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Chikoko Tree Camp
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Chikoko Tree Camp
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Chikoko Tree Camp

Reviews of Chikoko Tree Camp

Wildlife sightings and reviews

119 independent comments and wildlife information from our travellers who have visited Chikoko Tree Camp and kindly agreed to share their thoughts. They do not necessarily represent the views of Expert Africa

Wildlife sightings by our travellers
Starting in Jun-2018, 23 of our travellers have recorded their wildlife sightings at Chikoko Tree Camp.
Lion

52% success

Leopard

5% success

Wild dog

30% success

Hippo

96% success

Elephant

91% success

Buffalo

87% success

Giraffe

86% success

Zebra

83% success

Spotted Hyena

24% success

Wildebeest

19% success

Roan antelope

15% success

Eland

14% success

Pangolin

5% success

Sable antelope

5% success

Aardvark

0% success

Showing 11-20 of 119
Duration
Arrival date
Mr A.
United Kingdom

"Chikoko Tree Camp review"

2 nights Arrived 19 Aug 2022
"A lovely camp with very comfortable lodges set on two levels. The bread and cakes in particular able to be prepared in the bush were superb. The walks gave us an excellent opportunity to get to understand more of the entire ecosystem within the bush." See all these reviews: 9n in Zambia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Good
Facilities:
Excellent
Sightings Report

Buffalo

10 sightings

Elephant

10 sightings

Giraffe

10 sightings

Hippo

10 sightings

Zebra

10 sightings

Mr & Mrs F
Maidstone

"Chikoko Tree Camp review"

3 nights Arrived 15 Jul 2022
"Really good guiding and hosting. Wonderful room with a great view.

Only negative was the number of bees making breakfast an obstacle course rather than a relaxed delight!

We thoroughly enjoyed Levi's stories and Sasson's fire starting skills were most impressive. We enjoyed our kitchen tour almost as much as the local honey badger!

Padson does an amazing job and gave us a warm welcome!" See all these reviews: 12n in Zambia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Sightings Report

Buffalo

Multiple sightings

Elephant

Multiple sightings

Giraffe

Multiple sightings

Hippo

Multiple sightings

Lion

1 sighting

Wildebeest

Multiple sightings

Zebra

Multiple sightings

Thor & Deb
BC Canada

"Chikoko Tree Camp review"

2 nights Arrived 30 Oct 2021
"This camp belongs to Tafika and is their temporary, seasonal camp, to which one walks, and then does walking tours.

This was our first experience with walking safaris, and we thoroughly enjoyed them, but suggest they may be more for seasoned safari-goers, who have 'seen it all', because the concentration is on the smaller flora and fauna--and birds. One sees fewer 'big things', but more in depth. Thoroughly enjoyed the slow pace and the silence. Camp amenities were wonderful, and make sure to get a tour of the kitchen!

Guiding is different when walking, but it was first rate!" See all these reviews: 10n in Zambia; 10n in Zimbabwe
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Sightings Report

Buffalo

10 sightings

Elephant

10 sightings

Giraffe

10 sightings

Hippo

10 sightings

Roan antelope

1 sighting

Wild dog

2 sightings

Zebra

10 sightings

Miss P
London

"Chikoko Tree Camp review"

2 nights Arrived 12 Oct 2021
"This was my third visit to Chikoko. The changes here were more evident than at Tafika, but again, just improved comfort without adversely affecting the bush feel. I appreciated the stone floor downstairs in the chalet and the well laid out dressing area, the improved lighting throughout and the new staircases. It would be useful to have a light on or at the top of the stairs - going to the loo at night still needed a torch to light the staircase.

Food was excellent, and as at Tafika I appreciated the new wine selection.

Amon is a great guide and I really enjoyed my 2 days here. It was also lovely to meet the new shareholder, Mark and his friend who were great company. A highlight of our walks was a sighting of a male lion, but I also enjoyed the birding.

In the end, I thought my two days at Chikoko was the highlight of my whole trip. There is something very relaxing about being in an exclusively walking area." See all these reviews: 12n in Zambia; 10n in Kenya
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Sightings Report

Buffalo

Multiple sightings

Elephant

Multiple sightings

Hippo

Multiple sightings

Lion

1 sighting

Zebra

Multiple sightings

Mr N.
Milan

"My favourite camp"

3 nights Arrived 11 Jul 2021
"I enjoyed this camp a lot. Partly because I was the only guest there and partly because of the terrace above the dining area with a great view over the bush. Several times we sat there having tea and could see impalas, zebras or elephants.

The hiking team was great, although a bit less so than the one I had in Takwela. The scout was a bit younger and less experienced (but still very much up to the job, this is not a negative comment on him and he managed pretty well a couple of delicate situations) and was also very interested in knowing more about the Western world. And Sussa the tea-porter was more shy than the ones in Takwela.

The hiking was excellent here as well, maybe even a bit better. I have the feeling that we could get a bit closer to the animals as these are slightly more used to visitors compared to North Luagnwa (especially following a covid year with hardly any visitors at all)." See all these reviews: 9n in Zambia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Sightings Report

Buffalo

4 sightings

Eland

1 sighting

Elephant

10 sightings

Giraffe

6 sightings

Hippo

10 sightings

Zebra

4 sightings

Mr R.
Cowbridge

"Walking safari from Chikoko Camp"

2 nights Arrived 5 Oct 2019
"Having just flown to Zambia the previous day and then the short flight to Mfuwe, we were all pretty tired when we were picked up at Mfuwe airport and driven the couple of hours to the banks of the Luangwa. Quite a cultural shock suddenly being paddled across the river and a short walk to Chikoko!

The weather was very hot so to be greeted by friendly faces with a cold towel and a cold beer was most welcoming.

The camp was beautifully laid out to of a very high standard of comfort in every respect. All the staff were delightful, friendly and helpful and the meals were exceptional, especially considering they were all cooked over charcoal and using bread ovens dug into the ground.

The walks we carried out in the mornings and evenings were both exciting and very interesting. We were very impressed with the knowledge of our guide, assistant guide and ranger and each of them were excellent company" See all these reviews: 5n in Zambia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Sightings Report

Buffalo

Multiple sightings

Elephant

Multiple sightings

Giraffe

Multiple sightings

Hippo

Multiple sightings

Lion

Multiple sightings

Zebra

Multiple sightings

Mr & Mrs B & A
UK

"Chokoko Walkng Camp"

1 night Arrived 4 Oct 2019
"Excellent for a camp really in the bush.

Chalet roof had leaked during previous day's rain. Staff a ready for this with plastic sheets to cover essential parts of chalet." See all these reviews: 11n in Zambia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Good
Sightings Report

Buffalo

1 sighting

Elephant

3 sightings

Hippo

2 sightings

Zebra

3 sightings

Mrs S.
Zürich

"Luxury in the middle of the bush"

2 nights Arrived 10 Sep 2019
"Accompanied by Stephen, our guide, Ze, the scout and Justin, the tea bearer we felt safe and were much impressed by how they spotted animals from afar. One evening we saw a big pride of lionesses and could watch them without them being disturbed by us. It felt really special." See all these reviews: 13n in Zambia; 6n in Malawi
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Sightings Report

Buffalo

2 sightings

Elephant

10 sightings

Giraffe

3 sightings

Hippo

8 sightings

Lion

1 sighting

Zebra

10 sightings

The A team
London

"Chikoko Tree Camp review"

3 nights Arrived 29 Jul 2019
"Moffat and Amon were a great team. The bread was amazing! Great owl experience due to African Scops owl resident. Pels fishing owl /Pearl spotted owlet and Great African Eagle Owl." See all these reviews: 11n in Zambia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Sightings Report

Buffalo

3 sightings

Elephant

Multiple sightings

Hippo

4 sightings

Lion

1 sighting

Two Travellers
UK

"Chikoko review"

2 nights Arrived 25 Jul 2019
"We thought everything about Chikoko was absolutely great, from the cleverly designed two storey chalets, to the delicious food and the sense of immersion in the bush.

The walking was hugely enjoyable - informative and sensibly paced - and although we were unsuccessful in our attempts to see lion, we were thrilled to be compensated by a sighting of a Pel's Fishing Owl, something which has long been on our wishlist." See all these reviews: 13n in Zambia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
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119 reviews of Chikoko Tree Camp by travellers since August 2007
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