Travel reviews by The P family from Sheffield
My Jul 2012 trip
On this trip, I visited Tanzania & Zanzibar between 24-Jul-2012 and 8-Aug-2012 and I travelled with 5 other people.
Excellent
A great safari/beach holiday. Excellent organisation and advice throughout from Expert Africa. We will certainly book with Expert on our next Africa trip.
PS - our driver Stanford at Ngorongora could not have been more helpful and knowledgeable - he gave us a real insight into the local culture and traditions and coped admirably with three very long days.
The transfers in Zanzibar were the opposite. The driver meeting us in Stonetown barely said hello and never said a word during the 80 minute drive to Baraza. The return trip back to Stonetown was not much better (although we were picked up at 4am!). We were dropped off at Stonetown airport with no offer of assistance to discover we had to wait over an hour before the Coastal desk opened. It would have helped if the driver had shown us where to wait and warned us that we were early - Stonetown airport is not exactly Heathrow T5!
I stayed at and have reviewed:
| Place | Overall rating |
|---|---|
| Beho Beho, Tanzania 25-Jul-2012 review: Beho Beho review |
Excellent |
| The Manor, Tanzania 30-Jul-2012 review: The Manor review |
Excellent |
| Baraza Resort & Spa, Zanzibar 3-Aug-2012 review: Baraza Resort & Spa review |
Excellent |
Expert Africa were absolutely brilliant
On this trip, I visited Malawi & Zambia between 5-Aug-2009 and 21-Aug-2009 and I travelled with 4 other people.
Excellent
Anna was extremely knowledgeable and very efficient in organising our trip. She dealt very patiently with all our queries and requests and clearly knew Zambia inside out. As a result our whole holiday went like clockwork. We would definitely be very happy to recommend Expert Africa and Anna Devereux-Baker to anyone planning a trip to Africa and we will certainly use them for our next Africam adventure.
Suggestions for improvements:
None
I stayed at and have reviewed:
| Place | Overall rating |
|---|---|
| Royal Livingstone Hotel, Zambia 6-Aug-2009 review: A wonderful 'colonial' atmosphere |
Excellent |
| Kapani Lodge, Zambia 9-Aug-2009 review: Wonderful game viewing from Kapani |
Excellent |
| Mchenja Bushcamp, Zambia 13-Aug-2009 review: A truly magical setting on the river |
Excellent |
| Pumulani, Malawi 15-Aug-2009 review: Pumulani was a revelation |
Excellent |
We have always believed that acting responsibly is the only way to approach tourism and we're one of
the few companies to hold AITO's original coveted 5-star status for responsible tourism. It's a lead
that others are now following.
