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Travel reviews by The Doormice from Norfolk

Review Distribution

Excellent
Good
Average
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Total number of trips

1

Countries visited

1

Lodges stayed in

7

Excursions taken

1

My Feb 2008 trip

Namibia between 16 Feb 2008 and 2 Mar 2008

Trip rating: Excellent
"fanatstic country and excellent hospitality"

Arranged By Tracy Lederer


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Road Lodge Cape Town International Airport, South Africa (this camp has since closed)

"basic but close to airport"

1 night Arrived 16 Feb 2008
"basic room but adequate for overnight stay we were only there for 5 hrs

arranged transfer did not happen as apparantly waiting at domestic airport!"
Average
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Average

Location
Good
Service
Average
Rooms
Average
Zebra River Lodge

Zebra River Lodge

"excellent walking"

2 nights Arrived 17 Feb 2008
"excellent canyon walk which takes about 4-5hrs, good food and a fantastic room up above the lodge (including a resident dormouse)

we had problems on arriving in wet season as rivers flooded and not passable for about 2 hrs even though in 4 x 4

Rob and Marianne were not present - and I think the stay would have been enhanced if they had been as would have liked more local knowledge/geology/nature info/astronomy etc"
Good
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location
Excellent
Service
Good
Activities
Good
Rooms
Excellent
Food
Good
Facilities
Good
Sossus Dune Lodge

Sossus Dune Lodge

"fantastic location"

2 nights Arrived 19 Feb 2008
"luxury thatched huts overlooking the desert - we sat on our balcony watching the sunset with a cold beer - fantastic
very relaxed atmosphere with helpful and attentive staff

the rationale to be inside the national park for an early start before sunrise does not really hold and there were plenty of other cars in before us - partly because our guide was unkeen to leave earlier and also because others can come in from the campsite etc.quite easily before dawn.

the service and food was excellent - the billing slightly chaotic (NB they did not ask for a deposit which Expert Africa had said they might) they could do with more shaded areas to sit outside especially by the bar and swimming pool"
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location
Excellent
Service
Excellent
Activities
Good
Rooms
Excellent
Food
Excellent
Facilities
Good
Sam's Giardino

Sam's Giardino

"gourmet B & B"

3 nights Arrived 21 Feb 2008
"the room was fine, the food was superlative - Sam offers evening meals which was absolutely delicious (although I personally found the speed of the courses a little fast) with fantastic wines, and breakfast was a real spread.

Sam was exceptionally helpful (especially in helping us as we were still chasing lost luggage)

The only suggestion I would make would be to maybe change to nicer towels!

Turnstone Tour day trip to Sandwich Harbour - excellent trip - informative, interesting and what a picnic!"
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

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

Coast and Sandwich Harbour

"sandwich harbour experience"

22 Feb 2008 • All-day excursion

excellent trip - informative, interesting and what a picnic!
Excellent
Kayaking with seals

Kayaking with seals

"didn't do it"

23 Feb 2008 • Morning excursion

didn't do it!!!
Average
Mowani Mountain Camp

Mowani Mountain Camp

"wonderful location"

2 nights Arrived 24 Feb 2008
"amazing location and tents with a fantastic view.

we didn't do the elephant excursion as we were ill but I gather they rarely see them in the wet season anyway
the food we had was delicious and the staff attentive

the only negative was that having brought us soup to our balcony for lunch one day they still had not cleared away the dirty dishes by the time we checked out the next morning"
Good
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location
Excellent
Service
Average
Facilities
Good
Rooms
Excellent
Food
Excellent
Ongava Lodge

Ongava Lodge

"rhinotastic"

3 nights Arrived 26 Feb 2008
"wonderful spacious room with inside/outside showers and mosquito screens so can leave doors open at night

we went on a drive with them and saw rhinos (which I think is fairly guarenteed) but actually then really enjoyed more the rhino tracking on foot one morning.
I think the guides know an immense amount about the animals but do not give enough infomation spontaneously although could answer any question.

We spent days driving ourselves into Etosha as well and if you have your own car would recommend this as very easy

the food here was adequate but the worst we had in Namibia (which is partly a reflection on how good it was elsewhere!)"
Good
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location
Excellent
Service
Average
Activities
Good
Rooms
Excellent
Food
Average
Facilities
Good
Erongo Wilderness Lodge

Erongo Wilderness Lodge

"twitchers paradise"

2 nights Arrived 29 Feb 2008
"lovely location with good escorted walks and marked trails (although did get lost once by ourselves on the dassie walk!)

it is a bird watchers heaven apparantly and it does make you feel the size of your telescope is inadequate compared to the other guests!

the food was fantastic"
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

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

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