Travel reviews by Mr & Mrs M from Hampshire

One of the best!

On this trip, I visited Zimbabwe between 17-Sep-2011 and 28-Sep-2011 and I travelled with 1 other person.

This was our sixteenth trip to Africa and has been one of the most enjoyable. We love Zimbabwe and given the chance would certainly go back.

We have travelled several times with Expert Africa and would always recommend them to anyone planning a safari. Everything worked smoothly and without a hitch. The mixture of bush camps and lodges worked very well for us. We enjoyed meeting all the staff and guests and sharing experiences past and present.

Thank you to everyone involved, especially Claire and Chris.

Suggestions to help us improve our trips or our service:

Perhaps the Painted Dog Conservation Centre could be included in the brochure as a possible activity. They rely very largely on donations, and tourists could provide a valuable addition to their income. Local children stay for a week free of charge but children from private schools and schools farther afield pay.

Incidentally, for information, on the outward flight bags were checked straight through to Vic Falls without reclaiming at Johannesburg but on the way back it was clear we had to reclaim at Johannesburg and check them in again for Heathrow.

I stayed at and have reviewed:

Place	Overall rating
Somalisa Camp, Zimbabwe 18-Sep-2011 review: First stop - Somalisa Camp	Good
Bumi Hills Safari Lodge, Zimbabwe 21-Sep-2011 review: Return to Bumi	Excellent
Kanga Bush Camp, Zimbabwe 23-Sep-2011 review: A real surprise!	Excellent
Victoria Falls Safari Lodge, Zimbabwe 26-Sep-2011 review: Interesting and mixed experience	Good

Back to Zambia

On this trip, I visited Zambia between 4-Nov-2009 and 14-Nov-2009 and I travelled with 1 other person.

Our safari was efficiently and thoughtfully organised by Anna and the whole trip worked very smoothly. We were particularly impressed by Joseph and his colleague who met us at Lusaka as soon as we were off the plane. He saw us through visa control and security and stayed with us until we boarded for Mfuwe. He was there again for the return journey. This made such a difference to us when trying to negotiate an unfamiliar airport.

We perhaps would not choose to go to Zambia again at this time of year, due to the extreme heat and humidity. Tsetse flies were a problem, however the locations, the people and the animals more than made up for any discomfort.

Thank you to Anna for all her hard work and best wishes to the team at Expert Africa. See you at Destinations!

Suggestions to help us improve our trips or our service:

You are EXPERT Africa - we are unable to think of anything you could do to improve your service - apart from perhaps covering Kenya?!

I stayed at and have reviewed:

Place	Overall rating
Mchenja Bushcamp, Zambia 5-Nov-2009 review: First visit to Mchenja	Good
Tafika, Zambia 8-Nov-2009 review: Return to Tafika	Excellent
Taj Pamodzi Hotel, Zambia 13-Nov-2009 review: Taj - a great end to a safari	Excellent