days.
PLEASE NOTE THE GRADES BELOW [Ed: to the right here!] REFLECT RECENT SALE. eg. Facilities could be excellent when refurbished and the service was very good under the circumstances."
Good
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location
Excellent
Service
Good
Activities
Average
Rooms
Good
Food
Good
Facilities
Average
Nxamaseri Lodge

Nxamaseri Lodge

"Nxamaseri Lodge review"

3 nights Arrived 8 Dec 2007
"Journey to the lodge made stressful. Instructions from Expert Africa to phone Lodge in the morning proved difficult and in fact we could not make contact until we reached border crossing where a most helpful Botswana official contacted them.

We had tried all day, from garages, other lodges , mobiles etc. adding at least an hour onto our journey. Sarah and Darren are new owners and said they had been in but I think it must have been problems with lines.

Better to arrange a time and place to meet at time of booking or just before departure.. and then contact ONLY if there is a problem.
However we enjoyed our stay. The food and company was excellent and the birds exceptional. The only comment would be it would be good to have a boat with a cover.. (this was also a problem at Ichingo and Camp Kwando when it rained ???? )"
Good
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location
Excellent
Service
Excellent
Activities
Excellent
Rooms
Good
Food
Excellent
Facilities
Good
Ndhovu Safari Lodge

Ndhovu Safari Lodge

"Excellent host and hippos."

1 night Arrived 11 Dec 2007
"Warm welcome. Great host. Wonderful evening boat trip. Delicious food. Comfortable tent with amazing views of hippos.
Wished we had booked for 2 or three nights."
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location
Excellent
Service
Excellent
Activities
Excellent
Rooms
Excellent
Food
Excellent
Facilities
Good
Ichingo Chobe River Lodge

Ichingo Chobe River Lodge

"Ichingo Chobe Lodge review"

3 nights Arrived 12 Dec 2007
"Again we felt it would have been better for instructions to advise us to meet at the fromt of the Immigration Office rather than at the wharf. It was raining cats and dogs. The boat was late because of lightening and storm and we had no indication of what or who to look out for and had it not been for a helpful guide from the Chobe Safari Lodge we would have thought they had forgotten about us. No means of contact as mobiles not getting through. There was no cover on the boat and we were soaked along with our luggage.

Why not meet the boat at Chobe Safari Lodge after you have gone through procedures at immigration ? HOWEVER..
Once we arrived....
The welcome was good and we enjoyed our stay."
Good
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location
Good
Service
Excellent
Activities
Good
Rooms
Good
Food
Excellent
Facilities
Good
Camp Kwando

Camp Kwando

"NICE CAMP. PITY ABOUT THE MANAGEMENT."

2 nights Arrived 15 Dec 2007
"We felt we were interupting the managements holiday !! The "local black" staff were brilliant. David the guide and the girls etc. The 4 "Managers" 3 guys and a girl were not interested. Only Ely the guide introduced himself, took us a 2 hour boat trip...very informative but smoked all the way !! Not usual when guiding guests...Really strange behaviour by these 4. We had to go and find them and ask everything..time of dinner etc. When we went to have a drink and dinner they sat together drinking, just said Hi and then carried on with their chat. We had no drink, nowhere visible to sit only at a dining table as they were at the only "lounge table" and only 4 chairs.

Even when I went to ask about a drink they never got up, just called a girl from the kitchen so we sat at one of the tables set for dinner and had an early night. They obviously ate later at the other table..Same thing on the second night after our trip out with David. He walks for 3 hrs. to be at work for 8am. and leaves at 5 pm. for his 3 hr. walk home ! Some of the girls also have over an hours walk to and from the camp. We gave a lift to a couple while the Managers did ???

The "main " guy spoke only on the morning we were leaving as they had trouble trying to get the Debit card to go through..Really rude and obviously don't care about the Staff or visitors. Does the owner know what goes on ? or do they come to life when there's a few more guests ?"
Average
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Average

Location
Good
Food
Average
Facilities
Average
Rooms
Good
Activities
Average
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Nkwazi Lodge, Namibia (this camp has since closed)

"Basically a campsite."

1 night Arrived 17 Dec 2007
"The room was nice but the "lodge" is really a campsite. Lots of people, and not really our kind of place. I understand that the owners try to help the local children but we were actually asked by a waiter for a contribution to his education and if he could have our address and details in the U.K for if he came over. This was not anyone we had any contact or conversation with other than the normal questions about the menu etc. and it made us feel uncomfortable having to refuse.

We also were put off the food by the behaviour of other guests.. one almost sticking his nose in a dish of "stew" to find out what it was and a coulple who actually put back a spoon into a dish after tasting it..from the spoon. Maybe a bit TOO free and easy and "communal" . Nothing much to do, as there was nowhere interesting to walk."
Average
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Average

Rooms
Average
Food
Average
Facilities
Poor
Service
Average
Activities
Poor
Nhoma Camp

Nhoma Camp

"Fantastic experience"

4 nights Arrived 18 Dec 2007
"Great experience. Arno was a fantastic host and we learned a great deal. The bushmen..and women were really friendly and we enjoyed every minute with them.

All the hunting, gathering etc....and yet amazingly relaxing.

ARE YOU AWARE THE CONTACT TELEPHONE NUMBERS ARE NOT CORRECT... NO LONGER AT TSUMKWE...we finally called Wilderness from a garage to ask them to try and contact. .... Arno not concerned unless guests haven't arrived by 5pm."
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location
Excellent
Service
Excellent
Activities
Excellent
Rooms
Good
Food
Good
Facilities
Good
Mushara Lodge

Mushara Lodge

"Not as good as previous visit. Pity."

1 night Arrived 22 Dec 2007
"We stayed here 4 years ago and it was so convenient for Etosha, relaxing, good food etc.
The refurbishment is fine, but there is no atmosphere.. staff can never replace hosts..it doesn't work. People make a place
memorable, unless it is truely exceptional.

The restaurant ..although almost full was like a doctor's waiting room. Also a few people had upset stomaches and it was possibly due to the fact that food is put out to encourage the animals and birds.... Very cute to see them around the pool Maybe.. BUT..We went early for breakfast and there were squirrels eating the cereals..on the tables, everywhere. Then a couple of Hornbills helped themselves to bread etc.

They were shooed off when someone came out of the kitchen and it obviously happens every day !!"
Average
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Average

Location
Good
Service
Average
Facilities
Good
Rooms
Good
Food
Average
Eningu Clayhouse

Eningu Clayhouse

"Eningu Clayhouse review"

1 night Arrived 30 Dec 2007
"Kate is a great asset. We stayed 4 years ago and it was fine, but the food is now excellent and Kate is a wonderful host."
Good
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location
Good
Service
Excellent
Activities
Average
Rooms
Good
Food
Excellent
Facilities
Good
Zebra River Lodge

Zebra River Lodge

"Fantastic walks, good to be back."

4 nights Arrived 31 Dec 2007
"Great hosts, excellent food, great walks and location."
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location
Excellent
Service
Excellent
Activities
Excellent
Rooms
Good
Food
Excellent
Facilities
Good
Olive Grove

Olive Grove

"Wouldn't stay anywhere else in Windhoek."

1 night Arrived 4 Jan 2008
"Excellent food, great rooms, good service, convenient location, wonderful hosts with charming staff."
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location
Excellent
Service
Excellent
Facilities
Excellent
Rooms
Excellent
Food
Excellent

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