Travel reviews by Mr & Mrs S - Tunbridge Wells

Wonderful experience; will it last?

On this trip, I visited Namibia between 14-May-2009 and 2-Jun-2009 and I travelled with 1 other person.

An excellent experience, well planned.

The distances were OK but with not much to see from the road took up an undue proportion of the holiday time - maybe travelling between locations by light aircraft would be better. The lodges etc. were all very different, which was good, but on a lot of the game drives we tended to see the same animals. We were pleased not to have stayed at any of the camps inside Etosha as they lacked atmosphere but they did look very clean and Okaukuejo's water hole, not to be missed and with good viewing facilities, had an amazing number of wildlife visitors.

There had been a lot of rain this year so the grass was tall and hid e.g. cheetahs which might have been there. The reserves did not have the 'wildness' of e.g. the Masai Mara. We had no problems at all with our bookings and ExpertAfrica are to be congratluated on this and all other aspects.

I stayed at and have reviewed:

Place	Overall rating
Terra Africa, Namibia 15-May-2009 review: Safari tour first night stopover	Poor
Bagatelle Kalahari Game Ranch, Namibia 16-May-2009 review: Relaxed tourist ranch with fair safari drive.	Good
Sossus Dune Lodge, Namibia 17-May-2009 review: Dramatic desert plain scenery	Excellent
Sam's Giardino, Namibia 20-May-2009 review: Unusual stay in drab coastal town	Good
Mowani Mountain Camp, Namibia 22-May-2009 review: 'Out of Africa' views	Excellent
Hobatere Lodge, Namibia 24-May-2009 review: Out-of-the-way lodge in interesting reserve.	Good
Ongava Tented Camp, Namibia 26-May-2009 review: Best in our trip for wild life.	Excellent
Ongava Lodge, Namibia 27-May-2009 review: High class lodge in good game area	Excellent
Mushara Lodge, Namibia 28-May-2009 review: Lovely quiet relaxing place.	Excellent
Okonjima Main Camp, Namibia 30-May-2009 review: Conservation view of big game	Excellent