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Travel reviews by Mr & Mrs. E. from Zurich

Review Distribution

Excellent
Good
Average
Poor
Terrible

Total number of trips

3

Countries visited

3

Lodges stayed in

13

Excursions taken

0

Vic Falls & Hwange NP

Zimbabwe between 21 Apr 2023 and 28 Apr 2023

Trip rating: Excellent
"Another fantastic experience. Everything went so smoothly including the transitions. Because everything is so well organized one can relax and enjoy the experience and adventure much more.

Our agent Claire knows what we are after and did (another) brilliant job of not only meeting but surpassing our expectations.

We would return to Hwange Bush Camp tomorrow if we could!"

Arranged By Claire Scott


Ilala Lodge

Ilala Lodge

"Ilala Lodge review"

2 nights Arrived 21 Apr 2023
"- nice lodge with perfect location for vic falls visit on foot
- bush bucks passing through the gardens is lovely
- negative: constant heli noise due to the proximity to the falls
- one night loud music from the nearby restaurant"
Good
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location
Excellent
Service
Good
Facilities
Good
Rooms
Good
Food
Good
Hwange Bush Camp

Hwange Bush Camp

"Hwange Bush Camp review"

4 nights Arrived 23 Apr 2023
"- Rustic & authentic camp, fantastic quides, comfortable tents with bucket showers: a perfect combination
- best walking safaris ever
- excellent tracking led to great sightings
- David Carson is one-of-a-kind, extremely knowledgeable and passionate about nature/wildlife
- great food
- Sean was also very competent and a pleasure to spend time with
- the whole team went the extra mile
- map on the wall was very helpful"
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location
Good
Service
Excellent
Activities
Excellent
Rooms
Excellent
Food
Excellent
Facilities
Excellent
Batonka Guest Lodge

Batonka Guest Lodge

"Batonka Guest Lodge review"

1 night Arrived 27 Apr 2023
"- a beautiful location
- a troop of mongoose roaming the gardens (fanstastic!)
- wonderful food
- personal service
- peaceful & quiet
- very nice room"
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location
Excellent
Service
Excellent
Facilities
Excellent
Rooms
Excellent
Food
Excellent

Malawi & Zambia in Nov 2022

Malawi and 1 other country between 11 Nov 2022 and 29 Nov 2022

Trip rating: Excellent
"- Great service during the entire trip, we were always picked up on time and helped at the airports

- Input was always taken into account and the trip put together in a very careful and thought through way

- Very professional and reliable customer handling, we always felt we were in good hands

- We would choose Expert Africa any day as we consider them to be the best"

Arranged By Claire Scott


Mkulumadzi Lodge

Mkulumadzi Lodge

"Mkulumadzi Lodge review"

4 nights Arrived 12 Nov 2022
"+ great location
+ Richard & team took very good care of me when I was not feeling well
+ Enison is a very competent guide
+ Richard went the extra mile to help us identify species
+ great chalet and deck
+ beautiful breakfast, lunch and dinner area
+ great hides
- limited wildlife sightings
- cleanliness could be improved
- no walking safaris due to lack of rangers"
Good
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location
Excellent
Service
Excellent
Activities
Average
Rooms
Excellent
Food
Good
Facilities
Good
Kuthengo Camp

Kuthengo Camp

"Kuthengo Camp review"

4 nights Arrived 16 Nov 2022
"+ fantastic managers Mike & Jen & team
+ both boat and jeep safari = fantastic
+ Stanford was a wonderful and competent guide
+ the whole team went the extra mile
+ Jen's background as a nurse came in very handy
+ great animal sightings both from the boat and the vehicle
+ great wildlife directly in front of the camp and tents
+ loved the tented camp (vs. the chalets in the other camps)
- no walking safaris due to lack of rangers"
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

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

Pumulani

"Pumulani review"

3 nights Arrived 20 Nov 2022
"+ Jen surprised us with her being the host, what a nice suprise
+ sundowner on the boat
+ fish eagle feeding (a suprise)
+ snorkeling was beautiful
+ hike up the mountain was lovely
+ nice pool areas
+ star gazing with Godfrey was brilliant
+ Jen offering new mocktails and cocktails was a treat
+ Jen was very forthcoming in that we could change our villa
- the villas were stunning but - when we were there - way too hot. Only the bedroom had air conditioning, the other rooms were so hot we couldn't spend time in them
- depending on the villas there was little space to store items/cloths
- the board walk needs attention"
Good
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location
Excellent
Service
Good
Activities
Excellent
Rooms
Good
Food
Excellent
Facilities
Excellent
Luangwa River Camp

Luangwa River Camp

"Luangwa River Camp review"

4 nights Arrived 23 Nov 2022
"+ Daudi and Kim were excellent
+ Breakfast out in the open with view of the river and breakfast prepared over the fire was an absolute treat and a wonderful way to start the day
+ Daudi went out of his way to show us the animals such as lion cubs, leopard and wild dogs
+ great fun with the whole team
+ we were treated to local mangos
+ Kim went out of her way to decorate drinks after the afternoon safari
+ fantastic wildlife sightings
+ buffet lunch was a delight
+ all the chalets are located underneath trees which supply lovely shade
- the chalets are dark, not so cosy, and our bathroom was also dark and not inviting"
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location
Excellent
Service
Excellent
Activities
Excellent
Rooms
Good
Food
Excellent
Facilities
Excellent
Latitude 15

Latitude 15

"Latitude 15 review"

1 night Arrived 27 Nov 2022
"+ great style and gardens
+ spacious rooms
+/- dinner was a disappointment, lunch however was tasty"
Good
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location
Excellent
Service
Good
Facilities
Excellent
Rooms
Excellent
Food
Average

A gem in africa

Zambia between 15 Nov 2018 and 2 Dec 2018

Trip rating: Excellent
"Fantastic! Great first trip to Zambia, more to follow."

Arranged By Amanda Bond


Pioneer Camp

Pioneer Camp

"Arrival in Lusaka"

1 night Arrived 16 Nov 2018
"Negative:
- very loud music from a neighboring house/village
- very impersonal reception and atmosphere
- reception area was dark and not very welcoming"
Average
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Average

Location
Good
Service
Average
Facilities
Average
Rooms
Good
Food
Average
Nsefu

Nsefu

"Magical place"

4 nights Arrived 17 Nov 2018
"Positive
- remote quiet area with hardly any traffic and lots of game
- nice rustic chalet
- memorable walk with lion sightings
- Pius and Bonifacio took good care of us
- beautiful view from the camp
- breakfast was at different locations which was a nice touch
- hide next to the waterhole was a treat"
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location
Excellent
Service
Excellent
Activities
Excellent
Rooms
Excellent
Food
Excellent
Facilities
Excellent
Luangwa River Camp

Luangwa River Camp

"Great hosts and team and beautiful camp"

3 nights Arrived 21 Nov 2018
"Positive:
- Daudi (host) and Breston (guide) were a fantastic team, professional and personal
- Wonderful surprise on our last day
- Main camp was very attractive and well taken care of
- Night watch, basically all staff were very friendly and personal
- Chalet was very clean and spacious

Negative:
- a lot of traffic compared to Nsefu"
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location
Excellent
Service
Excellent
Activities
Excellent
Rooms
Excellent
Food
Excellent
Facilities
Excellent
Nkwali

Nkwali

"Adventurous trip by boat to the camp"

4 nights Arrived 24 Nov 2018
"Positive:
- fantastic animal sightings
- we loved the openness of the chalet
- Fred was an excellent driver and planner (avoided the heavy storm)
- Pretty location and deck with a great view

Negative:
- basic cleanliness could be better
- No apparent management: no personal welcoming card, no envelopes for the tipps, breakfast was always at the same place, no survey at the end, it did not seem to be a Robin Pope Camp
- The hosts uniform was not in a good state and often he wore his personal shirt"
Good
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location
Excellent
Service
Poor
Activities
Good
Rooms
Excellent
Food
Good
Facilities
Good
Kafunta River Lodge

Kafunta River Lodge

"Good as the first lodge but not as the last"

3 nights Arrived 28 Nov 2018
"Negative:
- bigger lodge (10 chalets vs. 5-6)
- different type of guests (loud, obnoxious and smoking guests)

Positive
- nice location by the plains
- Abel our guide was very competent and knowledgeable
- nice surprise on our last day
- great animal sightings with Abel"
Good
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

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

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