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Travel reviews by Bitterns from Twickenham

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Total number of trips

1

Countries visited

2

Lodges stayed in

8

Excursions taken

0

One of the best holidays ever

Namibia and 1 other country between 26 Jun 2008 and 13 Jul 2008

Trip rating: Excellent
"This trip exceeded our expectations in almost every respect and we are happy to recommend a similar holiday to others. Where we have commented on minor shortcomings, they did not detract from our enjoyment in the slightest.

From the first enquiry to Expert Africa, Maruska was most helpful and efficient, modifying and adjusting the itinerary to meet our requirements."

Arranged By Maruska AdyeRowe


Olive Grove

Olive Grove

"First and last nights at Olive Grove"

1 night Arrived 26 Jun 2008
"A great start to the holiday. Very helpful staff and good food."
Good
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location
Good
Service
Good
Rooms
Good
Food
Good
Central Lodge

Central Lodge

"Stopover at Central Lodge"

1 night Arrived 27 Jun 2008
"Convenient stop on the way to Fish River Canyon in clean, comfortable lodge. Friendly and helpful staff and plumbing problem was dealt with quickly."
Average
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Average

Location
Average
Service
Average
Rooms
Average
Food
Average
Canyon Lodge

Canyon Lodge

"Among the rocks at Canyon Lodge"

2 nights Arrived 28 Jun 2008
"Fantastic location (we had a lodge facing the desert) and very helpful staff. Good food, most of which is grown locally on the Lodge's own farm. enjoyed riding here on a rather sleepy mount and very friendly resident black cat liked our biscuits. Cold at night here in June and the open fire in the restaurant was most welcome."
Good
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location
Excellent
Service
Good
Activities
Good
Rooms
Good
Food
Good
Eagle's Nest

Eagle's Nest

"On our own at the Eagle's Nest"

3 nights Arrived 30 Jun 2008
"What a wonderful location! The staff were very helpful and the lodge we stayed in ("the Rock") was lovely, but once again very cold at night, although the open fire helped.

The food, particularly breakfast, was not quite up to the standard of some of the other places we stayed, but we enjoyed barbecuing at our lodge one evening.

Excellent way-marked walks with very challenging final descent."
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location
Excellent
Service
Good
Rooms
Good
Food
Average
Bagatelle Kalahari Game Ranch

Bagatelle Kalahari Game Ranch

"Bagatelle Kalahari Game Ranch review"

2 nights Arrived 3 Jul 2008
"Very good stopover on may back to Windhoek. Relaxed atmosphere and friendly staff made for a welcome, refreshing stay. Not a great deal to do, but we enjoyed walking in the dunes and visiting the cheetahs."
Good
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

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

Kwara Camp

"Kwara Camp review"

2 nights Arrived 6 Jul 2008
"Very friendly staff made our stay at Kwara so enjoyable. We liked having a guide allocated to us for the duration of our stay and eating at a big table with the other guests and some of the staff. Log fire and hot water bottles helped to stave off the night-time cold."
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location
Excellent
Service
Excellent
Activities
Excellent
Rooms
Good
Food
Good
Lebala Camp

Lebala Camp

"Lebala Camp review"

3 nights Arrived 8 Jul 2008
"Long drive from airstrip to Lebala (because Lebala airstrip was flooded) turned into a wonderful game drive. We saw lots of animals, including cheetahs, elephants, giraffes and warthogs before even arriving at the lodge.

Beautiful new lodges, with excellent facilities and lots of drives, but no water trips. As at Kwara, it was good to sit at one table for meals, sharing experiences with other visitors and staff. Very friendly staff, but we were aware of some underlying issues and the food was in short supply. Baloo was apparently charged with addressing the problems (which did not greatly affect or detract from our enjoyment) and he did everything he could to make our stay as enjoyable as possible."
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location
Excellent
Service
Excellent
Activities
Excellent
Rooms
Excellent
Food
Good
Facilities
Good
Nxabega Okavango Tented Camp

Nxabega Okavango Tented Camp

"Great finale at Nxabega Safari Camp"

2 nights Arrived 11 Jul 2008
"A very special camp, even if it is difficult to pronounce! Lovely tents and some of the best food we had in Botswana, especially the brunches .

Wonderful mokoro and boat trips as well as lots of varied game viewing, with Dux and Joe doing all they could to find leopards for us - and finally succeeding. Dux was a mine of information about almost everything and we thoroughly enjoyed our stay at Nxabega.

This is the lodge we will go back to if we return to Botswana."
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

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

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