Reviews of Pioneer Camp
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Pioneer Camp Review
Transfers were good.
We were provided with inferior accommodation to what was booked due to an error. Although clean it was very basic and not of a standard we would normally book. The manager was very apologetic about the error and he is still in discussion with Expert Africa about this matter.
Strange service with the food which had be pre-ordered at check in and when we were called to the table the food already sitting there getting cold.
Expert Africa comments
The owner of Pioneer Camp responded to this feedback with the following comments and offered a ful refund for the nights stay:
There was an unfortunate error that lead to these travellers being booked into a chalet which we would never normally use for Expert Africa travellers. We are looking into the fault of this to ensure it doesn't happen again.
Our current way of service is that we bring the dinner out then call the guests to the table. Sometimes if people are engaged in conversation we will keep it in the warmer until they are ready. It is a very valid point that the dinner may become cold in the mean time, I shall look into changing the order of service to avoid this from happening.
Handy stop-over
Very obliging owner, Paul, checked us in for our flight again.
Nicer room and less cold than last year.
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A cheerful place for 1 night stop before flying back to UK. Our 4th visit and Paul continues to expand the number and comfort of the chalets.
There is now good light and the bathrooms are enormous. Food remains indifferent with little choice, simple quality and breakfast only just provided in time for flight.
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Quick transfer, enjoyable evening, good nights sleep before the flight home.
Thankyou to Paul and all the staff at Pioneer.
Pioneer Camp review
It's a good basic camp with simple food. They seem to have improved their paths and lighting since we last stayed. Good improvement!
Read more about the whole tripVery comfortable and convenient to the airpor
An excellent place to stay before flying out to london
Read more about the whole tripPioneer Camp review
Pioneer gave a very comfortable, clean and safe stopping point before and after my safari in South Luangwa.
Efficient transfers (22mins), Paul(manager) and Alfred(assistant) are friendly and helpful. The steaks are good and the breakfast more than adequate.
Pioneer is not 5 star, but it does not advertise as so. This is a bridge into Africa and a easing back down to earth after any up market trip into South Luangwa. In any case if you want a 5 star hotel in Lusaka - good luck!
Paul also arranges on line check in.
No fuss here, straight forward accommodation, retain the look and feel of Africa.
Sometimes, some interesting clients, if you're sociable by nature, even more reason to stay. If you want to shut yourself away then head for the concrete jungle of Lusaka!
Thank you to everyone at Pioneer, striving to improve even further.
OK for 1 night by airport
Paul meets and greets well and is helpful with the online checkin process. He has extended this to 12 cabins and improved the lighting throughout. A glass in the bedroom would help with pill-taking.
Dinner remains uninspired in choice and standard, and it needs more light sitting outside. Breakfast needs a big push to get it on the table on time.
Pioneer Camp review
A single night stay to catch the early morning BA flight back to the UK. 30 minute transfer from Lusaka airport, and a warm welcome from Paul. It's unfair to compare Pioneer with the camps in the Luangwa - Pioneer serves a very different purpose, but it's a nice gradual re-emergence back into what passes for civilisation!
Paul helped with online check-in the night before the flight. Lovely Chitenge area, friendly dogs milling around, and a great evening meal and breakfast followed by an early morning transfer back to Lusaka airport for the flight home. Very relaxed atmosphere.
Pioneer Camp
A good choice for a positioning night before the early morning flight to London the next day. The staff were friendly and helpful - Paul the manager volunteered to check us in for our flight without being asked.
Our only criticism was that we would not have described our chalet as 'Luxury', compared with what we had been used to for ten days in the Luangwa valley.
The transfers from and back to the airport were efficient.
We have always believed that acting responsibly is the only way to approach tourism and we're one of
the few companies to hold AITO's original coveted 5-star status for responsible tourism. It's a lead
that others are now following.
