Travel reviews by Mr & Mrs S - Godstone

The Trip Overall

On this trip, I visited Namibia between 7-Oct-2011 and 27-Oct-2011 and I travelled with 1 other person.

We have a excellent adventure through Namibia, it was our first time driving in Africa but we did not experience any problems. The trip went like clockwork and we do not have any issues at all with any part of the package assempled by the Namibian team at Expert Africa.

I have created a travelogue of our experience which can be viewed at http://www.photosnapshot.co.uk/Pages/Nam2011Log_1.aspx

When I go back to Africa I know who my first port of call will be to.

Suggestions to help us improve our trips or our service:

The Dolomite Camp is about 100km from the nearest petrol station at Kamanjab, if guests have travelled from Okaukuejo and are spending a few days doing their own safari in the Dolomite area it's possible they may not have sufficeint fuel to make it to Kamanjab, they should be made aware of the potential problem. I was allowed out of the gate to get some fuel without problem.

We did have a bit of a difficult journey in our Toyota Corolla between Uis and Grootberg, the reason was because of the exceptional rains they had in Namibia the previous wet season part of the road was washed away and I had to traverse the uneven river bed for part of the journey filled with big stones. Fortunately I only hit bottom a couple of times but I suspect someone with limited driving experience may have got into difficuty. I don't think a 4 wheel drive is requires but a high base car would have been more appropriate.

Hope this helps.

I stayed at and have reviewed:

Place	Overall rating
Olive Grove, Namibia 8-Oct-2011 review: Olive Grove review	Good
Central Guest House, Namibia 9-Oct-2011 review: Central Guest House review	Good
Brandberg White Lady Lodge, Namibia 12-Oct-2011 review: Brandberg White Lady Lodge review	Average
Grootberg Lodge, Namibia 13-Oct-2011 review: Grootberg Lodge review	Excellent
Dolomite Camp, Namibia 14-Oct-2011 review: Dolomite Camp review	Excellent
Okaukuejo Camp, Namibia 18-Oct-2011 review: Okaukuejo Camp review	Good
Namutoni Camp, Namibia 20-Oct-2011 review: Namutoni Camp review	Good
Halali Camp, Namibia 22-Oct-2011 review: Halali Camp review	Average
Okaukuejo Camp, Namibia 24-Oct-2011 review: Okaukuejo Camp review	Good
Olive Grove, Namibia 25-Oct-2011 review: Olive Grove review	Good

My 2010 Tanzanian Holiday

On this trip, I visited Tanzania & Zanzibar between 11-Feb-2010 and 28-Feb-2010 and I travelled with 1 other person.

The trip to Tanzania went smoothly without a hitch and fully met with our expectations, thanks to the organisation from Expert Africa (They live up to their name).

I have compiled a travelogue which details the trip in full and this can be found on my website.

www.photosnapshot.co.uk.

Take a look, you may find some useful information, especially if you are planning a trip to this vicinity.

Would I travel with this company again - of course !


Suggestions to help us improve our trips or our service:

None that I can think of - Thanks again Expert Africa

I stayed at and have reviewed:

Place	Overall rating
Lake Manze Adventure Camp, Tanzania 12-Feb-2010 review: Green Season Safari in Selous	Excellent
Mdonya Old River Camp, Tanzania 15-Feb-2010 review: Green Season Safari in Ruaha	Excellent
Shooting Star Lodge, Zanzibar 19-Feb-2010 review: Shooting Star Lodge Review	Excellent
Ocean Paradise 23-Feb-2010 review: Ocean Paradise	Excellent
Dhow Palace Hotel, Zanzibar 26-Feb-2010 review: Dhow Palace Hotel review	Average