Travel reviews by Dr & Mrs L from Lyndhurst
Review Distribution
Total number of trips
2
Countries visited
4
Lodges stayed in
8
Excursions taken
0
My Sep 2022 trip
South Africa between 25 Sep 2022 and 10 Oct 2022
"We had a wonderful trip.
Apart from transport issue on final leg arrangements went as planned"
Apart from transport issue on final leg arrangements went as planned"
Arranged By Tracy Lederer
The Plettenberg
"The Plettenberg review"
4 nights
Arrived
26 Sep 2022
Good
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good
Location
Excellent
Service
Good
Facilities
Good
Rooms
Excellent
Food
Average
Samara Karoo Lodge
"Samara Karoo Lodge review"
3 nights
Arrived
30 Sep 2022
"Very pleasant helpful staff.
Excellent food; great ranger."
Excellent food; great ranger."
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent
Location
Excellent
Service
Excellent
Activities
Excellent
Rooms
Good
Food
Excellent
Sightings report
Shamwari Bayethe Lodge
"Shamwari Bayethe Lodge review"
3 nights
Arrived
3 Oct 2022
"Very modern, excellent accommodation.
Very helpful staff. Superb guide.
Wonderful surprise lunch in the bush."
Very helpful staff. Superb guide.
Wonderful surprise lunch in the bush."
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent
Location
Excellent
Service
Excellent
Activities
Excellent
Rooms
Excellent
Food
Good
Sightings report
Kwandwe Great Fish River Lodge
"Kwandwe Great Fish River Lodge review"
3 nights
Arrived
6 Oct 2022
"Very nice accommodation with lovely views.
Excellent ranger and tracker who made a great effort to see a leopard. We succeeded but very poor view from about 80yards.
We were very fortunate to be invited to the assessment of a chef and were able to enjoy a superb tasting menu.
Breakfast not up to standard of other lodges.
Very lucky to see lion mating."
Excellent ranger and tracker who made a great effort to see a leopard. We succeeded but very poor view from about 80yards.
We were very fortunate to be invited to the assessment of a chef and were able to enjoy a superb tasting menu.
Breakfast not up to standard of other lodges.
Very lucky to see lion mating."
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent
Location
Excellent
Service
Good
Activities
Excellent
Rooms
Excellent
Food
Good
Sightings report
A wonderful trip
Botswana and 2 other countries between 1 Nov 2010 and 13 Nov 2010
"We had fantastic safaris and a great trip to Victoria Falls where we would recommend the helicopter ride.
All the arrangements went like clockwork and the transfers were all on time and the staff excellent.
Thank you Expert Africa for making it so enjoyable and trouble free we will certainly recommend you to our friends.
Suggestions to help us improve our trips or our service:
We were happy with your service and have no specific comments."
All the arrangements went like clockwork and the transfers were all on time and the staff excellent.
Thank you Expert Africa for making it so enjoyable and trouble free we will certainly recommend you to our friends.
Suggestions to help us improve our trips or our service:
We were happy with your service and have no specific comments."
Jaci's Safari Lodge
"superb visit to Jaci's lodge"
3 nights
Arrived
2 Nov 2010
"We found the whole experience at Jaci's excellent. Wewere most impresed at the way all the guides in Medikwe shared sightings of the animals and informed each other of exciting finds. Our guide Johan was terrific and we even managed to see the wild dogs which was a real treat in addition to several sightings of the lions. We found the watering hole with it's viewing point superb and were able to sit watching Elephants swimming, giraffes drinking and anhinga fishing. The staff were all extremely helpful and pleasant. We could not have wished for a better start to our safari holiday, and would certainly recommend this camp and Madijwe to anyone."
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent
Location
Excellent
Service
Excellent
Activities
Excellent
Rooms
Excellent
Food
Excellent
Facilities
Excellent
Lodge not featured by Expert Africa
Muchenje Safari Lodge
"Muchenje Safari Lodge review"
3 nights
Arrived
5 Nov 2010
"We thoroughly enjoyed Muchenje which provided a different environment to Jaci's and our room had magnificent views over The Chobe river.The multitude of Hippos both on land and in the water were spectacular.We also managed to see large numbers of giraffe zebra and elephants and the lovely little Warthogs. We saw lions twice but had to leave them too quickly because the park closed at 19.00 hrs. We feel that it should remain open for a further hour like camps in SA. We felt the food left room for improvement."
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent
Location
Excellent
Service
Excellent
Activities
Excellent
Rooms
Excellent
Food
Average
Facilities
Excellent
Chobe Princesses
"Ichobezi Houseboats review"
2 nights
Arrived
8 Nov 2010
"Ichobezi was great. It provided an excellent relaxing contrast to getting up at 5.00 am for game drives !! Our guide was excellent and we even managed to catch three Tiger fish despite not being fishermen.The food was superb."
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent
Location
Excellent
Service
Excellent
Activities
Excellent
Rooms
Excellent
Food
Excellent
Facilities
Excellent
Avani Victoria Falls
"Zambezi Sun review"
2 nights
Arrived
10 Nov 2010
"We enjoyed our stay at the Zambesi Sun. We chose it instead of The Royal Livingstone because we thought it would be more fun and so it proved to be. We enjoyed sitting by the pool listening to the african band.Unfortunately the evening buffet was expensive and very poor quality."
Good
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good
Location
Excellent
Service
Good
Facilities
Good
Rooms
Excellent
Food
Poor
Breakfast on the terrace excellent but Evening meal not good.
However very nice restaurants for evening meal very good taxi service.
Overall a very pleasant stay"