Travel reviews by Mr & Mrs G from Basingstoke

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Another great trip to Botswana

On this trip, I visited Botswana between 26-Apr-2013 and 4-May-2013 and I travelled with 1 other person.

A wonderful holiday for me and my Mum. It was my Mum's first time in Botswana and she loved it as much as I have. Megan and Nick were really helpful throughout the booking process and were very good to alert us early when they heard about building works going on at one of the camps we were visiting. They were able to get the reassurance from Wilderness Safaris that the works would not disrupt guests and this really comforted us. Overall, a great trip which Mum and I will remember forever (especially sitting in the dark in the landrover at Chitabe looking at the southern sky filled to the brim with stars and listening to the frogs singing all round us). Can't wait to go back.

I stayed at and have reviewed:

Place	Overall rating
Tubu Tree Camp, Botswana 27-Apr-2013 review: The new Tubu Tree	Excellent
Chitabe Camp, Botswana 30-Apr-2013 review: Another great trip to Chitabe	Excellent

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Another great trip

On this trip, I visited Botswana between 11-Nov-2010 and 24-Nov-2010 and I travelled with 1 other person.

We loved our second trip to Botswana.

It is expensive compared to East Africa for example but really suits us - generally quiet without too many people, we enjoy the little planes to fly in and out of camps, the wildlife and birdlife is great. The camp suggestions were good and Lucy and Nick were patient in helping find out availability for various combinations of camp.

Suggestions to help us improve our trips or our service:

Have a better system for passing messages internally.

We called and left messages 3 times which were not returned before we were able to speak to someone about Botswana. We know the team is busy but, if we had been first time callers to Expert Africa, we might not have persevered. It was only the fact that we've had such good experiences in the past with Expert Africa that meant we continued to call!

I stayed at and have reviewed:

Place	Overall rating
Chitabe Lediba, Botswana 12-Nov-2010 review: Chitabe Lediba review	Good
Chitabe Camp, Botswana 13-Nov-2010 review: Wonderful stay	Excellent
Lebala Camp, Botswana 15-Nov-2010 review: Nice camp	Good
Tubu Tree Camp, Botswana 19-Nov-2010 review: Absolutely wonderful	Excellent

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Fantastic trip

On this trip, I visited Botswana & Zambia between 14-Nov-2009 and 26-Nov-2009 and I travelled with 1 other person.

We had an amazing trip to Zambia and Botswana, in no small part thanks to Anna and Expert Africa. I don't think that we made Anna's life easy because we did not know where exactly we wanted to go but she really listened to the things that we said we did/didn't want and came up with 3 suggestions for places to stay that were perfect for us. When we had questions about booking a particular camp, Anna answered our questions honestly and we really felt that we knew what we were getting.

This was our second trip with Expert Africa and the things that most impress us are the fact that the people you speak to at Expert Africa really know the reserves and camps and can tell you what they are like and the fact that all of the logistics (flights/transfers etc) work so smoothly. This is not the kind of trip that we would want to organise independently and it is so nice to just be able to turn up and have everything arranged for you.

Thanks Anna for a great holiday!

Suggestions to help us improve our trips or our service:

No!

I stayed at and have reviewed:

Place	Overall rating
Islands of Siankaba, Zambia 15-Nov-2009 review: Peace and relaxation at Siankaba	Excellent
Selinda Camp, Botswana 18-Nov-2009 review: Beautiful camp and very good guiding	Excellent
Chitabe Lediba, Botswana 22-Nov-2009 review: Great guiding and wildlife	Excellent

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A huge thank you!

On this trip, I visited Tanzania & Zanzibar between 15-Nov-2008 and 28-Nov-2008 and I travelled with 1 other person.

The Expert Africa website is a great starting point - it is rare to get so much information including honest assessments from EA about the lodges. The in depth practical information is very useful.

Ellie could not have been more helpful and friendly. The lodges that she suggested for us were perfect - she really listed to what we said about the type of holiday and accommodation we were after. We spent a lot of time talking through the pros and cons of different venues and it was refreshing to speak to a tour operator who would give you their own views.

We had a fantastic time and can't thank Expert Africa enough for all your help and careful planning!

I stayed at and have reviewed:

Place	Overall rating
Mwagusi Safari Camp, Tanzania 16-Nov-2008 review: A fantastic introduction to Africa	Excellent
Beho Beho, Tanzania 20-Nov-2008 review: Complete luxury	Excellent
Fumba Beach Lodge, Zanzibar 24-Nov-2008 review: A good comfortable lodge	Good
Royal Palm Hotel, Tanzania 27-Nov-2008 review: City centre stop over	Good