Travel reviews by The black-winged stilts

A very enjoyable trip with a touch of luxury

On this trip, I visited Namibia between 27-Feb-2008 and 20-Mar-2008 and I travelled with 1 other person.

We both really enjoyed our road trip around Namibia. Expert Africa were really excellent in organising our itinerary and I felt really secure in the knowledge that all the accommodation was booked up correctly so that when we arrived from a long drive to a lodge or guesthouse everything was in order. It was great to just hand over a voucher and not have to mess around with credit cards or passport details.

We were advised to rent a 4x4 but we took the risk in hiring a 2wd during one of the better rainy seasons that Namibia has experienced.... Things were a bit dodgy in places with relatively deep water to cross and many bits of slippery muddy patches and rocks to navigate around but we did it and that gave us a more adventurous edge to our holiday which lead to some good escape stories when we got back!!

The scenery was spectacular, the animals gorgeous and the vast open spaces a fantastic escape from the hustle and bustle of London. I loved every minute of my holiday and would highly recommend Expert Africa to anyone planning a trip to Namibia.

The pack that was sent out prior to the trip was excellent. The map all marked out with our route and places we were staying at was fantastic. All the added details like copies of brochures and print out of maps was fantastic too. I really felt confident in the hands of Expert Africa and everything went according to plan on a 3 week trip so it was a nice treat for me to put the organising of a holiday in the hands of someone else. I have never done this before and you did it brilliantly.

I stayed at and have reviewed:

Place	Overall rating
Rivendell Guesthouse, Namibia 28-Feb-2008 review: Rivendell Guesthouse review	Excellent
Central Lodge, Namibia 1-Mar-2008 review: Central Lodge review	Average
Canyon Village, Namibia 2-Mar-2008 review: Canon Village review	Excellent
Nest Hotel, Namibia 4-Mar-2008 review: Nest Hotel review	Average
Dabis Guest Farm, Namibia 6-Mar-2008 review: Dabis Guest Farm review	Excellent
Desert Homestead, Namibia 7-Mar-2008 review: Desert Homestead review	Good
Beach Lodge, Namibia 10-Mar-2008 review: Beach Lodge review	Excellent
Doro Nawas, Namibia 12-Mar-2008 review: Doro Nawas review	Excellent
Okaukuejo Camp, Namibia 14-Mar-2008 review: Okaukuejo Restcamp review	Poor
Halali Camp, Namibia 16-Mar-2008 review: Halali Restcamp review	Average
Okonjima Main Camp, Namibia 18-Mar-2008 review: Okonjima Main Camp review	Good
Rivendell Guesthouse, Namibia 19-Mar-2008 review: Rivendell Guesthouse review	Excellent