Travel reviews by Ms S & Mr D - South

A fantastic second trip to Namibia

On this trip, I visited Namibia between 16-Oct-2011 and 6-Nov-2011 and I travelled with 1 other person.

This was our second trip to Namibia with Expert Africa. After booking a standard itinerary last year, we developed a tailor made itinerary this year by researching lodges/locations on this website and with Gwynneth's support. We initially had difficulty getting the accommodation that we wanted on some nights. Gwynneth was extremely persistent in following up on resorts where we were waitlisted, so that in the end we managed to stay at our preferred choice for all but one location.

We thoroughly enjoyed this holiday and pretty much all aspects met or exceeded our expectations. We would have no hesitation recommending Expert Africa to anyone else considering travelling to Namibia.

Suggestions to help us improve our trips or our service:

Sever all ties with Doro Nawas

I stayed at and have reviewed:

Place	Overall rating
Monte Bello Guesthouse, Namibia 17-Oct-2011 review: Monte Bello Guesthouse review	Excellent
Central Lodge, Namibia 18-Oct-2011 review: Central Lodge review	Average
Canyon Lodge, Namibia 19-Oct-2011 review: Canyon Lodge review	Good
Eagle's Nest, Namibia 21-Oct-2011 review: Actually we stayed at Desert Horse Inn!	Good
Dabis Guest Farm, Namibia 23-Oct-2011 review: Dabis Guest Farm review	Excellent
Barchan Dune Retreat, Namibia 24-Oct-2011 review: Barchan Dune Retreat review	Excellent
Sam's Giardino, Namibia 25-Oct-2011 review: Sam's Giardino review	Good
Doro Nawas, Namibia 28-Oct-2011 review: Doro Nawas review	Terrible
Dolomite Camp, Namibia 30-Oct-2011 review: Dolomite Camp review	Excellent
Okaukuejo Camp, Namibia 1-Nov-2011 review: Okaukuejo Camp review	Good
Mushara Bush Camp, Namibia 2-Nov-2011 review: Mushara Bush Camp review	Good
Waterberg Wilderness Lodge, Namibia 4-Nov-2011 review: Waterberg Wilderness Lodge review	Excellent

My Oct 2010 trip

On this trip, I visited Namibia between 18-Oct-2010 and 28-Oct-2010 and I travelled with 1 other person.

We thoroughly enjoyed our holiday and both feel that it is one of the best holidays that we have taken in years.

The trip was very well organised and Sabina and Gwynneth were both helpful in providing information and responding to my questions.

The written information that we received prior to departure seemed a little over the top. However, we read through it diligently and followed Expert Africa's advice on most things. We felt well prepared and our trip was trouble free.

We'd been planning to go to Namibia for many years, after a previous trip was cancelled at the last minute. We thought that this trip would cross Namibia off our "list". The trip was so fantastic that Namibia remains firmly on the "list" and we are keen to return to explore other parts of the country.

Suggestions to help us improve our trips or our service:

I feel that it would be useful if Expert Africa could give some more guidance as to the petrol costs (or number of litres) associated with each trip. We knew that we would have to pay for petrol in cash and may not have access to ATMs for much of the trip. I made my own estimate that our petrol costs should be somewhere betwen NAD 1,100-1,400. We came in at just under NAD 1,000, so I wasn't too far off.

I realise that this may difficult as it will depend upon the type of car hired and to what extend people extend their mileage by deviating from the primary route.

I stayed at and have reviewed:

Place	Overall rating
Elegant Guesthouse, Namibia 19-Oct-2010 review: Elegant Guesthouse	Excellent
Bullsport Guest Farm, Namibia 20-Oct-2010 review: Bullsport Guest Farm	Good
Desert Homestead, Namibia 22-Oct-2010 review: Desert Homestead review	Excellent
Sam's Giardino, Namibia 24-Oct-2010 review: Sam's Giardino review	Excellent
Eningu Clayhouse, Namibia 26-Oct-2010 review: Eningu Clayhouse review	Poor