Reviews of safaris to South Luangwa National Park
896 holiday reviews from our travellers of holidays which include South Luangwa.
Mr & Mrs C
Cornwall
"Zambia trip"
I visited Zambia between 10 Apr 2016 and 20 Apr 2016
"Our 5th visit to South Luangwa and this was probably the most enjoyable."
Read full review: 10 nights in Africa; 9 on a Zambia safari
Overall trip
Excellent
Jane
Colne
"April 2016"
I visited Zambia between 1 Apr 2016 and 11 Apr 2016
"I think in retrospect 5 days in South Luangwa in two river camps 45mins apart was 2 days too many and I should probably have tried Kafue/Malawi for half the trip so we had a change of habitat."
Read full review: 10 nights in Africa; 7 on a Zambia safari
Overall trip
Excellent
Mrs & Mr D
Sydney
"My Jan 2016 trip"
I visited Tanzania and 4 other countries between 24 Jan 2016 and 15 Feb 2016
"It was excellent, brilliantly organised and managed.
In retrospect we should have chosen Sabyinyo in Rwanda, Ngorongoro Crater in the Crater. I would have preferred to stay at the Hyatt in Dar - or an alternative to the Serena - it was a shocker.
I had concerns about Little Kwara before I went and these were confirmed. I would not stay with a Kwando facility on a return to Africa." Read full review: 22 nights in Africa; 7 on a Tanzania safari
In retrospect we should have chosen Sabyinyo in Rwanda, Ngorongoro Crater in the Crater. I would have preferred to stay at the Hyatt in Dar - or an alternative to the Serena - it was a shocker.
I had concerns about Little Kwara before I went and these were confirmed. I would not stay with a Kwando facility on a return to Africa." Read full review: 22 nights in Africa; 7 on a Tanzania safari
Overall trip
Excellent
Mr B
Hertfordshire
"Excellent trip - all ran to plan"
I visited Botswana and 1 other country between 3 Dec 2015 and 23 Dec 2015
"With the exception of ProFlight all ran to schedule. Ground handling good, no delays.
At Xakanaxa airstrip (which incidentally is a new runway positioned a little further from the camps than the 'old' strip) we were very pleasantly surprised to see Banda, our requested guide for Camp Xakanaxa where has been based since last January, albeit we were due at Camp Moremi first. Apparently in agreement with the D&DS marketing manager (regret don't know his name and was not aware he was the South African chap who wished us well as he leaving for the plane we arrived on) we were allocated Banda for the whole of our 5 night stay on an exclusive basis. This is an amazing example of D&DS customer service for which we are truly grateful. If you are aware of the chap's name please let me know and I will send a thank-you e-mail. Thanks should also be extended to all the D&DS staff including Setch and staff at Suvute and Albert (who was 'care-taking' between Moremi and Xakanaxa) and all the staff.
We will undoubtedly return to Nkwali, Savute and delta camps again - don't know when. However in future we will try to avoid Jo'burg airport if only due to the totally inefficient and unfriendly staff at passport control. It takes ages to be processed. Never enough staff on duty. As you maybe aware, there are 2 sections, one deals with SA residents, the other all non-SA passengers.
There are some 25 (maybe more) passport control booths on the non-SA section. Less than half were being manned on our first arrival and only 7 when we arrived form Maun. Coupled with the delays occurring to some families, presumably associated with the recently introduced regulations and paperwork required for people travelling with children, the delays are totally unacceptable. We were directed to stand in a queue behind a family which we were already aware had processing problems and had to wait 20 minutes while they continued to try and resolve without any apparent success so we asked to move and were eventually directed to stand in another queue. There is no efficient management system in place, it's a shambles.
It is not surprising that Lusaka airport is building a new terminal (by the Chinese!) and Maun wants to expand so that passengers can fly direct rather than via Jo'burg which attracts so much criticism. BA used to fly direct to Lusaka but apparently no more. We met people who flew with Emirates via Dubai so for the future it's worth considering another carrier. There may be others." Read full review: 20 nights in Africa; 10 on a Botswana safari
At Xakanaxa airstrip (which incidentally is a new runway positioned a little further from the camps than the 'old' strip) we were very pleasantly surprised to see Banda, our requested guide for Camp Xakanaxa where has been based since last January, albeit we were due at Camp Moremi first. Apparently in agreement with the D&DS marketing manager (regret don't know his name and was not aware he was the South African chap who wished us well as he leaving for the plane we arrived on) we were allocated Banda for the whole of our 5 night stay on an exclusive basis. This is an amazing example of D&DS customer service for which we are truly grateful. If you are aware of the chap's name please let me know and I will send a thank-you e-mail. Thanks should also be extended to all the D&DS staff including Setch and staff at Suvute and Albert (who was 'care-taking' between Moremi and Xakanaxa) and all the staff.
We will undoubtedly return to Nkwali, Savute and delta camps again - don't know when. However in future we will try to avoid Jo'burg airport if only due to the totally inefficient and unfriendly staff at passport control. It takes ages to be processed. Never enough staff on duty. As you maybe aware, there are 2 sections, one deals with SA residents, the other all non-SA passengers.
There are some 25 (maybe more) passport control booths on the non-SA section. Less than half were being manned on our first arrival and only 7 when we arrived form Maun. Coupled with the delays occurring to some families, presumably associated with the recently introduced regulations and paperwork required for people travelling with children, the delays are totally unacceptable. We were directed to stand in a queue behind a family which we were already aware had processing problems and had to wait 20 minutes while they continued to try and resolve without any apparent success so we asked to move and were eventually directed to stand in another queue. There is no efficient management system in place, it's a shambles.
It is not surprising that Lusaka airport is building a new terminal (by the Chinese!) and Maun wants to expand so that passengers can fly direct rather than via Jo'burg which attracts so much criticism. BA used to fly direct to Lusaka but apparently no more. We met people who flew with Emirates via Dubai so for the future it's worth considering another carrier. There may be others." Read full review: 20 nights in Africa; 10 on a Botswana safari
Overall trip
Excellent
Peter & Olga
France
"My Oct 2015 trip"
I visited Zimbabwe and 1 other country between 29 Oct 2015 and 18 Nov 2015
"As usual an excellent trip with Expert Africa."
Read full review: 20 nights in Africa; 12 on a Zimbabwe safari
Overall trip
Excellent
Mr & Mrs K
Maidstone
"3 camp trip to Zambia and Zimbabwe"
I visited Zimbabwe and 1 other country between 22 Oct 2015 and 9 Nov 2015
"We used two new camps which we had not visited previously and one where we have been regular visitors.
The two new camps exceeded our expectations and will feature for certain on any future visit to the areas." Read full review: 18 nights in Africa; 9 on a Zimbabwe safari
The two new camps exceeded our expectations and will feature for certain on any future visit to the areas." Read full review: 18 nights in Africa; 9 on a Zimbabwe safari
Overall trip
Excellent
Mr & Mrs S
Stockport
"Africa 2015"
I visited Zambia between 17 Oct 2015 and 29 Oct 2015
"Best holiday ever- again!
Claire sorted all problems caused by Emirates delays. Contacting everyone, camp and pro flight for us, no problems for us arriving a day late." Read full review: 12 nights in Africa; 12 on a Zambia safari
Claire sorted all problems caused by Emirates delays. Contacting everyone, camp and pro flight for us, no problems for us arriving a day late." Read full review: 12 nights in Africa; 12 on a Zambia safari
Overall trip
Excellent
Mr & Mrs T
Oxon
"My Oct 2015 trip"
I visited Zambia between 16 Oct 2015 and 3 Nov 2015
"We had a great time. A trip to remember!"
Read full review: 18 nights in Africa; 16 on a Zambia safari
Overall trip
Excellent
Mr & Mrs P
Cheshire
"Superb Trip"
I visited Zambia between 3 Oct 2015 and 15 Oct 2015
"All aspects met, or exceeded our expectations. The ground handler provided us with excellent local support throughout our stay and guided us through the various transits.
The game viewing was superb throughout with Kaingo being outstanding." Read full review: 12 nights in Africa; 11 on a Zambia safari
The game viewing was superb throughout with Kaingo being outstanding." Read full review: 12 nights in Africa; 11 on a Zambia safari
Overall trip
Excellent
Ms L & Mr A
London
"My Sep 2015 trip"
I visited Zambia between 20 Sep 2015 and 2 Oct 2015
"We had the most fabulous holiday the walking was amazing, Jason our guide very knowledgeable and very patient indeed.
it was a very good itinerary and we loved Amanzi we were looked after so well, it is a very nice new camp." Read full review: 12 nights in Africa; 11 on a Zambia safari
it was a very good itinerary and we loved Amanzi we were looked after so well, it is a very nice new camp." Read full review: 12 nights in Africa; 11 on a Zambia safari
Overall trip
Excellent
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