Travel reviews by Mr & Mrs C from Bristol

Southern Tanzania Safari

On this trip, I visited Tanzania between 26-Jan-2013 and 8-Feb-2013 and I travelled with 1 other person.

Fantastic! The opportunity to stay in 2 different parks (Ruaha and Selous) was very good, as they have a quite different feel to them and also different weather. Going at low season was beneficial to us as we received more personal attention than if we were just part of a crowd. It also meant that there were not loads of other safari vehicles at a sighting.

We did experience some rainfall in both parks, though more in Ruaha, but this did not unduly affect our activities and did not present a problem. We had some excellent sightings even though the bush was green and leafy, and it was actually quite good to have them scattered throughout the parks rather than being all in one place next to a water hole.

Both camps were excellent, in their different ways.

Can't wait to go again!

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I stayed at and have reviewed:

Place	Overall rating
Mwagusi Safari Camp, Tanzania 27-Jan-2013 review: Mwagusi Safari Camp Review	Excellent
Beho Beho, Tanzania 31-Jan-2013 review: Beho Beho review	Excellent
Oyster Bay, Tanzania 7-Feb-2013 review: Oyster Bay Review	Excellent

Okavango holiday

On this trip, I visited Botswana between 1-Nov-2009 and 13-Nov-2009 and I travelled with 1 other person.

The trip overall was a fantastic experience of pure escapism into a luxurious safari world, free from mobile phones and the internet.

Every request was granted: if we wanted a boat trip, we had a boat trip; a walk in the bush, and one was arranged. We had some excellent sightings of lions and leopard, although the wild dogs and cheetah were hiding on this occasion. Two big thunderstorms added to the excitement of the trip!

We greatly appreciate the expertise of Expert Africa in advising and organising the details of the trip which we enjoyed without any hassle whatsoever! Definitely an experience for the discerning tourist.

I stayed at and have reviewed:

Place	Overall rating
Selinda Camp, Botswana 2-Nov-2009 review: Selinda Camp review	Excellent
Mapula Lodge, Botswana 5-Nov-2009 review: Mapula Lodge review	Good
Shinde Camp, Botswana 8-Nov-2009 review: Shinde Camp review	Excellent
Royal Tree Lodge, Botswana 11-Nov-2009 review: Motsentsela Tree Lodge review	Excellent