Travel reviews by Mr C & Mrs M - Cheshire

My Aug 2011 trip

On this trip, I visited Namibia & Zimbabwe between 28-Aug-2011 and 23-Sep-2011 and I travelled with 1 other person.

The trip as a whole was wonderful. Everything went smoothly despite being in Africa!!

Driving in Namibia is really straightforward and the distances were not a problem at all.
Everybody very friendly.

We went mainly for the scenery and landscapes and were not disappointed.

Suggestions to help us improve our trips or our service:

We stopped at Tsumeb by chance which was a lovely town. Maybe you could make suggestions to your clients for 1 or 2 hr stops in nice places along their route to wander around or for lunch.

I know we needed to stop at / near Swakopmund because of length of journey from Sossus to Kipwe but apart from the kayaking which we enjoyed the town did nothing for us. So easy to be wise after the event but 1 night here and an extra one at Wolwedans or Okonjima would have been a much better use of time for us.

I stayed at and have reviewed:

Place	Overall rating
Olive Grove, Namibia 29-Aug-2011 review: Very Friendly and comfortable hotel	Excellent
Bagatelle Kalahari Game Ranch, Namibia 30-Aug-2011 review: Fantastic Location	Excellent
Canyon Lodge, Namibia 31-Aug-2011 review: Life among the boulders	Good
Wolwedans Dune Camp, Namibia 2-Sep-2011 review: Simply the best	Excellent
Sossus Dune Lodge, Namibia 4-Sep-2011 review: Great to be in the park	Good
Sam's Giardino, Namibia 6-Sep-2011 review: Good but quirky	Good
Camp Kipwe, Namibia 8-Sep-2011 review: Great spot for desert adapted elephants.	Excellent
Desert Rhino Camp, Namibia 10-Sep-2011 review: Remote or what!	Excellent
Okaukuejo Camp, Namibia 12-Sep-2011 review: Great waterhole for game viewing.	Good
Mushara Bush Camp, Namibia 13-Sep-2011 review: A lovely camp with lots of walks.	Excellent
Okonjima Bush Camp, Namibia 14-Sep-2011 review: This camp has everything.	Excellent
Olive Grove, Namibia 15-Sep-2011 review: Wow!	Excellent
Somalisa Camp, Zimbabwe 16-Sep-2011 review: Great for elephants.	Average
Ilala Lodge, Zimbabwe 20-Sep-2011 review: Great small atmospheric hotel	Excellent