361 holiday reviews from our travellers of holidays which include Lusaka area.
Ms L & Mr A
London
"My Aug 2019 trip"
I visited Zambia between 23 Aug 2019 and 2 Sep 2019
"Met all expectations (i had done the holiday in 2015 and wanted to bring my husband who just loved it!)
Suggestions to help us improve our trips or our service:
As you probably know I have used Expert Africa for all my sub-Saharan holidays and where possible booked through Claire as she knows exactly what i am after!" Read full review: 10 nights in Africa; 10 on a Zambia safari
Suggestions to help us improve our trips or our service:
As you probably know I have used Expert Africa for all my sub-Saharan holidays and where possible booked through Claire as she knows exactly what i am after!" Read full review: 10 nights in Africa; 10 on a Zambia safari
Overall trip
Excellent
Dr D.
Oxfordshire
"August safari adventure 2019"
I visited Malawi and 1 other country between 10 Aug 2019 and 22 Aug 2019
"The couple running the Lodge were new and I think need to learn a bit more about other possibilities but very welcoming.
Suggestions to help us improve our trips or our service:
No, I think you have good knowledge and are very helpful as when flight was cancelled at short notice" Read full review: 12 nights in Africa; 4 on a Malawi trip
Suggestions to help us improve our trips or our service:
No, I think you have good knowledge and are very helpful as when flight was cancelled at short notice" Read full review: 12 nights in Africa; 4 on a Malawi trip
Overall trip
Good
Mrs K.
London
"July 2019 South Luangwa"
I visited Zambia between 21 Jul 2019 and 31 Jul 2019
"Zambia and the South Luangwa exceeded our expectations. This has been our favourite family holiday (agreed by all 4 of us!)
The two camps we stayed in, Lion Camp, and Chinzombo, were both fantastic.
We enjoyed the remoteness of Lion Camp and the scenery in that area of the park. It was nice to stay in two different locations within the South Luangwa. Chinzombo is a luxury camp, but so too is Lion Camp, which has recently been refurbished." Read full review: 10 nights in Africa; 7 on a Zambia safari
The two camps we stayed in, Lion Camp, and Chinzombo, were both fantastic.
We enjoyed the remoteness of Lion Camp and the scenery in that area of the park. It was nice to stay in two different locations within the South Luangwa. Chinzombo is a luxury camp, but so too is Lion Camp, which has recently been refurbished." Read full review: 10 nights in Africa; 7 on a Zambia safari
Overall trip
Excellent
The B family
Swindon
"Amazing trip to Zambia"
I visited Zambia between 20 Jul 2019 and 6 Aug 2019
"The trip was wonderful, very well organised and planned.
Our special requests were all noted and fed through to the camps which made us feel very special. Thank you
We loved Mchenja and Chongwe camps and although the treehouse at Flatdogs is totally unique, the experience does not quite match the other 2 camps.
Our suggestion would be to stay at Flatdogs first, outside the park before moving into the much quieter and exclusive inner park.
We loved being asked to record our wildlife sightings." Read full review: 17 nights in Africa; 13 on a Zambia safari
Our special requests were all noted and fed through to the camps which made us feel very special. Thank you
We loved Mchenja and Chongwe camps and although the treehouse at Flatdogs is totally unique, the experience does not quite match the other 2 camps.
Our suggestion would be to stay at Flatdogs first, outside the park before moving into the much quieter and exclusive inner park.
We loved being asked to record our wildlife sightings." Read full review: 17 nights in Africa; 13 on a Zambia safari
Overall trip
Excellent
Two Travellers
UK
"Zambia 2019"
I visited Zambia between 20 Jul 2019 and 4 Aug 2019
"This was a fantastic trip - many thanks to Claire.
The remoteness we experienced in North Luangwa in particular, and the quality of the guiding plus the lack of other vehicles in all the places we visited, were really very special indeed.
Walking in the bush, particularly with Remote Africa, was both immersive and addictive and coupled with the smaller, rustic nature of the camps we stayed at throughout the holiday has very much whetted our appetites for more!" Read full review: 15 nights in Africa; 13 on a Zambia safari
The remoteness we experienced in North Luangwa in particular, and the quality of the guiding plus the lack of other vehicles in all the places we visited, were really very special indeed.
Walking in the bush, particularly with Remote Africa, was both immersive and addictive and coupled with the smaller, rustic nature of the camps we stayed at throughout the holiday has very much whetted our appetites for more!" Read full review: 15 nights in Africa; 13 on a Zambia safari
Overall trip
Excellent
Mr & Mrs S
Peyia,
"Brilliant, exceptional, fantastic."
I visited Zambia between 18 Jul 2019 and 4 Aug 2019
"A safari has always been on our bucket list and we are so glad we chose Zambia and with the help of Expert Africa we couldn't have asked for more - the whole experience was exceptional. We always said we did not want to feel like we had had a day out at Chester Zoo / Whipsnade Safari park - --and we can categorically state that we did not! Everything was perfect, and exceeded our expectations.
The initial call to Expert Africa made us feel like a customer dealing with a company that cared about what we wanted to achieve from the holiday. All the lodges we stayed at were superb, it was luxury in the bush. The game viewing was second to none, not only all the "big animal" but also some very interesting smaller ones (elephant shrew, honey badgers, porcupines, mongoose).
A perfect holiday that we will talk about for a very long time, thank you." Read full review: 17 nights in Africa; 14 on a Zambia safari
The initial call to Expert Africa made us feel like a customer dealing with a company that cared about what we wanted to achieve from the holiday. All the lodges we stayed at were superb, it was luxury in the bush. The game viewing was second to none, not only all the "big animal" but also some very interesting smaller ones (elephant shrew, honey badgers, porcupines, mongoose).
A perfect holiday that we will talk about for a very long time, thank you." Read full review: 17 nights in Africa; 14 on a Zambia safari
Overall trip
Excellent
Mr & Mrs VV-G
Belgium
"Kafue and North Luangwa : an advisable recipe"
I visited Zambia between 16 Jul 2019 and 28 Jul 2019
"Mixing Kafue with North Luangwa creates a diversity , making the te trip very entertaining.
Suggestions to help us improve our trips or our service:
Give Kafue a chance …." Read full review: 12 nights in Africa; 10 on a Zambia safari
Suggestions to help us improve our trips or our service:
Give Kafue a chance …." Read full review: 12 nights in Africa; 10 on a Zambia safari
Overall trip
Excellent
Mr & Mrs L
Ilkley
"Our July 2019 trip"
I visited Zambia between 4 Jul 2019 and 18 Jul 2019
"From start to finish our trip was wonderful, and the start is as always with the planning. Amanda Bond was extremely helpful and effiecient all the way through, and couldn't have done any more to make our trip the success it was.
We also found Tours Africa who provided all our road transfers to be very efficient and friendly and reliable, always keeping us informed and also always on time.
Lattitude15 as reported, we found had it's limitations but Tafika was as fantastic as ever.
We look forward to starting to plan our next trip.
Suggestions to help us improve our trips or our service:
We cannot think of any way in which you could improve what seems to us to be already the best!" Read full review: 14 nights in Africa; 12 on a Zambia safari
We also found Tours Africa who provided all our road transfers to be very efficient and friendly and reliable, always keeping us informed and also always on time.
Lattitude15 as reported, we found had it's limitations but Tafika was as fantastic as ever.
We look forward to starting to plan our next trip.
Suggestions to help us improve our trips or our service:
We cannot think of any way in which you could improve what seems to us to be already the best!" Read full review: 14 nights in Africa; 12 on a Zambia safari
Overall trip
Excellent
D & S
NZ
"Safari in Zambia"
I visited Zambia between 3 Jul 2019 and 23 Jul 2019
"Our entire time in Zambia was on safaris, walking as much as possible. We were very happy with the choice of camps , and we had a brilliant time.
We particularly enjoyed the small camps, especially when their atmosphere is informal. We were very happy at Kutali to see Luke speaking Nyanja with the staff.
We are uncomfortable with the post-colonial formality and unnecessary sophistication of food and lodging in wilderness situations; to us they feel like a perpetuation of psychological exploitation. But we love the skill and enthusiasm of the guides and the observation of all features of the environment.
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I used the website and Bradt books a great deal in research." Read full review: 20 nights in Africa; 19 on a Zambia safari
We particularly enjoyed the small camps, especially when their atmosphere is informal. We were very happy at Kutali to see Luke speaking Nyanja with the staff.
We are uncomfortable with the post-colonial formality and unnecessary sophistication of food and lodging in wilderness situations; to us they feel like a perpetuation of psychological exploitation. But we love the skill and enthusiasm of the guides and the observation of all features of the environment.
Suggestions to help us improve our trips or our service:
I used the website and Bradt books a great deal in research." Read full review: 20 nights in Africa; 19 on a Zambia safari
Overall trip
Excellent
Donaldsons
ADK, NY
"3 generations of family experience old Africa"
I visited Zambia between 26 Jun 2019 and 5 Jul 2019
"For 3 of our children and spouses, and 5 grandchildren, our return to Africa after our trip in 2005 was the trip of a lifetime. The camps were wonderful, the guides professional, the food excellent, the animal sighting spectacular. BUT....I would be negligent if I didn't mention our trip to a local village. Our children and grandchildren have grown up in U.S. "bubbles"....knowing intellectually that the whole world was not like their worlds, but not really understanding what that meant in their guts.
Our children watched our grandchildren play a game of football (soccer) with the village kids, sing and dance with the village folks, and simply see where and how these people live.....no electricity, no running water, no cell phones.
The smiles on both sides were something our kids and grandkids will always remember. Perhaps happiness isn't about money and possessions after all?
Suggestions to help us improve our trips or our service:
Nope....our second time using you and we would absolutely do so again." Read full review: 9 nights in Africa; 7 on a Zambia safari
Our children watched our grandchildren play a game of football (soccer) with the village kids, sing and dance with the village folks, and simply see where and how these people live.....no electricity, no running water, no cell phones.
The smiles on both sides were something our kids and grandkids will always remember. Perhaps happiness isn't about money and possessions after all?
Suggestions to help us improve our trips or our service:
Nope....our second time using you and we would absolutely do so again." Read full review: 9 nights in Africa; 7 on a Zambia safari
Overall trip
Excellent
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